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While the number of new confirmed cases recorded 30,000 for the fourth day, the number of confirmed cases counted today (8th) has already exceeded 40,000.

The number of people receiving treatment at home has also increased, and authorities will announce plans for a fourth dose targeting high-risk groups. 



This is the report by reporter Han Seong-hee. 



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number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 was 36,719, an increase of more than 1,400 from the previous day. 



It has doubled from a week ago and more than quadrupled from two weeks ago. 



The ratio of confirmed cases to the number of tests, that is, the positive rate, soared to 30.7% based on the number of tests conducted by temporary screening centers, etc. 



The number of at-home treatment patients increased to 159,169, with 12,724 added in one day. 



This is 92% of the 173,000 people, the largest managed by the government. 



There are already problems with in-home care management everywhere. 



{Mr. Kim/Home therapist: From morning to 3:00 p.m. (to public health center or hospital), I kept making phone calls, and in the meantime (until connected) I and my husband made 20 to 30 calls. I

think.] 



The government decided to announce the 4th vaccination plan on the 14th. 



Vaccination is expected to start at the end of this month for high-risk groups 4 months after the third vaccination. 



[Jung Eun-kyung/Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Immunity is low like the immunocompromised group and nursing facilities, but we are actively reviewing the 4th vaccination for the two groups living in groups.] 



Starting tomorrow, the quarantine standards for confirmed patients and close contacts will be further simplified. 



A confirmed person will be released from quarantine after 7 days from the test date, regardless of symptoms or inoculation. 



Close contacts will self-quarantine only those who live with them who have not been vaccinated and those who have been in close contact in facilities vulnerable to infection, such as nursing homes and facilities for the disabled. 



(Video editing: Choi Eun-jin, CG: Ban So-hee, Seo Dong-min)