코로나19 어제 1천30명 신규확진, 첫 1천명대…역대 최다<br /><br />South Korea today reported more cases of COVID-19 than at any point yet in the pandemic.<br />More than a thousand for the first time.<br />The authorities are said to be considering yet more distancing rules, and we should find out what they've decided this afternoon.<br />Choi Jeong-yoon has the details.<br />South Korea reported one-thousand-thirty new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, surpassing the one-thousand mark for the first time.<br />There was a sudden rise in cases even though 14-thousand fewer tests were conducted on Saturday.<br />Among those tested, more than 4 percent tested positive... compared to 2-point-5 percent the day before.<br />Of Sunday's cases, 1-thousand-2 were local and 28 were from overseas.<br />A majority of 786 were in the greater capital region,... which includes Seoul, Gyeonggi-do Province and Incheon.<br />All of these areas have been breaking records day after day.<br />In the capital, there have been large cluster infections at churches and nursing homes... and nationwide at restaurants, private academies, singing rooms, small gatherings and military facilities.<br />To find cases among people who have no symptoms, the government is opening up 150 temporary health clinics across the capital region on Monday... where anyone can go and get a free test.<br />Temporary clinics will be installed at subway stations with high traffic including Seoul and Yongsan stations, and around major universities.<br />These new testing centers run from 9 AM to 6 PM<br />The government is deploying around 800 people to do tracking and tracing... assigned from among civil servants, soldiers and the police.<br />Choi Jeong-yoon, Arirang News.<br />
