<Anchor> The number of



new COVID-19 cases exceeded 3,000 for the third day. The number of seriously ill patients is also not significantly decreasing, around 500. From next week, kindergartens and schools all open and classes begin, but the government has hinted that if the current crisis cannot be overcome, the phased recovery of daily life may have to be paused for a while.



Today (19th), the first news, reporter Kim Yong-tae.



<Reporter> A



group infection occurred at a religious facility in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul.



Since the 16th, more than 30 people have been confirmed and have been banned from entering until the end of this month.



As the infection continued in hospitals, markets, and indoor sports facilities, the number of confirmed cases also exceeded 3,000.



It decreased slightly from the previous day, but for the third day, around 3,000 people, 80%, were concentrated in the metropolitan area.



[Park Soo-jin / Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do: I saw that the number of breakthrough infections is increasing, so I was a little scared even though I got the vaccine.] The



number of patients with severe cases is 499, which is still at the 500 people level, which was originally the standard for stable medical response.



The government predicted that as the amount of movement increases, the number of patients will increase.



At the same time, it was diagnosed that the next three weeks would be a turning point, until two weeks passed after the booster vaccination was completed in nursing hospitals and facilities where there are many severe patients.



Jung Eun-kyung, director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), also started to encourage vaccination by giving an additional vaccination with Moderna vaccine.



[Jung Eun-kyung / Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: You can prevent infection or serious illness.

I think booster vaccinations are essential, not optional.] The



government is making every effort to expand wards and booster vaccinations, but it has also begun to mention the possibility of interrupting daily recovery.



[Kim Bu-gyeom/Prime Minister: If we cannot overcome this crisis, the journey to recover from our daily life will have to stop for a while.]



Amid anxiety, up to 430,000 students this weekend and next weekend, at the most, take the admissions test for each university.



Also, starting next Monday, all kindergartens and elementary, middle and high schools across the country, excluding some overcrowded and overcrowded schools, will start full school attendance.



(Video editing: Park Ji-in, CG: Shin So-young, VJ: Shin So-young·Oh Se-gwan) 



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