In South Korea, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus confirmed on the 1st has exceeded 800 for the first time since January.
In the Tokyo metropolitan area, where the effects of the mutant virus confirmed in India have been pointed out and the number of infected people is concentrated, caution is being strengthened, such as by forgoing the deregulation that was scheduled to be implemented from the 1st.
The South Korean government announced on the 1st that the number of infected people per day confirmed was 826, exceeding 800 for the first time since January.
By region, the capital city of Seoul has 347 people, and the adjacent Gyeonggi-do (Gyeonggi-do) has 264 people, and the metropolitan area accounts for nearly 80% of the total.
In South Korea, there were days when the number of infected people fell below 400 per day last month, but the infection has spread again, and the government has confirmed that face-to-face contact such as dinner is increasing, and that it is confirmed in India. It points out the effects of the mutant virus such as "Delta strain".
Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom held an urgent press conference on the afternoon of the 2nd, saying, "90% of Delta strain infections have been confirmed in the metropolitan area. We must urgently take measures to prevent this. "
In the Tokyo metropolitan area, we are increasing caution by forgoing the relaxation of regulations such as restaurant business hours, which was scheduled to be implemented from the 1st.