[사회]Triple digit infection again … “The mask is the best vaccine”

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Corona 19, which had been stagnant for a day, has risen to triple digits again.

Patients appeared one after another in subway stations and buildings in the city center, and the government repeatedly emphasized that masks are the most important vaccine.

This is Hyungwon Lee, reporter.

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The number of new patients was 143, again reaching three digits.

Although the number of tests did not reach half on weekdays, more than 50 people increased from the day before and the impact of Halloween is still there.

When the workplace was turned into a radio wave, 11 people were confirmed, including 3 employees working at Yeoksam Station in Seoul, and 13 related patients, including employees at the Seocho-gu building, were the most frequent patients. in the metropolitan area.

[서울시 관계자 : (역삼역 관련) 지인들 모임이나 만남을 통해서 2차, 3차 감염된 것이고, 마스크를 (아예) 착용 안 했다거나 그런 건 아니었고요.]

In Chungnam, which was updated to step 1.5, the number of patients increased by 2, each related to group infection at Asan’s workplace and the Cheonan call center, and by an additional 2 people related to the Church of Daegu.

As most of them were infected by misuse of masks, the government decided to put them in public places so that they could easily buy masks anywhere.

[정세균 / 국무총리 : 마스크 쓰기는 현재로써는 최고의 백신입니다. (13일부터 부과되는) 과태료 때문이 아니라 본인과 가족, 이웃의 건강을 위해 마스크 쓰기를 생활화해 주시기 바랍니다.]

The number of foreign entries was 25, with an increase of around 20.

The situation is unusual for the spread abroad, and China, which is no exception to this trend, has notified the strengthening of the quarantine for all foreign visitors.

[박능후 / 중앙재난안전대책본부 1차장 : 11월 11일 0시부터 한국에서 출발하는 중국행 항공편 탑승객은 탑승 전 PCR 검사를 2회 실시하여야 합니다.]

Passengers who have booked flights after the 11th will be notified individually, but the fee for the diagnostic test will be your responsibility.

YTN Hyungwon Lee[[email protected]]it is.

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