The number of new corona 19 confirmed cases has risen to 400 again in four days. In particular, during the Lunar New Year holidays this year, the quarantine authorities asked to refrain from visiting their hometown, but cases of infection spread through family gatherings on the holiday are appearing everywhere.
This is Jung Joon-ho.
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It is a church in Sinan, Jeollanam-do.
Of the 40 or so congregations, 13 were infected with the coronavirus.
A couple in their 70s who attended this church were confirmed, and a son who was greeted from Wanju, Jeollabuk-do was also positive.
It has been confirmed that the church has held lectures for a week since the 25th of last month, ignoring the quarantine rules that prohibited meetings other than worship.
[강영구/전라남도 보건복지국장 : 대면모임을 했더라고요. 정면으로 방역수칙을 위반한 사례입니다. 그래서 이 부분에 대해서는 신안군과 협의했는데 당연히 고발 조치할 것입니다.]
The quarantine authorities stopped operating the village bus and closed the traditional market, conducting a total inspection of 4,000 residents.
In Gwangju Metropolitan City, a nurse who works at a hospital dedicated to coronavirus and their parents have been confirmed.
It was investigated that the confirmed nurse stayed at the parents’ house in Suncheon, Jeollanam-do for two days during the Lunar New Year holiday.
The hospital where the nurse works also has an emergency.
[박향/광주광역시 복지건강국장 : 능동감시 의료진 35명에 대해서는 3일에 한 번씩 검사할 예정입니다.]
In Busan, family infections spread to the workplace.
Six out of eight family members gathered during the Lunar New Year holidays were infected, and seven of the insurance company’s colleagues with one of them were confirmed.
The quarantine authorities are investigating whether the family violated the ban on gatherings of five or more people.