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Today (28th), the number of new corona cases is expected to be around 14.

It is predicted that this surge will continue over the next two months.

The government has announced that it will respond without strengthening social distancing.



Reporter Shim Young-goo reports.



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By 9 o'clock last night, 11,804 new confirmed cases were confirmed nationwide, 600 fewer than the previous day, a record high, but well over 10,000.



Accordingly, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced today is expected to be around 14,000.



A similar trend continues after nearly doubling in three days from 7,000 on the 24th.



The so-called 'doubling' cycle, in which the number of confirmed cases doubles, is expected to become shorter.



The ratio of confirmed cases to the number of tests, that is, the positive rate, also soared from 2% to 5.2% when Korea's first Omicron patient came out in December last year.



When Omicron reaches its peak, the daily number of confirmed cases has also increased significantly to 'more than 100,000'.



[Jeong Jae-hoon/Professor of Preventive Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine: (Confirmed) The rate of increase is expected to be maintained for the time being.

The period of increase may be 5 to 8 weeks, and most experts are expecting that it will be about 100,000 or more.]



Reasons for urgently improving the government's preparation system in case of up to 30,000 confirmed cases a day no see.



There are also arguments that social distancing should be strengthened again, but the government has decided to maintain the current distance until the 6th of next month as much as possible.



[Jung Eun-kyung / Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Distance is obviously effective.

However, since it costs a lot of money, we will carefully consider the cost we have to bear and the effect (we will decide.)]



About 38% of elementary, middle and high schools will open by the middle of next month, and the Ministry of Education We decided to recommend classes and actively support the introduction of PCR and rapid antigen testing.