<Anchor> The number of



confirmed cases has already exceeded 200,000 as of 9:00 p.m. on the 1st of last night, the largest number ever, and the number of deaths and severe cases is also rapidly increasing.

However, quarantine measures for family members living with the confirmed person and quarantine passes for restaurants were lifted from yesterday. 



Correspondent Im Chan-jong.



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The number of new corona19 confirmed by 9 o'clock last night was 204,960, an increase of 71,043 compared to



the same time period the previous day.



The highest number of new confirmed cases per day so far was 171,451 on the 23rd of last month, and the count by 9pm alone exceeded that.



The quarantine authorities anticipate that the number of new cases will peak around the beginning or middle of this month at a maximum of 350,000.



However, the quarantine authorities exempted the self-quarantine measures for families living with the confirmed person from yesterday due to the burden of medical personnel.



PCR testing has also been turned into a recommendation, with no penalties for violations. 



Screening clinic PCR tests for family members living with confirmed cases continue to be conducted free of charge.



Even if you are already in quarantine, you can leave the house after being released from yesterday.



However, COVID-19 confirmed cases, overseas entrants, and close contacts in facilities susceptible to infection must still self-quarantine for a week.



Schools, where the new semester begins, switch to their own quarantine system.



Until the 13th, students and faculty and staff will be suspended from school for 7 days for those who are not vaccinated when a person living with them is confirmed.



If you are unable to attend school due to confirmed symptoms, quarantine, or suspected symptoms, you will be treated as absent from attendance by showing the text message from the quarantine authorities or the test confirmation to the homeroom teacher.



The procedure for showing QR codes or quarantine passes at 11 multi-use facilities such as restaurants has also been suspended indefinitely since yesterday.