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There were 138,993 new confirmed cases of Corona 19 yesterday (28th).

The number of seriously ill patients also recorded 700 for two days in a row. In the midst of this, as the quarantine pass is temporarily suspended from today, there is no need for QR authentication in restaurants and cafes.



This is reporter Jeong Da-eun.



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There were 138,993 new confirmed cases of Corona 19 yesterday, recording 130,000 for the second day.



Excluding 58 imported cases, 138,935 were infected in Korea.



There were 727 cases of severe severe cases, recording 700 cases for two days in a row.



The daily death toll was 112, two fewer than yesterday, but the second day is around 110.



The cumulative fatality rate is 0.25%.



The number of patients receiving at-home treatment increased by 130,000 to 792,494, of which 114,448 were in the intensive care group.



Yesterday, about 140,000 people received the third dose of the corona vaccine a day, and the vaccination rate is 61.4%.



The quarantine pass, which was an axis of the quarantine system along with social distancing, was temporarily suspended from today.



It has been 4 months since the introduction in November of last year.



Accordingly, there is no need to authenticate the QR code or present a voice confirmation certificate at all multi-use facilities such as restaurants and cafes.



The quarantine pass applied to hospitalized and inpatient visits at facilities vulnerable to infection, such as medical institutions and nursing homes, will also be suspended.



Weddings and funerals can also accommodate up to 299 people, whether or not they are vaccinated.



Public health centers and screening clinics will stop issuing negative certificates.



The quarantine authorities said this measure will allow public health centers, which had been focusing on issuing negative confirmations for quarantine passes, to focus on managing high-risk groups.



The youth quarantine pass, which was scheduled to be implemented in April, was also withdrawn.



However, quarantine authorities said that the quarantine pass may be resumed depending on the new mutant virus or the vaccination status.