400 new diagnoses… Will distance distancing tomorrow be eased amid the spread of group infection? [종합]

The number of new coronavirus infections (Corona 19) has come down to the early 400s.

The Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters (Bangdaebon) announced that as of 0 o’clock on the 12th, the number of new corona19 confirmed cases in Korea increased by 403 from the day before, and the cumulative number was 8,2837.

Although the number decreased by 101 from the previous day’s 504, it seems to have been affected by the decrease in the number of inspections due to the Lunar New Year holidays. Also, there is still a lot of group infection. The government plans to decide whether to ease social distancing on the morning of the 13th. The voices of self-employed people complaining of pain are increasing day by day, but the situation continues to make them hesitate to ease their distance.

Looking at the path of infection of new confirmed patients on this day, 384 local outbreaks and 19 foreign inflows.

The’third pandemic’, which has continued since mid-November last year, seemed to calm down in the new year, but the number of confirmed cases increased rapidly due to subsequent group infections, showing an uneasy pattern again.

In the last week, the number of new confirmed cases in Korea fell to 288 on the 8th, but the scale of new infections increased for three consecutive days after that, recording 504 on the previous day.

On this day, the number decreased to 400 again, but the number of confirmed cases is still increasing due to group infection, so it is unsafe.

In the case of major infections, nine more confirmed cases related to the Seungri Altar facility and Ohjeong Ability Training Academy in Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, the cumulative infection as of 4 pm the previous day was 105. The number of confirmed cases related to the Pacific Ballroom and Tokyo Restaurant in Juyeop-dong, Ilsan, Seo-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do increased by 18, to a cumulative 46. In addition, meetings of acquaintances in Yongsan-gu, Seoul (cumulative 47 people), Hanyang University Hospital in Seoul (95 people), manufacturing industry in Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, Islamic members (19 people), Antioch Church in Gwangju (142 people), and the anti-union union (60 people) in Seo-gu, Busan The scale of infection in outbreak cases is also increasing.

The number of deaths from Corona 19 increased by 11 to a cumulative 1507.

The script will hold a meeting the next day and decide whether to adjust the current distancing stage and announce it through a briefing at 11 am. It will also be decided whether to adjust the ban on private gatherings of more than 5 people nationwide and to adjust the restrictions on business after 9pm in the metropolitan area and 10pm in the non-metropolitan area.

Deputy General Manager Kwon Deok-cheol said, “I am well aware of the fact that small business owners and self-employed people are having a lot of difficulties due to business restrictions due to distance, and it is heartbreaking.” “The results of collecting opinions and “We will come up with a wise plan by synthesizing the results of earthwork.”

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