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The number of new confirmed cases has risen to around 2,000 in 20 days.
It may be that the increase we were prepared for ahead of the gradual recovery of daily life, which will start in four days, has already begun.
Besides, this weekend is Halloween.
The government will release a final plan for the gradual restoration of daily life tomorrow.
Correspondent Kim A-young.
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This afternoon, three days before Halloween, the streets of Itaewon, Seoul.
It is easy to find shops that create a Halloween atmosphere with pumpkin-shaped ornaments and spider web props.
It’s a weekday, so the street is a bit quiet, but I started to prepare for Halloween in earnest by hanging decorations like this everywhere in the store.”
From this week on, the number of guests is also increasing.
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“As soon as this Monday came, the initial influx of customers got faster. And the seats are getting better…”
Anticipation for the recovery of daily life is showing an increase in the amount of movement, and as Halloween Day approaches, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is increasing.
The number of new confirmed cases announced today was 2,111, which rose to the 2,000 level again in 20 days.
While the incidence of confirmed cases in their 20s and 30s has decreased significantly as the vaccination rate has increased, the number of confirmed cases is increasing mainly among middle and high school students who have not been vaccinated, the foreign group, and the elderly with reduced immunity to vaccination.
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“(Reducing the distance) increased contact also affects the increase in the prevalence, and the incidence is increasing in unvaccinated groups and those subject to booster vaccination with reduced immunity after vaccination (situation).”
The government strongly recommended vaccination, stating that unvaccinated people are 9.4 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than those who have been vaccinated and have a 22 times greater risk of developing serious illness.
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“Completing vaccination is of paramount importance to prevent serious illness and death.”
The gradual normal recovery scheduled for next week will proceed as scheduled.
The government has decided to lift the restrictions on operating hours for multi-use facilities nationwide, but to limit some high-risk facilities, such as entertainment facilities, from the 1st stage of daily recovery to 12:00 pm.
The government is expected to announce the final implementation plan for the phased recovery of daily life tomorrow.
This is Kim Ah-young from MBC News.
Video coverage: Byung-soon Yoon/Video editing: Yu-rim Oh
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