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government announced that it would prepare for 300,000 confirmed cases a day, saying that the new corona19 confirmed 70,000 for two days in a row, and the outbreak is faster than expected.

Temporary screening test centers will be reopened, and sales of self-diagnosis kits will be expanded at convenience stores.



Reporter Choi Ho-won on the sidewalk.



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Yesterday (19th), there were 76,402 new confirmed cases of Corona 19.



There were 70,000 people for two days in a row, which was 1.9 times that of the same day a week ago.



At the peak of the outbreak, the government has decided to predict up to 300,000 new cases and come up with countermeasures.



[Lee Ki-il / 1st General Coordinator of Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters: The spread of the BA.5 mutant virus is much faster than it was originally.

It is predicted that the number of confirmed cases during the peak period will increase to 300,000.]



First of all, temporary screening centers, which were mostly closed last month, have been re-installed in 55 metropolitan areas and 15 non-metropolitan areas.



The operating hours of the public health center screening clinic will also be extended from today to weekdays, nights and weekends.



If the self-diagnostic kit tested at home is positive, you can receive PCR tests at screening clinics even on weekends.



The number of one-stop medical institutions that can perform corona testing, treatment, and drug prescription in one place will be expanded from the current 6,492 to 10,000 this month.



The scope of the so-called 'Fast Track' application, which performs everything from tests to prescriptions in one day, is extended to those aged 60 and over, immunocompromised, and residents of nursing hospitals and facilities, to those with underlying medical conditions, psychiatric hospitals and facilities for the disabled.



From the 25th, only non-contact visits will be allowed again at the nursing hospital.



The number of COVID-19 beds is currently 5,699, but it is decided to add 4,000 more.



Among them, 1,435 beds are prepared for operation sequentially by issuing an executive order today.



In addition to the current stock of 773,000 people, we will introduce an additional 342,000 supply in the second half of this year and 600,000 in the first half of next year.



Self-diagnosis kits have also been made available for sale at all convenience stores starting today.