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number of new corona cases is expected to exceed 1,500 today (31st). It is the 25th day since the number of confirmed cases recorded four digits. In particular, the metropolitan area has been implementing the 4th stage of social distancing for 3 weeks, but the number of confirmed cases continues to increase.
First news, this is Reporter Ahn Sang-woo.
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is an academy in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.
At the place where preschoolers used to attend, one employee was confirmed on the 23rd, and 10 more including academy students, family and acquaintances were infected.
[Park Yu-mi/Seoul City Citizen Health Director: Close contact between instructors and children and the spread of the
virus
by students using school vehicles are under investigation.] In the
metropolitan area, the 4th level of social distancing has been maintained for 3 weeks, but the spread has not been caught.
The proportion of confirmed cases in the metropolitan area, which had been stagnant, rose again and reached 70% of domestic infections.
In the past week, the average daily number of confirmed cases in the metropolitan area has risen to the late 900s again.
[Lee Ki-il / Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters 1st Controller: The government plans to review various measures while monitoring the epidemic until next week.] On the
tenth day, mass infection in non-metropolitan areas with more than 500 confirmed cases followed.
Eight people including students were confirmed at a youth camp hosted by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, and the camp was suspended, and an epidemiological investigation is ongoing.
At the Centum City branch of Shinsegae Department Store in Busan, 10 people including 5 store employees and acquaintances were confirmed.
The city of Busan has quarantined 56 employees of other stores and is conducting diagnostic tests on 1,600 visitors.
Since yesterday (30th), the quarantine authorities have made it mandatory for visitors to check in with QR codes or safety calls at the entrances of department stores and large marts across the country.
In Gyeongsangnam-do, following Gimhae, Hamyang-gun will also be upgraded to the 4th level of distancing from today.