<Anchor> The number of
corona 19 confirmed cases increased by 223.
As the number of patients exceeded 200 for three consecutive days, Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun decided to hold an emergency meeting with the quarantine authorities on the morning of the 17th.
Whether or not the distance between the metropolitan area and the Gangwon area will be raised to 1.5 steps will be decided at that meeting, but our daily life may become more uncomfortable again.
The first news is Kim Hyung-rae.
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Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun will directly host the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters meeting on Tuesday morning.
The Prime Minister's office said, "Wednesday and Friday, the Prime Minister is in charge of the meeting," and said, "Isn't there any reason to hold the meeting one day earlier?"
Therefore, it is possible to announce the upgrade of the 1.5 step distance tomorrow as early as possible and to implement it immediately from 0 o'clock on Wednesday, or to implement it from Thursday after giving more preparation time to local governments.
The upgrade target is the metropolitan area and Gangwon area.
Last week, the average number of confirmed cases per day in the metropolitan area was 99.4, approaching the upward standard of 100, and Gangwon-do already exceeded the standard of 10 with 13.9.
[Night neunghu / Secretary of Health and Human Services. If the infection trend, and now continued standing at a great crossroads for the placing step adjustment distance should be implemented in order to protect the health and daily life of the people -
the Pentagon is already on the metropolitan area and Gangwon Provinces military We've announced a 1.5 step distance upgrade.
In particular, the second step was applied to the military officers in the Gangwon region, in principle, waiting for accommodation after work.
Goyang-si, Gyeonggi Province, announced that it is the 7th national government to raise its distance by 1.5 steps.
If you are upgraded to step 1.5, the number of people using the facility will be limited first.
Currently, restaurants and cafes with an area of more than 150m2 require a distance of 1m or partitions between tables. If the distance is increased by 1.5 steps, the standard is reinforced to over 50m2.
In karaoke rooms, wedding halls, and public baths, only one guest per 4m2 of facility area can be accommodated.
Admission to sports spectators and participation in religious activities are also reduced from 50% to 30% of the capacity.
(Video coverage: Min-cheol Kim, video editing: Jong-woo Kim)
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