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Although the government has indicated that it can alleviate social distancing, the domestic Corona 19 situation is still serious. In a boiler manufacturing plant in Asan, Chungnam, more than 50 employees were infected at once. During the Lunar New Year holidays, the number of new confirmed cases, which remained at 300 a day, has risen to 400. The virus continues to spread across metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas.
This is reporter Kim Ji-sung.
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53 corona19 confirmed cases came out at the Asan manufacturing plant of the cricket boiler.
The city of Asan said that most of the confirmed cases live in Cheonan, and a large number of foreign workers are included.
In this factory, one worker was diagnosed on the 13th, and two additional employees who worked with it were also confirmed the next day, which spread from a group infection.
Asan City installed a screening clinic at its factory yesterday (15th) morning and tested all 655 employees.
Test results come out this morning.
The quarantine authorities plan to close the plant until the test results are available.
All factory employees were quarantined in their homes or dormitories.
A total of 412 new Korean corona19 confirmed cases counted up to 9 o’clock last night, compared to the same time period the previous day, increased by 86.
As the number of tests decreased during the Lunar New Year holiday, 300 confirmed cases were maintained a day for three consecutive days, but the number rose to 400 again.
The number of new confirmed cases in the non-metropolitan area, which remained in double digits, is increasing again.
By 9 o’clock last night, there were only 109 confirmed cases in the non-metropolitan area, already over 100.
The quarantine authorities requested that if symptoms appear after visiting their hometown or traveling during the Lunar New Year holidays, they should immediately undergo a diagnostic test.