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Here is the Corona news.

Today (24th), the number of new confirmed cases is expected to reach 170,000.

The government said that there is no need to panic because the fatality rate is low, and the quarantine policy can be reformed in a broad framework if the severe cases and deaths are stably managed.

However, there are concerns that the rate of spread is too fast than the government's forecast, which could put a strain on the health care system.



This is reporter Jeong Da-eun.



<Reporter> The number of



new confirmed cases of 170,000 has almost doubled compared to the same day last week.



According to 'World Omter', an international statistical site, the number of confirmed cases in the world was the highest the day before.



The rate of increase is also fast.



Domestic analysis agencies predicted more than 130,000 people as of yesterday, and more than 170,000 people on the 2nd of the next month, a week later, which is about a week earlier.



The number of confirmed cases at the peak, expected in the middle of next month, is also likely to be larger than the forecast of 'up to 270,000'.



But the government has urged us not to be afraid.



[Kim Bu-gyeom/Prime Minister: As in the past, I want to make it clear that there is no need to feel excessive fear or fear with only the number of confirmed cases.]



The main reason is that the cumulative fatality rate of Omicron is low at 0.18%, especially in the case of the third dose of vaccine. It has dropped to 0.08%, which is similar to the seasonal flu, which is between 0.05 and 0.1%.



[Sohn Young-rae / Head of Social Strategy Division, Central Accident Resolving Headquarters: In the mid-to-long term, Omicron has a significantly lower fatality rate than Delta (the spread of Omicron).



The government announced that it would revise its quarantine policy in a broad framework, such as distancing if it is determined that it can stably manage the number of cases of perjury and the number of deaths.



However, at present, the number of patients with severe severe disease has exceeded 500 again in 35 days, and the death toll on the same day was 99, the fourth highest in history.



On the other hand, the Daegu District Court cited some of the plaintiff's application in the application for suspension of enforcement of quarantine passes submitted by about 300 Daegu citizens against the city of Daegu.



As a result, Daegu City has suspended quarantine passes for restaurants and cafes for the first time in the country for the next month.