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reason the quarantine authorities have no choice but to go towards strengthening the distance is because they see the current situation in the middle of the fourth wave. Today (23rd), the number of new corona cases is expected to reach 1,600.



Correspondent Ahn Sang-woo.



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This is a pub in Seo-gu, Incheon, where a mass infection occurred earlier this month.



There have been 108 related confirmed cases so far, some of which have been confirmed as delta mutation infections.



It is also possible that the delta variation was more prevalent through tavern visitors.



At nearby Hyundai Steel, 32 people were infected, mainly factory workers who visited the pub.



[Hyundai Steel official: To reduce the risk of infection, we preemptively suspend factory operation and all employees are conducting diagnostic tests.]



Delta mutation is already spreading everywhere, regardless of the metropolitan area and non-metropolitan area.



In Daejeon, a group infection from a Taekwondo academy spread to a nearby elementary school, and a total of 136 people were confirmed.



Considering the fast propagation speed, delta variation is possible.



[Daejeon City officials: Because it spreads rapidly, (delta) mutation tests have been completed, and the KCDC is finally working on confirmation.]



The faster and more widespread nature of the delta mutation is prominent in non-metropolitan areas.



More than 500 confirmed cases have been confirmed for two days in a row, which is close to 1/3 of the number of infections in Korea.



[Bae Baek-taek / Head of the Central Quarantine Countermeasure Headquarters Situation Head: The spread of the infection has been confirmed in non-metropolitan areas including the metropolitan area. Currently, our country is in the middle of the 4th wave.] In



particular, Wonju, Gangwon-do, where the KCTU rally is scheduled, will raise the distance from today to level 3 and allow only one-person demonstrations.



The neighboring Yangyang-gun was also upgraded to level 3 from today, and the number of local governments, which is level 3 among non-metropolitan areas, has increased to 12.