<Anchor> The number of



new corona 19 confirmed patients recorded 500 units on the second day.

In Jeju Island, where the number of tourists has increased, the spread is not serious.

There was a disruption in the operation of the duty-free shop, and the distance from the day after tomorrow (31st) will also be raised.



This is reporter Lee Seong-hoon.



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Jeju International Airport's domestic duty-free shop has been temporarily closed.



One of the duty-free shop employees this morning was diagnosed with Corona 19.



[Duty Free Shop Promotion Officer: I just told them to come out, but after a little over 12 o'clock, I came out later and saw that a confirmed person came out...

.] As a



result, 18 new confirmed patients have been added in Jeju.



Last month, the number of domestic visitors to Jeju increased by 97% from a year ago, and the number of tourists has steadily increased, and the spread of Corona 19 is also steeping.



In the Jeju area, 600 people were tested positive this year, and this month alone, more than half of 307 people were infected.



In the end, Jeju Island decided to upgrade its social distancing from the day after tomorrow to the second stage.



[Won Hee-ryong/Jeju Provincial Governor: Please refrain from going out and moving, and I sincerely ask you to avoid private meetings that are not absolutely necessary for the next two weeks, even if there are fewer than 5 people.]



Large and small group infections have been followed not only in the metropolitan area but also in the non-metropolitan area, and confirmed cases have come from all over 17 provinces nationwide.



In particular, the number of nth infections linked to entertainment establishments has not seldom decreased.



Regarding the Daegu entertainment establishment, 7 people were added through a contact survey, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 225, and the number of confirmed cases related to karaoke in Gangdong-gu, Seoul increased by 4, and 51 people were infected in total.



[Park Yoomi/Seoul City Citizen Health Bureau Director: Please replace the microphone cover after use, and make sure to ventilate the room after guests leave.] The



quarantine authorities said that sporadic infections are continuing in various places. .



(Video coverage: Yoon In-soo JIBS, video editing: Choi Hye-young)