정 총리 "수도권 거리두기 2단계 유지...비수도권 1.5단계 상향"<br /><br />Our top story today, South Korea on Sunday reported 450 new cases of COVID-19, 413 of which were local transmissions.<br />Last week's average of daily cases has risen now to 416, which is well over the threshold the authorities have designated for the start of stricter distancing measures.<br />However, the greater Seoul region will keeps its distancing measures at level 2 but with some adjustments.<br />Kim-Yeonseung reports.<br />In response to South Korea's third wave of COVID-19 cases, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun announced Sunday that stricter prevention measures will be taken in the capital region.<br />For now, the Seoul area will keep its measures at level 2, officially.<br />But from December 1st to the 7th, saunas, and indoor sports facilities will have to close.<br />Also during that time, the government is shutting down amenities at apartment complexes, like cafes and study rooms,... and is banning year-end parties at hotels and party rooms.<br />Also, music academies and other facilities that teach wind instruments and singing will have to close... because mask-wearing there is not feasible.<br />The Prime Minister said, however, that all these measures will be useless unless the people themselves participate actively.<br />"We need to start a 'season two' of K-quarantine... led not by the government alone... but with the people taking part together. We need... not just compliance but each and every person to follow the day-to-day prevention measures."<br />The government has asked people in the capital region especially... to cancel all end-of-the-year plans, especially if they involve 10 or more people.<br />Outside the capital, the country will stay at level 1-point-5, but local administrations have the right to raise the level if they choose to.<br />Kim Yeon-seung, Arirang News<br />
