국내 코로나 6일만에 40대...'거리두기'는 지역별로 조정<br /><br />Our top story this afternoon.<br />South Korea reported an additional 48 COVID-19 cases on Monday.<br />Health officials say, while they are not considering raising the social distancing level just yet,... they are encouraging local governments to take swift measures.<br />Choi Jeong-yoon reports.<br />Another 48 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in South Korea on Monday bringing the total number to 13-thousand 137.<br />After having three straight days of 60 or more infections, the number of new cases fell below 50 for the first time in 6 days.<br />However, Seoul, Gyeonggi-do Province, Daejeon and Gwangju are continuing to see cluster infections.<br />Of the daily cases, 24 were local transmissions, with seven of those cases coming from Gwangju.<br />Once considered a safe-haven from the virus, the southwestern city of Gwangju has seen some 80 cases in just 10 days.<br />With the sudden hike in numbers and the route of transmissions uncertain,... some citizens are calling for stricter social distancing.<br />While health officials are not planning to raise the overall level, they are actively supporting local governments that increase their social distancing level independently.<br />With infections now scattered outside the capital region, Jeollanam-do Province has raised its distancing level to two on Monday, following the same move by Gwangju last Thursday.<br />Under distancing level two, indoor events of more than 50 people and outdoor events of more than 100 people are entirely banned.<br />Public facilities with mass gatherings are also closed.<br />As the number of daily cases varies by region, the central government is considering implementing different countermeasures depending on the medical resources and circumstances of cities and provinces.<br />Meanwhile, health authorities emphasized distancing at individual levels saying the number of infections with uncertain transmission routes has increased over the last two weeks.<br />He once again encouraged wearing masks as people could become negligent with the weather getting hotter.<br />Choi Jeong-yoon, Arirang News.<br />
