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There have been cases of self-containment targets leaving without permission. According to the changed law, the punishment has been strengthened since yesterday (5th), but there have been prisoners who went to work or took KTX, including those caught walking for 6 minutes.

Reporter Ahn Hee-jae reports.

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An apartment complex in Iksan, Jeollabuk-do. Yesterday afternoon, a report was filed with the police that a hat for self-containment had appeared on the playground.

They were negatively judged and self-quarantine after entering Indonesia on the 2nd, and residents reported walking for 6 minutes outside the home.

[Jeonbuk Provincial Office Personnel: Since I am an overseas immigrant, there may be a part I knew around. He came out of stuffiness ... .]

Starting yesterday, violations of the quarantine regulations have been punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than 10 million won, and local governments are actively taking charges, but the quarantine has not ceased.

In Gangnam-gu, Seoul, a woman in her 60s escaped self-isolation and went to the office and restaurant to receive a confirmed decision, and the residents of Songpa-gu who contacted the woman were also confirmed today.

In Incheon, on the 3rd, a person in their 60s was visited by a son and a temple inspector, and in Gwangju, a person in their 20s was caught riding KTX to another city.

By yesterday evening, 142 people violated self-containment, 63 of them were under investigation.

[Kim Kang-Rip / Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare: It is clear that the case of not complying with the containment rules is a serious issue even from the perspective of the quarantine authorities.]

The government said it plans to work with local governments to develop effective measures to manage sequestered people.

(Video coverage: Seol Min-hwan, Jae-gyun So JTV, video editing: Seung-hee Lee)