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number of new corona19 confirmed patients from 400 yesterday (22nd) came down to 300 again in one day.

Even on a weekly basis, the number of confirmed cases decreased by more than 100 compared to the previous week.

In the midst of this decline, the city of Busan decided to lower the distance from the 2.5 stage to the second stage from tomorrow.

Business hours restrictions are also lifted at some facilities, such as academies and movie theaters, but other regions, such as the metropolitan area, have decided to ease this week.



Reporter Han So-hee on the report.



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tomorrow, the social distancing in Busan will be eased from 2.5 to 2 steps.



The city of Busan said that the number of confirmed cases is on a decline in recent years, and the reproductive index of infection has also dropped significantly to 0.48.



[Kim Seon-jo / Head of Planning and Coordination Office of Busan City: Business hours for general management facilities such as academies, training centers, movie theaters, PC cafes, game rooms, reading rooms, department stores and large marts will be lifted.] In



some areas, the situation is sufficient to ease the steps of distancing

.

It's getting better little by little, but the dangers are still everywhere.



At a nursing hospital in Geumjeong-gu, Busan, 10 confirmed cases were found.



In the preliminary examination of high-risk facilities, one hospital worker tested positive, and then 9 patients in the same ward were infected.



In Sejong City, 10 family members, including parents, children and grandchildren in their 70s, were collectively infected, and 5 were confirmed by the US Air Force in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do.



Jeollabuk-do is planning to conduct a thorough inspection of 2,500 troops.



The quarantine authorities said they would decide whether to adjust the distance this week and decide on special quarantine measures for the Lunar New Year holidays after observing the trend of confirmed cases nationwide.



(Video coverage: Park Young-jun KNN, Video editing: So Ji-hye, Screen provided: Busan City)