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While the spread of the new coronavirus infection in Korea has not been slowed, quarantine authorities have again raised the level of ‘social distancing’ in the metropolitan area to the level just before the highest level. The quarantine authorities called for cooperation in quarantine, saying that the metropolitan area is already in a state of war and is in a state of total crisis. Reporter Kim Hwan-yong reports from Seoul.
Korea’s Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that as of 0 o’clock on the 7th, the number of new coronavirus infections increased by 615 per day, amassing 38,161.
After 631 the day before, it registered 600 people for two consecutive days.
This is the first time that the number of confirmed cases reached 600 over two consecutive days on the weekend when the volume of testing dropped significantly.
Until the beginning of last month, there were around 100 new confirmed cases per day, with the number of new confirmed cases rising to 200 from the middle of the day and then skyrocketing to 600.
As of 0 o’clock on the 7th, the infection route of confirmed new patients per day shows 580 people in local outbreaks and 35 influxes from abroad, and 422 people in metropolitan areas like Seoul and 158 people in non-capital areas. .
The number of confirmed cases in the metropolitan area is registered for five consecutive days from the 3rd of this month.
Consequently, the Korean government decided to improve “social distance” in the metropolitan area to step 2.5 for 3 weeks from 0 o’clock on the 8th, and to step 2 for non-metropolitan areas.
This is the content of the statements of the Minister of Health and Welfare Park Neung-hoo in the seventh briefing.
[녹취: 박능후 장관] “The metropolitan area already exhibits Corona 19. Now, it is difficult to predict how far the peak of the third epidemic will rise. If the proliferation trend is not detected in stage 2.5 of the metropolitan area, an explosive epidemic throughout the country will become a reality and lead to the collapse of the medical system, which will inevitably lead to a national adjustment in three stages. “Na Seong-woong, chief of the first vice president of the Central Defense Response Headquarters, said in a regular online briefing: “According to the mathematical model of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and various expert groups If the current trend continues, it is expected that between 550 and 750 new patients each day this week. It is also believed that there is the possibility of more than 900 patients ”.
“Now, it is the biggest crisis since the introduction of the new crown in the country, and the current epidemic is not a temporary region, but a continuous and national situation,” said Na 1st Vice President.
The measures to increase the distance were carried out just one week after the implementation of the ‘2nd phase + α’ in the metropolitan area and the 1.5th phase in the non-metropolitan area.
As a result of step 2.5, 130,000 commercial facilities will be stopped in the metropolitan area and 460,000 operations will be restricted.
In addition to the 5 types of entertainment facilities, singing practice centers and indoor sports facilities are also prohibited from grouping, which is a commercial ban.
Most general management facilities such as hypermarkets, department stores, movie theaters, computer cafes, beauty and beauty shops, game rooms, and amusement parks are only open until 9pm.
According to the measures in step 2.5 that limit the number of meetings or activities to fewer than 50 people, weddings and funeral halls must also keep the number of people below 50.
Sporting events are held, but they must be played without spectators, and classes must be managed so that the interior density is one third.
In the non-metropolitan area, the operation of five entertainment facilities is prohibited due to the second stage of improvement, and the singing practice room and the indoor standing performance hall will be closed after 9:00 pm.
The coffees can only be packed and delivered regardless of the time, and the restaurants are open until 9pm, but it is only possible to pack and deliver after that.
The Korean government has advised the public to stay home as much as possible, stop going out, meetings and visits to other cities, and refrain from visiting multi-use facilities as much as possible.
This is the news from the Seoul VOA, Kim Hwan-yong.
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