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Today, the number of new COVID-19 cases is expected to record 1,400. Although it has decreased somewhat,


it is already the eleventh day since the 1,000 confirmed cases. The government is discussing a plan to limit gatherings of up to four people regardless of region to prevent the spread of non-metropolitan areas.



First news, this is reporter Jung Gu-hee.



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By 9 pm yesterday, there were 1,328 confirmed cases of Sankyu.



The final number of confirmed cases to be announced this morning is expected to be around 1,400.



The spread of the metropolitan area is not fading, with 52 people infected, including users, at the sauna in Gwanak-gu, Seoul.



In particular, as the cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 171 due to the group infection that occurred in department stores in downtown Seoul, the city of Seoul ordered a diagnostic test for 128,000 workers at 32 department stores in the city starting today.



The number of confirmed cases in non-metropolitan areas also exceeds a quarter of the total, and large and small infections are continuing in daily life, including workplaces, academies, and entertainment establishments.



At a pig company in Gimhae, Gyeongnam, one employee was confirmed on the 9th and then spread to acquaintances and family, a total of 20 people were confirmed.



In Ulsan, four more cases related to daycare were added, raising the number to 54.



The 'balloon effect' resulting from the strengthening of quarantine in the metropolitan area is pointed out as the main culprit of the spread of the non-metropolitan area.



Accordingly, the government is discussing a plan to limit the number of people allowed for private gatherings in non-metropolitan areas to no more than four.



[Gimbugyeom / Prime Minister: Please, if confirmed who rise continued clear that there is bound to be after 6 pm in the outside of the metropolitan area has limited additional meetings people say]



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