수도권 감염 대형화... '수도권 방역' 연장 여부 오늘 발표<br /><br />Our top story this morning...<br />South Korea is teetering on the brink of losing momentum in its fight against the coronavirus as cluster infections continue to spread quickly in the Seoul metropolitan region.<br />Health authorities are set to announce on Friday... further quarantine response to try and nip the problem in the bud.<br />Kim Hyo-sun reports.<br />South Korea continues to grapple with the spread of the coronavirus,... with most cases concentrated in the Seoul metropolitan area.<br />On top of major cluster infections including Richway, a door-to-door sales company in Seoul and an indoor table tennis gym,... there are also sporadic cluster outbreaks that have sparked new concerns for quarantine authorities.<br />They are deeply worried about the difficulty they have keeping up with the speed of infections spreading across the community.<br />"We are currently tracing after outbreaks. The ongoing infection and transmission routes will be crucial in setting future quarantine responses."<br />The South Korean government has been reviewing the effectiveness of intensified life quarantine measures in Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi-do Province, which is scheduled to run through June 14th.<br />Its final decision is due Friday.<br />Such measures come as in June alone,... 97 percent of new cases were concentrated in the Seoul metropolitan area.<br />As of Thursday, all of the 40 locally transmitted cases were in the metropolitan area.<br />"We see sporadic cluster infections at various venues, including small religious group meetings, a door-to-door sales company and a table tennis club."<br />Cases tied to Richway are on the rise,... leading to other clusters as well.<br />As of noon on Thursday,... a total of 116 patients were confirmed in relation to Richway.<br />The cluster infection related to a table tennis club in southwestern Seoul has also led to infections at a welfare center for senior citizens,... increasing to 60 just a week since the first outbreak.<br />Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News.<br />
