[사회]Small group infections one after another … starting tomorrow, Seoul and Gyeonggi distance 1.5 steps

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With the number of confirmed cases exceeding 300, small-scale group infections continue in daily life, including sports facilities and saunas.

The quarantine authorities will increase the distance between Seoul and the Gyeonggi area to 1.5 steps starting tomorrow.

Let’s find out more news and reporters. Reporter Park Hee-jae!

Are there cases of small-scale infection in the Seoul and Gyeonggi areas?

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This sports facility is currently temporarily suspended.

Yesterday, 17 more people, including users and workers, were identified as a new case of group infection.

Fortunately, no additional infections have been identified to date.

As such, cases classified as group infections are continually being added to daily life such as sports facilities.

Nine cases were confirmed in the underground indoor pool in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do.

There is no official increase in cases yet, but health officials say the number of confirmed cases is likely to rise further.

Since a pool user was first confirmed on the 11th, 7 pool users who visited during the same time period and the confirmed patient’s family also tested positive.

Infections in daily life also continue.

The cumulative number of infections related to fall mountaineering in the metropolitan area has been 14 so far.

At the apartment sauna and Dongjak-gu coffee shop in Seocho-gu, Seoul, 16 people have been confirmed each so far.

The number of confirmed cases is also increasing in university districts.

At Yonsei University, four students from the College of Engineering were confirmed and the laboratory used by one of them was closed.

Previously, at Yonsei University, two students were confirmed in the music school and access to the music hall building was restricted.

There are currently 13 confirmed cases in relation to Suwon University Graduate School of Fine Arts, and 10 cases have been confirmed in Korea University related to ice hockey club.

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Starting tomorrow, will the distance from Seoul increase by 1.5 steps?

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The quarantine authorities plan to increase the distance between Seoul and Gyeonggi to 1.5 steps starting tomorrow in accordance with the recently established standard for distance distance.

In Gangwon-do, step 1.5 was applied only in some areas, including Cheorwon, where infected people continued, and in Gwangju, although it did not meet the update standard, it decided to increase it to 1.5 steps.

Consequently, starting tomorrow, the number of guests will be limited to one for every 4m2 of facility area in 5 types of entertainment facilities, including clubs, singing practice rooms, wedding halls, restaurants and cafes.

Religious activities such as regular worship, mass, and worship are also limited to 30% of seats, and students attending school are limited to two-thirds or less.

Quarantine authorities emphasized that the infection can enter daily life and can spread to any part of the country, and be more alert and comply with quarantine regulations.

This is YTN Park Hee-jae in front of a sports facility in Seongdong-gu, Seoul.

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