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new COVID-19 cases was in the mid 1,700 range. It was the second most common weekend. The quarantine authorities are again nervous about whether the mass movement of the people during the Chuseok holiday will become a channel for the spread of Corona.
Reporter Jeong Da-eun.
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is a screening clinic installed at the Agricultural and Fishery Market in Garak-dong, Seoul.
Since the first confirmed case on the 2nd, positive tests have continued every day, and yesterday (11th), 24 people were confirmed.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases has reached 110.
Of the 1,755 new confirmed cases, 1,725 were domestic, with 74.4% of the cases in the metropolitan area.
The proportion of the metropolitan area has remained above 74% for three days in a row.
Non-metropolitan areas are stabilizing, with Nonsan, Chungcheongnam-do, which was at level 4, downgrading to level 3 starting tomorrow.
However, ahead of the Chuseok holiday, the quarantine authorities are not hiding their tension.
[Kwon Deok-cheol/Minister of Health and Welfare: The Chuseok holiday, which is approaching a week away, is a situation where we cannot help but be nervous that the Chuseok holiday, which is approaching a week away, will become an opportunity for the infection to spread again from the metropolitan area to the non-metropolitan area like last summer vacation.] From
tomorrow, the special quarantine period for Chuseok begins. .
From the 17th to the 23rd, up to 8 family members, including 4 people who have completed the vaccination, can gather at home even in the 4th stage of distancing.
However, the government recommended that people avoid visiting their hometown as much as possible and recommend the so-called 'return home via video call'.
In addition, temporary screening and inspection stations were installed at 13 major railway stations and terminals, and they were asked to undergo an inspection in advance when using public transportation.
(Video editing: Lee So-young)