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'3,273'. Today (25th) seems to have no choice but to start with this number. As a result, the number of new COVID-19 cases surpassed 3,000. Last December, it surpassed 1,000, and on the 11th of last month, it surpassed 2,000, but again soared to 3,000 in a month and a half. With the increase in travel during the Chuseok holiday, fears of an explosion have become a reality sooner than expected. The quarantine authorities requested that private meetings be canceled for the next two weeks, saying that more than 3,000 people could come out.



First news, this is reporter Lee Joo-sang.



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The number of confirmed cases related to the Incheon ferry where the first confirmed case was confirmed on the first day of the Chuseok holiday increased to 70 by adding 6 more.



The transmission started within a passenger ship and quickly spread to nearby islands such as Deokjeokdo and Jawoldo during the Chuseok holiday.



In Seoul, there are 659 confirmed cases related to Garak Market and 244 cases related to Jungbu Market.



Yesterday, there were 3,273 new confirmed cases, the highest number in a year and eight months since the first confirmed case in Korea.



Both Seoul and Gyeonggi-do surpassed 1,000 for the first time, recording the highest number with 2,512 in the metropolitan area alone.



Non-metropolitan areas are also showing a nationwide spread with over 700 people again.



The prevalence of the highly contagious delta mutation and the amount of movement during the Chuseok holidays are the main reasons for the spread.



[Jeong Eun-kyung/Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: The number of patients increased significantly as the number of people in contact increased and the amount of movement increased during the Chuseok holiday.] The



infection reproduction index, which indicates how many people one confirmed person infects recorded.



The quarantine authorities urged people to refrain from private gatherings, saying that if this trend continues, more than 3,000 people can come out within a week or two.



[Jeongeungyeong / Disease Management Commissioner: future at least a minimum of two weeks, using the difficult multi-use facility to cancel or postpone a private meeting, in particular, wear masks, we kindly request that give me Refrain]



In addition, or returning from home or travel with friends If you have a meeting, you have been asked to undergo a preemptive test even if you have no symptoms.



(Video editing: Jeon Min-gyu, CG: Seo Seung-hyun)