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Today (26th), the number of new corona cases is expected to be around 1,300. Due to the influence of the number of weekend tests, the number only decreased slightly from the second half of last week, but the spread is still there. In particular, as the number of confirmed cases in non-metropolitan areas is increasing, the government has decided to apply the 3rd step of distancing in non-metropolitan areas from tomorrow.
Reporter Jeon Yeon-nam.
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is a Kia Motors factory in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do.
Since 23 employees have been confirmed since the 23rd, Kia Motors decided to temporarily close the factory today.
It is worrying that the infection tax in the metropolitan area does not decrease like this, but what is more urgent is the non-metropolitan area.
As the proportion of confirmed cases in non-metropolitan areas rose to 38%, the government decided to raise the distance from the entire non-metropolitan area to level 3 starting tomorrow.
[Kwon Deok-cheol/Minister of Health and Welfare: (I am taking this measure) It is really sad and apologetic. After discussions with local governments and experts, it has been decided to raise the level (for non-metropolitan areas) to level 3.] The
period is 2 weeks until the 8th of the next month.
In most areas of the non-metropolitan area, business hours of multi-use facilities such as restaurants and cafes are limited to 10 p.m., and private gatherings are limited to 4 people.
Night drinking is also prohibited in crowded parks, resorts and beaches.
However, in the case of cities and counties with a population of less than 100,000, the local government autonomously decides whether to upgrade to the third stage.
Among Gangneung and Yangyang in Gangwon Province, which had already been in the 4th stage of social distancing, Gangneung decided to lower it to 3rd stage in line with other trials.
The city of Daejeon decided to apply the 4th level starting tomorrow as the average number of confirmed cases per day for the past week exceeded the 4th level standard of 71.
The quarantine authorities also warned that the detection rate of the delta mutation soared to 48% last week, and that it is spreading rapidly in both metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas.