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Due to the influence of the weekend, the number of corona 19 confirmed again fell to the 500 level, but a small group infection occurred again in churches and hop houses. The government predicted that the infection rate similar to the current one would continue for nearly two months.



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the 3rd, 14 additional people including church members were confirmed at a church in Jung-gu, Daejeon, where the first confirmed case was confirmed, and it was classified as a new cluster infection.



Thirteen people, including workers and users, have been confirmed at a pub in Seo-gu, Daejeon.



Nine people were infected at a kindergarten in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do, and eight more at a golf course in Hoengseong, Gangwon-do.



Gwangju Metropolitan City, which allows 24-hour operation for all industries from tomorrow (7th), is nervous as eight people have been confirmed at a coin singing practice area.



[Lee Yong-seop / Mayor of Gwangju: If a confirmed case occurs due to a violation of the quarantine rules of the business owner, the facility will be ordered to suspend business for 3 weeks.]



It is the first time in 5 days since the 1st that the number of new confirmed

cases has

fallen below 500, but on the weekend It is difficult to say that the spread of the virus has slowed, only because the number of tests has decreased.



The quarantine authorities predicted that the current infection rate would continue until the end of next month.



[Sohn Young-rae/Chief of Social Strategy Team, Central Accident Resolving Headquarters: From the end of July to the beginning of August, we are predicting that the overall epidemic will probably decrease from this point on, considering the size of the population to be vaccinated.]



The social distancing reform plan, which will be applied from next month, will be released around the middle of this month.



The goal is to reduce the social distancing phase from the existing 5 to 4 and minimize the ban on multi-use facilities.



In 10 counties in Gyeongnam, where the reorganization plan for one week from tomorrow will be applied as a pilot, private gatherings of up to 8 people can be held.



(Video editing: Kim Jun-hee)