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number of corona19 confirmed again increased amid the strong cold that froze the whole country.

Yesterday (14th), an additional 880 people were confirmed a day.

The average number of domestic cases per day soared to 774, approaching an average of 800 or more per day, which is a condition for the three stages of social distancing.

The government said that several people were infected in religious facilities and spreading through them was repeated, and requested that all religious gatherings be stopped.



Today’s first news, reporter Ahn Sang-woo



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is a church in Dangjin, Chungnam, where the first confirmed cases came out on the 12th.



In the process of investigating the contact person, 53 people, including other members of the church, were confirmed within three days.



In addition, 6 people, including users, were infected at a nearby elderly welfare center where the infected members were working, and at a prayer center in Seosan, Chungcheongnam-do visited before the members were confirmed, an additional 45 people, including visitors and their families, were tested positive, and the number of related confirmed patients increased to 104. .



[Chungnam Provincial Office official: (members) It was found that about 20 people visited the prayer center, and during their stay for several hours, they contacted other local church members...

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Gangseo-gu church in Seoul, which was surveyed for having held a revival meeting for 7 weeks, 6 people, including members, were confirmed, and 168 people were confirmed.



The quarantine authorities believe that infection in religious facilities is spreading due to the occurrence of droplets, food intake, and non-compliance with quarantine regulations in environments where ventilation is difficult in cold weather.



In fact, as of this month, 547 out of 10 cases of group infections related to religious facilities were confirmed.



In particular, as we get closer to the end of the year, we believe that religious-related gatherings such as Christmas events may increase, so we advised not to hold meetings in person.



[Kwon Jun-wook/President of the National Institute of Health: Please do not hold any face-to-face meetings anymore if you are involved in all religious facilities.]



In addition, the government plans to prepare a joint inspection plan with the police to implement the quarantine regulations appropriate to the stage of distancing.



(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, Video editing: So Ji-hye)