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Last weekend, the weather suddenly improved, and the number of confirmed patients decreased a little, so statistics came out.
The government will announce a plan to adjust distance tomorrow (29th). Recently, group infections have occurred in missionary facilities and all over the country, which is deepening the government's concerns.
This is reporter Jo Yoon-ha.
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quarantine authorities are concerned that the number of confirmed cases will increase with two weeks left for the Lunar New Year holiday.
This is because group infections are occurring all over the country, including the spread of COVID-19 from the IM Mission.
Mobile phone traffic, which surged last weekend, is also a factor.
[Yoon Tae-ho / Head of Central Accident Control Headquarters: The amount of movement over the past weekend increased by about 12% from the previous weekend, and 31% from the beginning of January.
There is a high possibility that it will lead to the spread again at any time.]
Another group infection occurred in Gamcheon Port in Busan, where Russian sailors who arrived last year were successively confirmed.
As a result of a thorough investigation after three port workers were confirmed on the 25th, 17 workers and six additional contacts, including their families, were confirmed.
Immediately, the unloading work on the east side of Gamcheon Port was stopped for the third day.
In the Bugok Nursing Hospital in Busan, where the entire building is isolated, 13 additional patients and workers were confirmed, and the number of related confirmed patients increased to 56.
In light of the increasing trend of confirmed cases, the authorities will announce a social distancing adjustment plan to be applied from next month.
Regarding the ban on private gatherings with more than 5 people, the Vice Minister of Welfare Gang Tae-tae said, "There are many opinions that the government still needs it, but some local governments have also come up with opinions on how to release even a day of Lunar New Year holidays."