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group infection of entertainment establishments continued, the number of confirmed cases in non-metropolitan areas also exceeded 300 in six months. It's the holiday season, and people flocking to the area to avoid the 4th stage of the metropolitan area can be an anxiety factor for quarantine.



Reporter Im Tae-woo reports.



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00:00 today (11th), 45 new infections were confirmed in Busan and 37 in Gyeongnam.



Of these, 20 in Busan and 12 in Gyeongnam are related to entertainment bars.



In particular, the cumulative number of confirmed cases related to entertainment bars in Busan since the end of last month reached 153 at 19 establishments.



[Lee So-ra / Director of the Busan City Citizen's Prevention Agency: In the case of entertainment pubs, the age of the confirmed patients is also confirmed to be in their 30s, 40s, and 50s.]



There are about 5,000 people who have visited an entertainment establishment and have been tested .



The city of Busan has taken measures equivalent to the third level of distancing, such as moving the restrictions on entertainment facilities and karaoke bars from midnight to 10 pm.



With the exception of Tongyeong, Gyeongnam Province, which is the first phase of distancing, is also considering an upgrade.



At an entertainment pub in downtown Jeju, 7 additional people were infected yesterday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 21.



The number of confirmed cases at the Gayo pub in Seogwipo City has risen to 17.



Jeju Island continues to double-digit confirmed cases for five days in a row, and in particular, more than half of the confirmed cases this month were found to be due to external factors, such as contact with confirmed cases in other regions, and quarantine during the holiday season took an emergency.



[Lim Tae-bong / Director of the Jeju Island Corona Virus Response Team: Do you not plan your trip to Jeju Island at least a few days in advance? Then, be sure to take the test first.]



Each local government is nervous as the effect of balloons gathering in the provinces is expected according to the four-step distance in the metropolitan area to be implemented for the next two weeks.



(Video coverage: Lee Won-ju KNN, Kang Hyo-seop JIBS, Video editing: Park Ki-duk)