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Today (17th), the number of new corona cases is expected to be close to 100,000.
The government was leaning towards easing the distance adjustment plan tomorrow, but as the number of patients skyrocketed, concerns deepened.
Reporter Park Soo-jin.
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At the screening clinic in front of Seoul City Hall, the screening procession continues even in cold weather.
Those who have taken the rapid antigen test will wait another 15 minutes in a separate waiting area.
[You can go home by number 770.
It's voice.
(Did you not call 774?) Yes, not 774.] The number
of new confirmed cases increased by 33,000 in a single day, exceeding 90,000.
As the weekend passed, the number of tests increased again, and the positive rate compared to the number of tests was 20.8%, with one in five being positive.
The so-called 'doubling' phenomenon, where the number of new confirmed cases doubles every week, has continued for the fourth week.
At this rate, the government forecasts that the number will surge to a maximum of 170,000 next week.
Although the number of patients with severe cases is on the rise, it is judged that the number is still stable at 300 for the third day.
At 6 per million people, it is lower than in other major countries such as the United States and Japan.
[Sohn Young-rae/Chief of Social Strategy Team, Central Accident Resolving Headquarters: We are maintaining a stable situation considering the ability to respond to 1,500-2,000 critically ill patients.]
The government will go through the Daily Restoration Support Committee today and announce a new social distancing adjustment plan tomorrow.
The number of people in the meeting is 8 people and the business hours are 10 pm, and a plan to ease it a little was strongly considered, but as the number of confirmed patients increased faster than expected, the voice that we should be cautious about easing quarantine is a variable.