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Even on holidays, there were 300 additional corona19 confirmed cases.
Authorities are concerned that as the day breaks down, people will move more.
As mentioned earlier, as the new semester begins, everyone should better observe the quarantine regulations for the health of our students.
Reporter Hwa Kang-yoon delivers this information.
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Yesterday (28th), 355 people were confirmed, and 300 people were found for two consecutive days.
Because it is Sunday, only about 16,000 tests were conducted, which is half the level of weekdays.
To date, the cumulative number of patients has reached 9,29, exceeding 90,000.
About 73% of patients in Seoul and Gyeonggi are still experiencing sporadic group infections in the metropolitan area.
In addition to family and acquaintance gatherings, workplace infections are increasing in manufacturing workplaces where people work and live together.
Out of 18 group infections last week, 11 cases occurred at business sites, with 22 confirmed cases at box manufacturers in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do.
[Jung Eun-kyung/Director of the Disease Management Administration: Group infection is increasing in small and medium-sized manufacturing workplaces with a 3-mild working environment (close, dense, closed), and the number of foreign workers in particular has increased.]
School started in March and spring outings began. The increase in traffic and human contact is expected to act as a burden on quarantine.
The quarantine authorities urged you to follow the quarantine rules, such as wearing a mask and refraining from moving around on campus, instead of going to school if you have symptoms such as fever.
The global increase in mutant virus is also considered a risk factor, with the number of mutant virus infected in Korea increasing to 156.
(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, Video editing: Hwang Ji-young)