[Breaking] Park Neung-hoo "Confirmed cases increasing for 4 consecutive weeks... Infection pattern is unusual"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Ju-hyung] On the 3rd, Park Neung-hoo, Minister of Health and Welfare and the 1st Deputy Head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCH), stated at the CDSCH meeting held at the Government Sejong Complex, "The average number of confirmed cases per day in the country last week was about 87, and there has been an increasing trend for four consecutive weeks," adding, "Not only is the scale of infection increasing, but the pattern of infection is also unusual."

Minister Park said, "Cluster infections are continuing in areas outside the metropolitan area, and cases of transmission in everyday places such as pubs, academies, and saunas are ongoing," urging, "Whether we can protect our daily lives depends on each citizen's compliance with quarantine rules."

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