<Anchor> For the
10th day, there are 200-300 new confirmed cases every day in the metropolitan area, but the government has decided to keep the current phase 2 of distance for another week.
Instead, an additional group ban has been issued for some industries and facilities, such as saunas, aerobics, and singing classes, where the spread of infection is evident from tomorrow (1st).
Reporter Han Se-hyun reports.
<Reporter> On the
day before yesterday, the number of new corona19 confirmed patients increased by 450.
After showing an increase of 500 people, it slowed down to 400 people in four days.
However, the number of tests was 7,000 fewer than the previous day, and group infections are still occurring, so we cannot be relieved.
In the midst of this, the government has decided to temporarily maintain the second stage of distancing the metropolitan area.
This is because we are concerned about the social and economic damage to small and medium-sized business owners if the level is raised.
[Sae-Kyun Jeong/Prime Minister: If you enforce too much regulation, the side effects and damages caused by it will all go back to the people...
.]
Instead, we decided to introduce'tweezers regulations' from the 1st to the 7th of the following month by selecting facilities where group infections spread.
This is the so-called '2+alpha' stage.
Accordingly, the assembly of some indoor sports facilities such as sauna, steam room, Zumba, aerobics, and kickboxing is completely prohibited.
In addition, the operation of the gym, cafe, reading room, etc. in the apartment complex will be suspended, and events and parties in hotels, party rooms and guesthouses are also prohibited.
In addition to teaching for college entrance exams, music and singing classes held at academies are also prohibited.
Distance for all non-metropolitan areas will be raised to 1.5 steps starting at midnight tomorrow.
Depending on the local situation, each local government has been able to raise it to the second stage, but Busan, Gangwon Youngseo, and Gyeongnam, where the outbreak continues, will actively pursue the second stage.