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Olympics are over, but the spread of COVID-19 has no end in sight.

Yesterday (the 7th), more than 1,700 people were confirmed, the highest number as of Saturday.

The number of patients in non-metropolitan areas also exceeded 700, and Busan will be upgraded to level 4 from the day after tomorrow.

However, there were still people who enjoyed the party in dozens of people.



First news, this is reporter Jeon Yeon-nam.



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night before, a cafe on the Han River in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.



Dozens of young men and women gather to dance and have a party, even though no more than three people can gather after 6pm.




Quarantine authorities caught dozens of cafe owners and customers who violated quarantine rules even during the 4th step in the metropolitan area.



While the spread of the metropolitan area has slowed somewhat, the number of new confirmed cases is not decreasing as the awareness of quarantine has loosened.



Yesterday, 1,729 people came out, the largest number of cases on Saturday since the 4th epidemic.



The number of confirmed cases in non-metropolitan areas also exceeded 700, the largest number since the fourth epidemic, and the proportion of domestic outbreaks was the highest at 42%.



The city of Busan, which has the most confirmed cases among non-metropolitan areas, has raised the distance from the day after tomorrow to Level 4, the highest level, and decided to close all beaches.



The level 4 upgrade is the second non-metropolitan metropolitan area after Daejeon.



The current social distancing, which is level 4 in the metropolitan area and level 3 in the non-metropolitan area, will be extended for two more weeks from tomorrow.



Restrictions on private gatherings remain the same, even in non-metropolitan areas, gatherings of up to four people, regardless of whether or not they have immediate family members, are allowed.



[Kwon Deok-cheol / Minister of Health and Welfare: (spreading tax) shows no sign of slowing down. I hope that you will actively avoid (use of multi-use facilities) in the future and strictly follow the basic quarantine rules at every moment.] The



government conducts preemptive PCR tests on all slaughterhouse workers for a stable supply of livestock products about a month before the Chuseok holiday

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I did it with a key.



(Video editing: Lee So-young)