국내 코로나, 사회적 거리두기 1.5단계와 수능 특별방역기간 오늘 부터 시작<br /><br />We start with the COVID-19 situation here in South Korea.<br />New social distancing measures are now in effect across Seoul and its surrounding areas.<br />Also, two weeks ahead of the college entrance exam, health authorities are taking stricter virus prevention measures.<br />Choi Won-jong reports.<br />The South Korean government has raised the social distancing level up a notch in response to the surge in COVID-19 in the capital.<br />Starting Thursday, the greater Seoul area will be under level one-point-five social distancing measures.<br />The heightened measures like keeping a certain distance will be felt particularly in high-risk facilities such as bars, clubs, and religious facilities where only 30-percent capacity is allowed.<br />In singing rooms, eating inside is not allowed anymore.<br />Schools are also limiting their attendances to two-thirds the total student capacity.<br />With two weeks left until the 2021 college entrance exam, health authorities are working to prevent large cluster infections from breaking out.<br />According to the Education Ministry, starting on Thursday, a special virus control period will be in place for two weeks.<br />During the period, the government will urge facilities such as study cafes, cram schools, and PC rooms, to strengthen virus control measures.<br />If a student tests positive from a cram school, the government said they will release<br />information on the cram school to minimize the risk of infections.<br />On Thursday, South Korea again saw more than 300 daily cases.<br />The nation reported 343 new cases of COVID-19,... a slight rise from Wednesday's numbers.<br />There were 293 local transmissions on Thursday, and fifty were from overseas.<br />107 of those local transmissions were from Seoul alone, 59 cases were reported in Gyeonggi-do Province and 11 in Incheon.<br />Two additional deaths were reported, raising the death toll to 4-hundred-98.<br />The country has now seen almost 30-thousand cases in total since the outbreak began.<br />Choi Won-jong, Arirang News.<br />
