In South Korea, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus per day on the 23rd, after the Golden Week holidays, reached a record high of more than 2,400.
There are concerns about the further spread of infection.
According to the announcement by the South Korean government, the number of newly confirmed new coronavirus infections in the country reached 2,434 on the 23rd.
With the spread of infection in South Korea, the number of infected people per day exceeds 2000 intermittently since August, and the number of infected people on the 23rd is the highest ever.
In South Korea, the number of people moving has increased due to returning home during the holidays in the old Bon festival until the 22nd, and there are some restrictions so that up to 8 people can gather if there are family members who have completed vaccination during the holidays. It was relaxed.
South Korean health officials said at a press conference on the 24th that people traveling between the metropolitan area and rural areas will be tested in the future, and the results will be revealed over the next week, further increasing the number of infected people.
He then urged citizens to be actively tested, to refrain from traveling and private gatherings, and to have more people vaccinated.
Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom said at a countermeasures meeting held on the morning of the 24th, "It is important to take measures until next week when the effects of consecutive holidays will be in full swing," and ask related organizations to thoroughly understand the infection situation. I instructed.