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Today (11th), the number of new corona cases is expected to approach 300,000.

The government predicted that the epidemic would peak around next week and then start to decline in two weeks. 



Reporter Park Soo-jin reports.



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Daejeon, an additional 75 people were infected in one day due to the group infection that occurred at three nursing hospitals.



The cumulative number of confirmed cases has reached 170.



Last month, the number of cluster infections in nursing hospitals nationwide was 436, nearly six times higher than the previous month.



[Director of Seoul Metropolitan Area Nursing Hospital: Nursing hospitals are also in turmoil.

PCR tests are also performed twice a week, but there are too many, so this does not work now (blocking).]



Confirmation of such an infection-prone facility or a high-risk group over the age of 60 can lead to severe seriousness and an increase in the number of deaths.



The number of confirmed patients over the age of 60 is increasing more rapidly than the total number of confirmed cases, and the proportion of the total number of confirmed cases has increased to 16.9%.



The elderly account for 85% of the patients with severe gastritis.



[Jeong Eun-kyung / Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (March 7): As the number of confirmed cases in the elderly is increasing, the number of patients with severe cases and the number of deaths continues to increase.

It is a situation where all capabilities and priorities are being readjusted to reduce the damage of the elderly or high-risk groups.] The



quarantine authorities have predicted the peak period of the corona epidemic from this week to two weeks.



[Lee Sang-won / Head of Epidemiological Investigation and Analysis Team, Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters: It is judged that there is a possibility of a peak next week.

It seems more reasonable to say that it goes through a rounded peak period rather than a sharp point.]



After the peak period, the government plans to significantly ease the distance from the medical system to the extent that it can handle it.



In addition, we plan to exempt from the 7-day quarantine period for those arriving from overseas as soon as they complete their vaccinations.