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Even on holidays, the number of new COVID-19 cases exceeded 40,000.
It was the highest in 12 weeks as of Sunday.
From tomorrow (18th), advance reservations for the 4th vaccination for those in their 50s will start.
This is reporter Hyung-woo Hyung.
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Temperature check started again at the entrance of a large church in Yeouido, Seoul.
[The temperature is checked.
One hand, please.]
As a measure to prevent the spread of Corona among its members, this church has isolated people with fever symptoms.
[Shim Jae-hong/President of Yeouido Full Gospel Church Male Mission: In a situation where Corona 19 is spreading, we can also watch worship while thoroughly complying with quarantine measures.]
New confirmed cases continued to exceed 40,000 for the third day.
The doubling phenomenon continued, increasing 1.97 times from a week ago and 4 times from two weeks ago, and the number of confirmed patients doubled in a week.
The number of critically ill patients was 71, filling nearly one in seven critically ill beds nationwide.
The ruling party reiterated its position to respond to this situation by increasing the vaccination rate while minimizing daily restrictions.
Starting tomorrow, we will start pre-registration for the 4th vaccination for those in their 50s.
A total of 8.57 million people born between 1963 and 1972 are eligible.
If it has been 4 months since you received the third dose or if you have been infected with the corona virus, you can only be vaccinated after 3 months from the date of confirmation.
[Han Deok-soo/Prime Minister: (4th vaccination) We strongly recommend that all recipients complete the vaccination as soon as possible, wear a mask indoors, etc.
] , You can make a reservation online by calling Naver or KakaoTalk, or offline by calling a medical institution.
(Video coverage: Chan-soo Lee, video editing: Seung-yeol Lee)