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Today (16th), the number of new corona patients is expected to reach 10,000.
Starting today, the target of prescribing oral medicines will also be expanded.
The government is planning to discuss lifting the quarantine obligation for confirmed patients this week, but it is pointed out that it is still too early.
Correspondent Kim Jung-woo.
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front of the screening clinic in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul.
From reception to inspection, it takes less than 10 minutes.
As the number of confirmed cases has decreased significantly, many places are closed on weekends.
The number of new COVID-19 cases is 25,000, below 40,000 for the fourth day.
The government will decide when to transition to the normal recovery period in consideration of the epidemic situation and quarantine indicators this week.
[Park Hyang/Central Accident Control Headquarters Head of Prevention and Prevention: Since this decline is gradually slowing down, it is expected that the number of confirmed cases will enter a stagnant
section in the future, and the opinions of experts are being gathered.]
Even if you do, you will be able to live without isolation, and you will be able to fully recover from your daily life.
However, there are a number of criticisms that it is still too early to loosen the lock.
[Choi Jae-wook/Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Korea University: It
seems inappropriate to say that stable management is possible or that such expression is inappropriate because it may occur in June or July due to the fact that three months have passed since vaccination.]
The target is magnified.
In addition to the existing elderly over 60 years of age and immunocompromised persons, for those with underlying diseases, Paxrovid can be prescribed for those over the age of 12 and LaGebrio for those over the age of 18.