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New corona 19 confirmed cases have risen again in three digits. The health authorities have decided whether to reinforce social distancing in the second stage by looking at the trend of confirmed cases by the beginning of next week.

This is Nam Joo-hyun.

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new confirmed cases, 85 are domestic patients excluding 18 foreign inflows.

The 85 cases in Korea are the highest since March 31st.

There were 31 in Seoul, 38 in Gyeonggi, and 3 in Incheon, with 72 in the metropolitan area alone.

The spread of Corona 19, centered on the metropolitan area, is unusual, but 12 additional people were confirmed at Sarangjeil Church in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases reached 19.

At Woori Jeil Church in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, a test is underway for members, but by 12 noon today (14th), 60 additional people were confirmed, resulting in a cumulative 72.

Following the Seoul Namdaemun Market, there were confirmed cases in Dongdaemun Market.

Following a couple of merchants working at Tongil Shopping Center, two additional members of the family were confirmed.

Four customers of the chicken restaurant where the Lotteria staff meeting was held were positive, and the number of related confirmed patients increased to 15.

The health authorities have decided to upgrade to the second stage of social distancing based on the trend of confirmed cases by the beginning of next week.

In addition, we plan to take preemptive measures to strengthen quarantine prevention for churches and multi-use facilities for each local government in the metropolitan area before raising the social distance.

[Sae-gyun Jeong/Prime Minister: Seoul and Gyeonggi-do should promptly review measures to respond to quarantine in accordance with the plan to increase social distancing to two levels.]

Goyang, Gimpo, and Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, where group infections occurred in several churches . Conducted a thorough investigation on religious facilities and issued an administrative order to restrict group gatherings.