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Today (3rd), the number of confirmed cases in one day has already exceeded 210,000, the highest number in history as of 6 pm a little while ago.

The number of deaths in one day was also the highest, but the government decided to release the contents tomorrow by taking a step toward loosening the current distance a little.



Reporter Jeong Da-eun covered what plans are being discussed.



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Yesterday, the number of tests at screening clinics and temporary screening centers was about 387,000.



It is half the level of the previous day.



The number of new cases also fell below 200,000.



[Lee Sang-won / Head of Epidemiological Investigation and Analysis Team, Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters: The increase in the number of confirmed cases seems to have slowed down a little yesterday, and I think that the fact that March 1 was a holiday also had an effect.]



The positive rate soared to 51%.



If two people are tested, it means that one person is confirmed.



Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom was also confirmed with a PCR test following the rapid antigen test.



He plans to receive home treatment at the embassy until the 9th.



The daily death toll was 128, a record high.



The number of patients with severe severe cases also increased day by day, reaching 700 for four days in a row.



Quarantine authorities predicted that the number of severe cases would peak between 2,200 and 2,500.



I thought that the 6,000 severe and semi-severe hospital beds we currently have could handle it.



Rather, we plan to announce measures to ease the distance tomorrow.



A plan is being discussed to increase the meeting for 6 people and the business limit from 10 pm to 8 people and 11 pm.



However, a plan to extend the business hours to 11 o'clock while leaving the number of staff is also being considered.



Earlier, the government explained the reason why the current social distancing period was set to the 13th.

[Kim Bu-gyeom/Prime Minister (SBS 8 News on the 18th): We did not consider the presidential election, but in order not to burden the presidential election schedule, we set it



to 3 weeks (until the 13th).]



At the time of the two announcements, he also said that the adjustment would be pursued after the peak of the trend had passed.



(Video editing: Kim Jong-mi)