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number of new corona infections exceeded 20,000 again in 45 days.

The government decided to announce the contents of quarantine measures such as social distancing next week, saying that the domestic corona situation has changed to a spreading phase.



Correspondent Seo Dong-gyun.



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Yesterday (8th), the number of new confirmed cases of Corona 19 was recorded at 22,286.



This is an increase of 963 from the previous day, but it is the first time in 45 days since May 24 that the number of daily confirmed cases exceeded 20,000.



The number of imported patients from overseas increased by 32 from the previous day to 223, and the death toll was 19, an increase of 7 more than the previous day.



The average daily number of confirmed cases in the last week also exceeded 15,000, which is 85% higher than the previous week.



As the so-called 'doubling phenomenon', in which the number of confirmed cases doubled within a week, became clear, the government also made a judgment that it had changed to a phase of spread, but did not talk about whether it was a resurgence.



[Sohn Young-rae/Chief of Social Strategy Team, Central Accident Remediation Headquarters: It is judged that it is clear that there has been a transition from a declining trend to an expansion trend.

However, while drawing a new trend curve, we conduct a simulation review as to whether the epidemic will grow.]



The spread that was initially expected in September has accelerated, and the main cause is BA.5, a sub-mutation of Omicron.



A risk factor is that it easily evades immunity caused by natural infection or vaccination, and it is also more than 35% more contagious than the stealth omicron.



However, the government said that after receiving the vaccine, the effect of preventing serious illness and death is still there.



The quarantine authorities plan to hold the National Infectious Disease Crisis Response Advisory Committee next week, an expert body that will advise on infectious disease policies, and announce the possibility of a resurgence and countermeasures on the 13th based on the opinions of the committee.