<Anchor> In
Daejeon, 5 people who completed the second vaccination were confirmed to be infected. Delta mutations continue to proliferate. The government will review whether to apply the ban on gatherings of more than 5 people in non-metropolitan areas and announce it tomorrow (18th).
Next is reporter Kim Deok-hyun.
<Reporter> There
is a long line in front of the screening clinic at the public health center.
An administrative order for preemptive testing was issued, and as there were a number of suspected cases of contact with confirmed patients, the inspection procession continued over the weekend.
[Jung Soon-young / Yangcheon-gu, Seoul: Because all restaurant-related workers have to take it. (It was the weekend) I didn't expect so many people to gather.]
Yesterday, 83,000 people, the highest number ever in Seoul alone, received diagnostic tests, and as the number of tests decreased, the weekend effect is not expected to be large, as the number of confirmed cases also falls. It's possible.
The size of the confirmed case itself is large, and the delta mutation can lead to breakthrough infection, so the epidemic situation can worsen at any time.
At a hospital in Daejeon, 10 people, including patients, medical staff, and family members, have been confirmed so far, and 5 of them were confirmed as breakthrough infections that tested positive even after completing the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in May.
[Kwon Jun-wook / Director, National Institute of Health (Yesterday): This is an emergency and a crisis. Breakthrough infections may also increase, and delta mutations will soon dominate the epidemic.]
In non-metropolitan areas, where the number of visitors during the holiday season has increased, the proportion of confirmed cases has exceeded 20% for the ninth consecutive day as cases of expedition entertainment have also been confirmed.
As the 4th pandemic, which started in earnest in the metropolitan area, is spreading to non-metropolitan areas, the government will review plans to limit the number of people allowed for private gatherings in non-metropolitan areas to a maximum of 4 and announce the final plan tomorrow.
(Video coverage: Kim Myung-gu, Video editing: Lee Seung-hee)