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From today, the quarantine pass will be extended to department stores and hypermarkets.
The number of new infections is expected to be around 3,000.
This is reporter Shin Jae-woong.
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Yesterday afternoon, a large supermarket in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do.
At the entrance, the inoculation is verified with a QR code instead of a safety call phone.
“You have completed the inoculation.”
After a week of preparation, the quarantine pass will be extended to large marts and department stores from today.
Non-vaccinated persons must have a PCR negative confirmation issued within 48 hours to enter.
The new quarantine pass applies to over 2,000 large marts over 3,000 square meters, department stores and shopping malls, and supermarkets and convenience stores can be used without the quarantine pass as it is now.
For one week until the 16th, there is no penalty for negligence even if it is violated as a guidance period.
However, in the case of facilities that have already introduced quarantine passes, such as restaurants and cafes, the validity period will apply from today, and a fine of 100,000 won will be imposed for violations.
If an adult 6 months after the primary vaccination has not received the third vaccination, it will not be recognized as a completed vaccination.
However, if you receive the 3rd inoculation, the effectiveness of the quarantine pass will take effect immediately from the day of inoculation.
By 9 pm last night, the number of new corona19 confirmed nationwide was 2,805, 297 fewer than the same time the day before.
New confirmed cases and severe cases have been on the decline since the end of last month, but experts pointed out that the 3rd dose rate should be increased in preparation for the Omicron epidemic.
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“Because the third dose is still effective in preventing infection to some extent against omicron mutations…”
It is expected that if the booster vaccination goes well, it will still be able to slow the increase in the number of seriously ill and fatalities.
Pfizer’s edible treatment, another shield against the Omicron epidemic along with vaccines, is scheduled to be introduced in Korea around the 13th.
This is Jaewoong Shin from MBC News.
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