[사회]600 new patients again … determine whether to upgrade to 2.5 steps in the afternoon

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As Corona 19’s spread continues, the number of confirmed cases yesterday again topped 600.

The government decides today whether to further improve social distancing.

Connect with the Ministry of Social Affairs, reporter Seo Bong-guk!

The distancing effect has yet to appear and the spread has not been broken.

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Yesterday, the number of new confirmed cases was 631.

There were 599 national and 32 foreign patients, and the cumulative number of patients was 37,546.

There were 125 perjury patients and 5 deaths, and the cumulative death was 545.

Yesterday it skyrocketed to 600, but yesterday it dropped slightly to 500, but again became 600.

While the number of inspections on weekends decreases compared to weekdays, the fact that around 600 people turn up is a testament to the serious situation of the current epidemic.

Quarantine experts and authorities have repeatedly warned that up to 1,000 confirmed cases can occur per day.

Indeed, as new clusters of infections, large and small, spread across the country, this third epidemic is becoming increasingly national and diversified.

Difficulties are also increasing in the government’s response to the quarantine.

Accordingly, the government held a meeting of the Security and Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters, chaired by Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun, at 3 p.m. today to discuss measures to strengthen the distance.

We plan to announce it through regular information sessions at 4:30 pm.

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If the distance level is adjusted upwards, the difficulties for citizens will increase.

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The Ministry of Health and Welfare, which is the ministry in charge, already inaugurated the Life Prevention Committee yesterday to gather opinions from experts and opinions from related ministries.

As an important expected reinforcement measure, there is a high possibility that the metropolitan area will be further improved to 2.5 steps rather than extending the second step + the α measures scheduled to end tomorrow.

In this case, the karaoke room should be closed, no more than 50 people should gather, and the number of schools attending each level should be reduced to ⅓ or less.

In the non-metropolitan area, stage 1.5 is being applied, with the exception of some regional and basic organizations that are self-executing stage 2, but there is the possibility of upgrading to stage 2.

In the case of Seoul, in addition to the central government, it has already entered into an emergency measure to close Seoul after 9 pm for two weeks from yesterday until the 18th.

So far, the Ministry of Social Affairs has handed it over.

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