[사회]400 new confirmed cases down again… 14 mutant virus infections added

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The number of new confirmed cases of Corona 19 in one day has fallen below 400 again in a day, but sporadic local infections are continuing.

In particular, 14 more infected with the mutant virus have been added to the quarantine authorities.

Reporter Lee Kwang-yeop.

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New patients with Corona 19 continue to spread in the metropolitan area.

With 268 confirmed cases in Seoul, Gyeonggi and Incheon, the number of new confirmed cases reached 396.

The average number of confirmed cases per day over the past week is 421, and the metropolitan area is still at the level of 2.5 social distancing.

We were concerned about the spread of infection due to the Lunar New Year holidays, but it is positive that there has not been a rapid increase.

Since the 22nd, 14 additional cases have been infected with the mutant virus, which has a stronger infectivity than the existing virus.

Of these, 12 are from overseas, but 2 are domestic infection cases, so the quarantine authorities are watching more.

[이상원 / 중앙방역대책본부 역학조사분석단장 : 국내 감염은 2명이었습니다. 모두 외국인이고 1명은 경기 시흥시 일가족 관련 확진자였고 나머지 1명은 경남·전남 외국인 친척 모임 관련이었습니다.]

It is imminent whether the government will adjust its current social distancing steps.

The current distancing measures, which are the second phase of the metropolitan area and the 1.5th phase of the non-metropolitan area, are expected to end on the 28th.

As the trend of the spread of Corona 19 is unstable, the proposed reorganization of the fundamental social distancing system has been delayed in the next week.

The government is continuing discussions by simplifying the current distance, broken down into five steps, and emphasizing responsibility rather than restricting operations.

This is YTN Lee Kwang-yeop.

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