1.5 steps for non-metropolitan areas... Five places, including Busan, are promoted to the second stage

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As the number of confirmed corona19 outside the metropolitan area increases day by day, it is now time to worry about securing a bed.

The government has decided to raise the distance from the entire non-metropolitan area to the 1.5 stage, and promote the 2 stage upgrade in 5 serious areas such as Busan and Gyeongnam.

This is Yoo Deok-ki.

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Eight new students were confirmed at an alternative school for multicultural families in Busan.

An additional 27 people were tested positive at a high school in Dongnae in Busan and a fitness center in Dong-gu.

Of the 51 new confirmed cases in Busan that occurred one day yesterday (29th), including these three, 39 are estimated to be related to the Busan Janggu meeting.

The number of confirmed cases of group infection at the Janggu meeting in Busan has soared to 117 in eight days after the first confirmation.

[Ahn Byung-seon/Busan City Citizens' Prevention Promotion Director: There are too many movements for each patient, so it is difficult for the epidemiological investigation team to track it.

If the patient incidence level is maintained in the last few days, it will be difficult for our medical system to handle.] In the last

week, the number of confirmed cases in the non-metropolitan area reached an average of 130 per day.

As the sense of crisis grew, the government raised the distance between non-metropolitan areas to 1.5 levels for two weeks starting tomorrow.

Five places, including Busan, Gangwon-do, Gyeongnam, Chungnam, and Jeollabuk-do, where the situation is serious, have decided to actively promote the second stage upgrade.

Seven cities and counties, including Jecheon, Chungbuk, Suncheon, and Hadong, Gyeongnam, where group infections are severe, are already implementing the second phase.

Changwon City, which had 38 confirmed cases related to Danran Izakaya and Bathhouse, decided to completely stop the operation of singing practice rooms and bathhouses from tomorrow with the second stage upgrade.

Yesterday, at Kia Motors' Gwangju plant, three factory employees were confirmed one after another, and the quarantine authorities are conducting inspections on factory employees who have contacted them.