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So, the government decided to ban all gatherings and activities in churches in the metropolitan area and only allow non-face-to-face worship. It is that we should not start worshiping in one place from tomorrow (19th). In addition, clubs, PC rooms, and singing practice rooms in the metropolitan area were also temporarily closed until the end of this month.

The details of measures to strengthen quarantine in the metropolitan area, reporter Im Sang-beom will explain. 

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Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun released an unscheduled emergency speech this afternoon.

It is a very serious situation that concerns even a nationwide pandemic due to the increasing trend of outbreaks and the rapid spread of infection. Churches located in the metropolitan area said they will only allow non-face-to-face worship from tomorrow.

[Sae-Kyun Jeong/Prime Minister: Only non-face-to-face worship is allowed, other meetings and activities are prohibited. We ask for your broad understanding of the religious community.] This

is a mandatory matter, not a recommendation . If you violate it, you will be fined 3 million won or less, and if there is a confirmed person, you will be charged for hospitalization, treatment and quarantine.

The religious community has promised to actively cooperate, such as switching to online worship services in consultation with the quarantine authorities for the time being.

[Kim Tae-young / South Korea Church Council of representatives: (Choir degrees) hasira along a wide deseo once practiced as a very easy song possible and masks, so I think going down the guidelines to the denomination]

government has yet to lead Incheon in Seoul, Gyeonggi social distance We have included it in the target of the two-step action.

From 0:00 tomorrow, meetings or gatherings with 50 or more indoors and 100 or more outdoors will be banned, and 12 types of high-risk facilities such as clubs, singing practice rooms, buffets, and PC rooms and indoor national and public facilities will be suspended.

While raising the level of quarantine on the 15th, the government did not force the business to cease in consideration of social and economic impacts.

The army also decided to completely control the vacation of the former unit soldiers for two weeks from tomorrow, as well as staying out, going out, and visiting.

(Video coverage: Jung Seong-hwa·Kim Min-cheol, Video editing: Jo Moo-hwan)