The corona situation is unusual. The number of corona confirmed cases continued to be around 500 last weekend. Today (5th) is expected to be less than 500, but considering the number of tests given over the weekend, it is difficult to say that the spread has slowed. With this trend, the government warns that it could increase up to 1,000 people a day, and is considering whether to introduce stronger quarantine measures.
This is reporter Lim Tae-woo.
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In Busan, 38 people were confirmed to be infected with entertainment establishments on the 3rd.
After the first confirmed case was released on the 24th of last month, the cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 270, and 155 people were infected again in their families and workplaces through 51 workers and 64 users.
[이소라/부산시 시민방역추진단장 : 유흥주점을 2개소 이상 다닌 분도 있는 것으로 지금 파악은 하고 있습니다만….]
The spread, which had been increasing mainly in the metropolitan area, is spreading to the non-metropolitan area, and the positive rate, which means confirmed cases compared to the number of tests, has increased to 2.73%.
The government released a talk to the public and warned that it is at a crossroads where the fourth epidemic may begin.
[권덕철/보건복지부 장관 : 지금 유행이 다시 확산하면 짧은 시간 내에 하루 1,000명 이상으로 유행이 커질 수 있습니다.]
The government has announced that starting today, fines will be imposed for violations of basic quarantine rules.
Five places, including entertainment establishments, singing practice centers, door-to-door sales, indoor sports facilities, and churches, were mentioned as facilities with high risk of infection, and emphasized that they would conduct extensive field inspections.
[정세균/국무총리 : 이번 주에도 확산세가 꺾이지 않는다면 더 강도 높은 방역 대책을 검토해야 할 수도 있습니다.]
The government will analyze the trend of the spreading trend in the middle of this week and announce a new distancing step that will be applied starting next week.