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In the midst of this ongoing group infection, the government will announce how to adjust the distance stage tomorrow (31st). The government, which originally tried to loosen the distance, is also struggling until the last minute.
First of all, it seems that it is likely to go as it is to allow only 4 people to gather, but reporter Seo-yeon Kim predicted the details.
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In the past week, the number of corona19 confirmed cases in Korea exceeded an average of 400 per day.
The number of confirmed cases has re-entered the range of 2.5 distances.
The impact of large-scale confirmed cases in IM Mission was large, but large and small group infection cases such as Hanyang University Hospital continued.
The ban on private gatherings with more than 5 people is likely to be extended.
The quarantine authorities believe that the effect of banning private gatherings is significant as the third epidemic has turned to a decline.
Whether or not to alleviate social distancing is questioning.
Last week alone, considering the damages of small business owners, we took a step toward easing distance, but recently, anxiety has increased.
[임숙영/중앙방역대책본부 상황총괄단장 : 감염재생산지수가 1을 상회하는 숫자가 나오고 있다는 부분이 있고요. 그리고 또 하나 우려되는 지표가 지금 사회적 이동량 지표가 2주 연속 계속 증가하고 있습니다.]
Over the weekend, the amount of travel in the metropolitan area increased by 12% compared to a week ago.
Health experts say it’s still too early to ease distancing.
[기모란/국제암대학원대학교 교수 : 지금 환자 발생 수준으로 봐서는 완화하는 건 상당히 위험해 보이는데요. 지금 환자 발생 수준 자체가 2.5단계 수준이잖아요.]
[이재갑/한림대강남성심병원 감염내과 교수 : 자영업자분들 고생하시는거 누가 모르겠어요. 그 부분은 정부에서 여러 가지 방법으로 해결할 문제고요.]
Because of this, there is a growing likelihood of adjusting only some of the quarantine guidelines, while keeping the distance steps tomorrow.
(Video Design: Eunsol Oh)