On the First Day of Social Distancing 'Easing', 3 Local Infections Reported in Daegu and Gyeongbuk
'Local Transmission' Continues for 12 Days in Yecheon, Gyeongbuk
![On the 19th, medical staff who finished their shifts in the ward where 'COVID-19' patients are admitted at Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan Hospital in Jung-gu, Daegu, are moving with tired steps to take a rest. <br>[Image source=Yonhap News]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2020042011202185139_1587349221.jpg)
On the 19th, medical staff who finished their shifts in the ward where 'COVID-19' patients are admitted at Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan Hospital in Jung-gu, Daegu, are moving with tired steps to take a rest.
[Image source=Yonhap News]
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] On the 20th, the first day after the easing of the high-intensity 'social distancing' campaign to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), 3 new confirmed cases were reported in Daegu and Gyeongbuk.
According to the quarantine authorities on the 20th, the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the Daegu area increased by 1 compared to midnight the previous day, bringing the total confirmed cases to 6,833. In Gyeongbuk, 2 new cases were added, one each in Yecheon and Andong, increasing the cumulative confirmed cases to 1,361.
In particular, in the Yecheon area of Gyeongbuk, 37 people have been infected in a chain since the 9th. After a 49-year-old woman, her 3 family members, and a coworker were confirmed positive, 1 to 5 new confirmed cases have been reported daily. By residence, there are 33 in Yecheon, 3 in Andong, and 1 in Mungyeong.
Daegu City and Gyeongbuk Province are on high alert for the occurrence of cluster infections, as many multi-use facilities are resuming operations starting from the 20th in accordance with the government's eased social distancing policy.
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A Daegu city official emphasized, "The social distancing campaign will continue until Children's Day next month," adding, "Since this is not a transition to practical daily quarantine, it is more important than anything else to continue following personal hygiene rules that have been observed so far and to strictly adhere to social distancing, which is the best vaccine against COVID-19."
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