In the U.S., ahead of the Christmas holiday, the number of travelers who flew by plane reached the highest level since the coronavirus outbreak. Considering the number of car travellers, there are concerns that the number of confirmed cases will continue to increase until early next year, although the vaccine is being given.
In New York, correspondent Kim Jong-won reports.
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Disinfectant is sprayed in the air, and the touch screen that is in contact with people is frequently wiped.
While U.S. quarantine authorities recommend staying at home this Christmas holiday, travelers flocking to the airport to find families.
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The US Transportation Security Administration announced on the 23rd that 1.2 million travelers visited the airport a day.
This is the highest number of daily airport passengers since the coronavirus outbreak began earlier this year.
From the 18th, a week before Christmas, about 1 million people a day traveled by air, and more than 6.3 million people traveled by air so far.
As the number of passengers by car is also found to be 85 million, there are concerns that the corona confirmed early next year will be felt once again.
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As the number of travelers at the end of the year has not yet begun to be vaccinated by the public, analysts say that the cumulative corona death will reach 420,000 by January next year.