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were 880 new confirmed cases announced yesterday (15th).
By 10 o'clock last night, it seems that there will be around 1,000 again today.
The government appealed to stop religious gatherings, especially considering that group infections in religious facilities are leading the recent outbreak.
This is reporter Ahn Sang-woo.
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In a church in Dangjin, Chungcheongnam-do, where the first confirmed cases were released on the 12th, the number of related confirmed cases increased to 53 as additional members were infected.
In addition, 6 people, including users, were infected at a nearby elderly welfare center where the infected members were working.In the prayer center in Seosan, Chungcheongnam-do visited before the congregants were confirmed, 45 additional visitors and their families were tested positive, and the number of related confirmed patients increased to 104. Shredded.
In the church in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, which was investigated for having held a revival meeting for 7 weeks, six people, including members, were confirmed, and 168 people were confirmed.
The quarantine authorities believe that the spread of infections in religious facilities is caused by the outbreak of secrets, food intake, and non-compliance with quarantine rules 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 Joon-wook/President of the National Institute of Health: People related to all religious facilities, please do not hold any in-person meetings anymore.]
In addition, the government plans to prepare a joint inspection plan with the police in order to implement quarantine measures appropriate to the stage of distance.