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health authorities said yesterday (16th) that among the 13 new confirmers in Korea, 5 were confirmed by Itaewon Club. The total spread to 168 people has been somewhat slow. However, cases of the fourth infection were reported one after another over the weekend.

Reporter Kim Hyeong-rae.

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confirmed number of Itaewon clubs confirmed until yesterday was 168, up 6 from the previous day.

In the case of the fourth infection, a teenage woman from Nowon-gu, Seoul, was added to the prison in Seoul.

The club's confirmer had a secondary infection in a karaoke room, which led to a colleague and a family of colleagues.

In both cases, coin karaoke was the link to infection.

Health authorities are tracking the spread of infection, especially among people who have not used the same room in karaoke.

First of all, we are looking into the possibility that the virus has spread in the public hallway.

It means that the droplets from an infected confirmed person sing in a narrow room, and when they open and ventilate, they spill into the hallway and infect the people around them.

[Jung Eun-Kyung / Head of Disease Management Division: It is considered that the possibility of transmission through direct spread of saliva is high in a situation where it is very sealed, close and difficult to ventilate.]

Also, it is difficult to wear a mask due to the nature of the singing place . That's why.

Health authorities plan to prepare differentiated prevention guidelines according to the risk level of each facility for karaoke rooms, academies, and taverns this week.

In addition, in such high-risk facilities, it was decided to implement a plan to force both operators and users to comply with the core quarantine rules.