South Korea's new corona Newly infected people take thorough measures during the holiday season, the highest number ever

In South Korea, where infection with the new coronavirus is spreading again, the number of newly infected people confirmed on the 20th reached nearly 1800, the highest ever.

The South Korean government is calling for thorough measures, saying that the number of infected people may increase from the end of July to the beginning of August when the number of summer vacationers increases.

In South Korea, the delta strain of the mutant virus confirmed in India is spreading, and the number of newly confirmed new corona infections on the 20th was 1784, the highest ever.

The number of infected people is increasing outside the metropolitan area such as Seoul, and the level of regulatory measures is being raised one after another mainly in tourist destinations such as Gangneung in the northeast and Jeju Island in the south. However, regulations have been tightened, such as limiting private meetings to four or less.

In South Korea, the presidential election is scheduled for March next year, but the ruling Democratic Party of Korea has delayed the schedule of the intra-party election, which was scheduled to start in earnest next month, by about one month, and elected official candidates. The impact is spreading, such as deciding to do it in October.

Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom said at a countermeasures meeting on the morning of the 21st, "The spread of the infection is serious. It is expected that the end of this month and the beginning of next month, when vacations are concentrated, will be a critical moment." I called for the thoroughness of.

Navy destroyer crew 19 new infections confirmed 88% of the total

According to the South Korean government, a new PCR test was conducted on the crew of the Navy's destroyer, which had been infected with the new coronavirus, after returning to Japan on the 20th, and 19 new infections were confirmed.

As a result, 266 people were infected, and 88% of the 301 crew members were infected.

Fourteen of the infected were hospitalized but none were seriously ill, and the rest of the crew were being monitored in isolation facilities.