[사회]’Prohibition of more than 5 people’ expanded nationwide… additional mutant virus confirmed

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While the spread of Corona 19 remains unabated, the government has decided to extend the current distancing step by two weeks, but extend the ban on’meetings with more than 5 people’ across the country.

Today, the number of new confirmed cases has dropped below 1,000 due to the holiday effect, but an additional person infected with the overseas mutant virus has been confirmed, raising anxiety.

We will connect reporters to find out more details. Reporter Go Han-seok!

Did the government decide to expand the ban on private gatherings of 5 or more people nationwide that applied to the metropolitan area?

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With the current social distancing measures and special quarantine measures for the year-end and New Year ended tomorrow, the government announced new measures to be applied the day after tomorrow.

The current distance between the 2.5th stage of the existing metropolitan area and the second stage of the non-metropolitan area will be extended for two weeks from the day after tomorrow to the 17th.

This is a judgment that takes into account the fact that the strengthening of the distancing stage will have a greater impact on the economy of the common people, and that the quarantine and medical response capabilities have been maintained until now.

Instead, the ban on private gatherings with more than 5 people, which had been applied so far in the metropolitan area, will be extended nationwide.

As a result, not only 5 or more people gather in the restaurant, but also 5 or more people cannot meet at all private gatherings such as dinner parties and New Year’s parties.

However, if a family with the same living space is gathered or if a wedding or funeral is held, more than 5 people may gather.

However, even in this case, only 49 people are allowed in the metropolitan area where the distance is step 2.5, and 99 people are allowed in the area where the second step is implemented.

In addition, among the existing special measures for the year-end and New Year holidays, measures such as requiring non-face-to-face religious activities and allowing only package delivery after 9 pm at restaurants will be extended for two weeks.

Operation of winter sports facilities such as ski resorts is permitted, but limited to 1/3 of the capacity and must be closed after 9pm.

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Another confirmed person with a mutant virus from the UK?

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As of 0:00 today, there are 824 new cases.

The previous day was 1,029, which was three digits, but in one day, it fell to 800.

It is difficult to say that the spread of Corona 19 has slowed because the number of people who have undergone specimen tests has decreased due to the New Year holidays.

In particular, the cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 9 as 4 confirmed cases of mutant virus originated in the UK were added.

Three out of four are family members of men in their 80s who were diagnosed as’confirmed after death’ on the 26th of last month.

In addition, one patient was first identified with the South African mutant virus.

A patient who entered South Africa on the 26th of last month and was confirmed as a patient during the immigration quarantine process.

This is Han-seok Ko, YTN from the Ministry of Social Affairs.

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