<Anchor> The



spread across the country, including the Busan entertainment establishment, has continued, and the number of new confirmed cases has already reached 500 units for the fifth day.

The government has begun to comment on a stronger review of quarantine measures, saying that if it cannot be stopped, there could be more than 1,000 people a day.



This is reporter Lim Tae-woo.



<Reporter> In



Busan, 38 people were confirmed to be infected with entertainment establishments yesterday (3rd).



After the first confirmed case was released on the 24th of last month, the cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 270, and 155 people were infected again in their families and workplaces through 51 workers and 64 users.



[Lee Sora/Busan City Citizens' Prevention Promotion Director: Some people have gone to two or more entertainment pubs, so we are aware of it now...

.] The



trend of spreading in the metropolitan area is spreading to non-metropolitan areas, and the positive rate, which means confirmed cases, has risen to 2.73% compared to the number of tests.



The government released a talk to the public and warned that it is at a crossroads where the fourth epidemic may begin.



[Kwon Deok-cheol/Minister of Health and Welfare: If the current epidemic spreads again, the epidemic could grow to more than 1,000 people a day within a short time.]




Corona 19 vaccination is in progress, but considering that the vaccination of the entire population is still only 1.85%, the time when the vaccine's effectiveness appears is around the end of June, when the first vaccination of 12 million people is finished.



He also emphasized the fact that from tomorrow, a fine will be imposed for violations of basic quarantine rules, saying that quarantine rules, such as wearing a mask, must be strictly followed.



Five places, including entertainment establishments, singing practice centers, door-to-door sales, indoor sports facilities, and churches, were mentioned as facilities with high risk of infection, and emphasized that they would conduct extensive on-site inspections.



[Sae-Kyun Jeong/Prime Minister: If the spreading trend does not stop again this week, it may be necessary to review more intensive quarantine measures.] The



government will analyze the trend of the spreading trend in the middle of this week and announce a new step to apply distance from next week. .



(Video editing: Hong Myung Lee)



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