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number of new COVID-19 cases recorded 2,000 for the second day. The situation is not good recently, as it was the 4th most in history. It is better to be extra careful on the way back to your hometown so that the spread of the metropolitan area does not spread to the whole country.



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An ambulance is waiting in front of an unaccredited alternative school in Sunchang, Jeollabuk-do to transport confirmed patients.



Since the first confirmed case yesterday (17th) morning, 45 people, including students, faculty, and families, have been collectively infected.



The Sunchang County Office has canceled local festivals scheduled for next month to prevent the spread of community infections.



[Sunchang County Office Official: Administrative orders are issued and closed so that no one can enter, and the epidemiological investigation is still ongoing.]



In a sauna in Daegu where the first confirmed case occurred on the 13th, 39 people were added yesterday, cumulatively confirmed The number has increased to 54.



The city of Daegu has asked workers in 270 public bathhouses in the city to undergo a diagnostic test by the 25th.



Yesterday, the number of new confirmed cases was 2,87, the fourth in history and the highest as of Friday.



While the proportion of confirmed cases in the metropolitan area is still at 75%, the movement volume for the Chuseok holiday is expected to increase by 3.5% compared to last year, or 1.1 million people, raising concerns about the spread of non-metropolitan areas.



[Lee Ki-il / 1st Controller, Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters: If the parents of those aged 60 or older have not yet completed the vaccination, we ask you to refrain from returning home. And when you go, after completing vaccination or receiving a diagnostic test (please visit us.)] While



70% of the first vaccination before Chuseok has been achieved, about 5 million people over the age of 18 who have not yet been vaccinated are 8 You can make a reservation in advance from the hour.



Vaccinations will be made with Pfizer or Moderna vaccines from the 1st of the following month.



(Video coverage: Kim Yang-ho JTV, Video editing: Kim Seon-tak)