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Neither the corona nor the heat is going away easily. Yesterday (17th), the number of new corona19 confirmed 1,450 was the highest as of the weekend. As the 4th epidemic, which stayed in the metropolitan area, spread across the country, we decided to ban gatherings of more than 5 people in non-metropolitan areas starting tomorrow.
First news, this is reporter Nam Joo-hyun.
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is Taekwondo Academy in Doan-dong, Daejeon.
After the director was confirmed yesterday, 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.
[Jang Ki-hyeon / Doan-dong, Daejeon: (Children) are spending a lot of time in places like academies, but I am very worried about getting infected.] As the
non-metropolitan epidemic became a reality, with the highest number of confirmed
cases
per day in Busan this year, the government From tomorrow to the 1st of the next month, we have decided to allow up to 4 private gatherings throughout the non-metropolitan area for two weeks.
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.
The decrease in the amount of movement in the metropolitan area while the increase in the amount of movement in the non-metropolitan area also had an impact on this measure.
While the steps to keep distance are set by the local government, limiting only the number of private gatherings is to prevent the spread of the epidemic in 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 a patient transmits the virus to, is 1.32.
It has exceeded 1 for 3 weeks in a row and continues to increase, showing the current situation where the trend is growing.
While most local governments are considering adjusting the steps to keep distance in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, starting tomorrow, Level 3 in Jeju and Level 4 in Gangneung will be implemented.
(Video coverage: Jeong Seong-hwa, Park Geum-sang TJB, video editing: So Ji-hye)