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In the midst of this, more and more people in Ulsan are infected with the coronavirus from the UK, which has a strong transmission power. In addition, the headquarters of Lotte Department Store in Seoul, where the confirmed person was found, decided to close one day tomorrow (6th).



Reporter Jang Hoon-kyung will deliver this news.



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week, 283 people in Ulsan have been diagnosed with Corona 19.



On average, there are more than 40 people per day.



There have been 76 confirmed cases of a mutant virus originating in the UK with a 1.7 times stronger transmission power and a high possibility of developing severe disease.



The government decided to extend the special quarantine week in Ulsan for another two weeks and conduct preemptive inspections for workers in multi-use facilities.



[Yoon Tae-ho / Head of the Central Accident Control Headquarters: The business hours limit has also been reinforced from 22:00 to 21:00. For occupations with a high risk of infection, we have been preemptively tested for Corona 19.] The



Lotte Department Store headquarters in Seoul, which closed the food hall with 9 confirmed patients yesterday, decided to close the entire headquarters tomorrow and take quarantine measures.



Two employees were also confirmed at the food center of Shinsegae Department Store's Gangnam branch.



The food hall in the basement of the department store has no windows, so natural ventilation is difficult, and there is a great concern about spreading it as it is a space where unspecified people eat food.



[Yoon Tae-ho / Head of the Central Accident Control Headquarters: Because there were very few cases of large-scale group infections in department stores, large malls, or outlets... (Wearing a mask, etc.) It is important to adhere to basic quarantine rules.] In



Gangneung, the cumulative number of foreign workers has increased to 57, and Gangwon-do has upgraded the distance between Gangneung City to two stages.



As foreign workers tend to work in and out of construction and agricultural sites, we responded by setting up screening stations in densely populated residences so that they do not spread to other areas.



Of the 172 Korean residents returning from India, where corona confirmed cases are exploding, one has been tested positive and three are undergoing additional tests.



(Video coverage: Kim Hak-mo, Video editing: Kim Ho-jin)