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Last weekend, the number of daily corona cases was the highest since the outbreak in Korea. Today (19th), it seems that there will be around 1,300 people. As the spread of the virus has expanded to non-metropolitan areas, the government has decided to allow up to four people from private gatherings in non-metropolitan areas from today.
Reporter Nam Joo-hyun.
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is Taekwondo Academy in Doan-dong, Daejeon.
After the director was confirmed the day before, the student and family were tested, and a total of 47 people have been confirmed so far.
A complete inspection has also begun on nearby elementary schools, daycare centers, and kindergartens where the students attend.
As the non-metropolitan epidemic became a reality, with the highest number of confirmed cases per day in Busan this year, the government decided to allow up to four private gatherings throughout the non-metropolitan area for two weeks from today to the 1st of next month.
The number of confirmed cases in non-metropolitan areas is already on the rise, and the proportion of the total number of patients has exceeded 30% for the first time since the fourth epidemic.
While the amount of movement in the metropolitan area decreased, the amount of movement in non-metropolitan areas also had an impact on this measure.
Limiting the number of private gatherings while allowing the local government to set the distance is to prevent the spread of non-metropolitan areas during the holiday season and the balloon effect.
[Kim Bu-gyeom / Prime Minister: The number of confirmed cases is not decreasing. Prevention is necessary now, one step ahead of the spread of the virus.]
The infection reproduction index, which shows how many people each patient transmits the virus to, is 1.32.
It exceeded 1 for 3 weeks in a row and continued to increase, showing the current situation where the trend is growing.