In South Korea, where the spread of the new coronavirus continues, infection control will be strengthened from the end of the year to the beginning of the year, and ski resorts and tourist attractions nationwide, which were expected to be crowded, will be closed. ..
In South Korea, the number of infected people per day fell below 100 at the beginning of last month, but after that, it started to increase again, and on the 19th of this month, it reached 1097, the highest number ever.
Under these circumstances, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said at the government's countermeasures meeting on the morning of the 22nd, "We will implement special measures during the year-end and New Year holidays in order to substantially block the spread of the infection." It has been announced that it will strengthen its infection control measures on the 3rd of next month.
Specifically, it is said that 179 facilities such as ski resorts and skating rinks nationwide, which were expected to be crowded, and national parks and tourist attractions, which are popular spots for seeing the first sunrise of the year, will be closed. That is.
In addition, following the ban on private meetings of five or more people, such as year-end parties, from the 23rd, Prime Minister Chung announced that he would take similar measures nationwide.
In South Korea, outbreaks have been occurring one after another in various places such as nursing homes and railway stations, and nearly 200 people have been infected even in a detention center in Seoul where former President Lee Myung-bak is imprisoned for bribery and other crimes. Has just been confirmed.