<Anchor> The
number of new corona19 confirmed cases has exceeded 400 for three consecutive days, showing no signs of decline.
The government today (31st) announces a proposal to adjust social distancing, and it seems that the ban on meetings with more than 5 people will be extended
.
<Reporter> The
government, which has repeatedly struggled with easing social distancing, announces an adjustment plan this afternoon.
There were 458 new corona19 confirmed cases yesterday, and 400 people have been maintained for the third day.
The number of confirmed cases rarely decreases as group infections continue, including in religious facilities.
At Hanyang University Hospital in Seoul, 27 people were diagnosed, including one doctor and one nurse who treated patients in the ward.
The average number of confirmed cases per day for the last week is 424, which is the standard for distance distance 2.5 steps currently being implemented in the metropolitan area.
The quarantine authorities said that the nationwide ``prohibition of private gatherings with more than 5 people'' has been imposed, but cases of violating this have been steadily occurring.
[Lim Sook-young / Head of the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters: 18 bowling club members gathered to play a bowling game in a group, or 7 visiting salesmen having a New Year's party without wearing a mask...
.] The
infection reproduction index, which is an indicator of how many other people are infected by one confirmed person, again exceeded 1, and the amount of movement of residents also increased in the second week.
The quarantine authorities are planning to release special quarantine measures during the Lunar New Year holidays as well as whether to ease measures to ban meetings of more than 5 people.