1. Newly confirmed 500 people in the fifth day… 2 weeks extension of current distance
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This is the visual newsroom. The number of new coronavirus confirmed cases has remained at 500 for the fifth day. The number of confirmed cases is on the decline, but group infection is still continuing. Meanwhile, the government has decided to extend the current level of social distancing for two weeks.
For more details, reporter Seo Jun-seok will deliver.
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As of today 0 o’clock, there are 580 new cases of Corona 19.
There are 547 people in the region and 33 people in the country.
The number of new confirmed cases, which rose to around 1,000 last month, continues to decline in the new year.
However, it is too early to be relieved as sporadic group infections continue in nursing homes and private meetings.
In the midst of this, the quarantine authorities decided to hold a critical script meeting today and extend the current social distancing step for two weeks.
Accordingly, steps 2.5 in the metropolitan area and step 2 in the non-metropolitan area will be maintained until the end of this month.
Also, the ban on meetings of 5 or more people will be extended.
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Multiple facilities such as gym, karaoke room, and academy will be allowed to open.
However, the number of people is limited to ‘1 person per 8 square meters’, and business is only open until 9 pm.
You can eat at a cafe until 9 PM like a restaurant.
In the church, face-to-face worship is only available on Sundays within 10% of the total number of seats.
On the other hand, the quarantine authorities have set a special quarantine period for the New Year holidays from the 1st to the 14th of next month.
2. Closed’Central Washington DC’ until the day after Biden’s inauguration ceremony
Five days before U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, authorities have decided to’close the National Mall, a park area in the center of Washington, DC until the day after the inauguration’. This is to prevent the recurrence of violence such as the congressional riots. The National Mall is a park that connects the Lincoln Memorial and the Capitol near the White House, and is an area where hundreds of thousands of people gather when the presidential inauguration ceremony is held. However, the authorities have decided to designate some meeting areas and allow meetings to a limited number of people.
3. Korea’s military power ranks 6th in the world… North Korea ranked 28th, 3 steps away
It was surveyed that Korea’s military power is the ‘6th’ out of 138 countries in the world. Global Fire Power, the US military power evaluation agency, calculated the military power index by combining 48 items including troops, weapons, and defense budget. As a result, South Korea maintained 6th place following last year, while North Korea ranked 28th, three steps down from last year. The United States took first place, followed by Russia, China, India and Japan.
4. Even in the middle of the day, below freezing, strong wind… A powerful’snow cloud’ tomorrow
Finally, the weather. Today, while the whole country is clear, strong cold will begin again. In Seoul, the temperature will remain below zero, centering on the central region, with the temperature being only 1 degree below zero even in the middle of the day. There will be places where snow falls on the west coast of Jeolla and Jeju Island from the evening, and a stronger snow cloud will come tomorrow. It has been this visual newsroom so far.