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Yes.

I want the vaccine to come out sooner anywhere, but I still need a little more time.

Until then, it is important to minimize the spread.

The number of new confirmed cases in Korea announced yesterday (16th) was 223, exceeding 200 for three consecutive days.

The quarantine authorities plan to hold an emergency meeting presided over by the Prime Minister in the morning and decide whether to raise the distance between the metropolitan area and Gangwon.



This is reporter Kim Hyung-rae.



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Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun is directly hosting 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, as early as today, there is a possibility of announcing the 1.5 step upgrade of distance today and implementing it immediately from 0 o'clock tomorrow, or starting the day after the day after giving local governments an extra day to prepare.



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.



[Park Neung-hoo/Minister of Health and Welfare: If the current infection trend continues, we are at a critical crossroads in which we need to adjust the distance stage to protect the health and daily lives of the people.]



If the number of people using the facility is upgraded to step 1.5, the number of people using the facility is the first to use This is limited.



Currently, restaurants and cafes with an area of ​​more than 150 square meters require a distance of 1 meter or partitions between tables, but when the distance is increased to 1.5 steps, the standard is strengthened to an area of ​​50 square meters or more.



In karaoke rooms, wedding halls, and public baths, only one guest can receive every 4 square meters of facility area.



Admission to sports spectators and participation in religious activities are also reduced from 50% to 30% of the capacity.