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© News1 On this day, the government will decide whether to extend the second stage of social distancing in non-capital areas, which ends at 12 pm on the 20th and announces. The number of confirmed cases in the non-metropolitan area has declined recently, but fall has started as fears of a pandemic have begun and there is a possibility of a second stage extension ahead of the Chuseok holiday.
As reported by the Central Headquarters for Disaster Countermeasures and Security on the 20th, the second phase of distance distancing in the non-capital area, which was applied since the 23rd of last month, will end that day. In the metropolitan area, stage 2.5, equivalent to stage 3, was applied from the 30th of last month, and then it was lowered to stage 2 from the 14th and is in force until the 27th.
The recent epidemic of ‘Corona 19’ at the national level has notably decreased in regions outside the capital than in the metropolitan area.
The trend of confirmed cases in the metropolitan area decreased for 10 days from 10 to 19 in the order of ’98 → 116 → 86 → 60 → 81 → 71 → 81 → 121 → 82 → 90 ‘, but the range was not large. no. On the other hand, in the non-metropolitan area, the decline was more pronounced in the order of ’43 → 45 → 82 → 39 → 17 → 20 → 24 → 24 → 27 → 16 ‘. However, the possibility of an extension of the second stage in the non-metropolitan area is due to the upcoming Chuseok holidays. Authorities believe the recent ‘Corona 19’ epidemic is affected by the spread of infection by confirmed asymptomatic and mild cases that have accumulated since the Christmas season in early May. Intellectually, that the Chuseok holidays can also be a trigger, the authorities ask on a daily basis that they refrain from visiting their hometown during the Chuseok period. First, quarantine authorities will establish a special two-week quarantine period starting on the 28th, the week of the Chuseok holiday, and will intensively inspect high-risk facilities and adult graves.
However, if the distance from the non-capital area ends on the 20th, there is a possibility to extend the distance to the second stage by 1-2 weeks because there is a gap of one week between them. Otherwise, there is a high possibility that other quarantine guidelines will be created. In the case of the metropolitan area, the second phase is already in effect until the 27th.
Additionally, quarantine authorities are scheduled to announce Chuseok’s special quarantine guidelines on the 20th, after extending or not extending the second phase of distancing from the non-capital area.
In a regular briefing on the 17th, Son Young-rae, head of the Strategic Planning Division, said: “The distance applies until the 20th, but Chuseok only has one week left. We are discussing how to respond to the Corona 19 situation for a week. ”
On the same day, Taeho Yoon, head of quarantine, said, “We plan to announce next week about the distance for Chuseok holidays.”
(Seoul = News 1)
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