'COVID-19 Spread' Chuncheon City Extends 'Social Distancing Level 2' Until the 7th of Next Month

"Preventing Balloon Effect from Other Regions, Aiming to Block Spread in Daily Life"

Chuncheon City, Social Distancing Extension Meeting [Provided by Chuncheon City]

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] Chuncheon City has decided to extend the 'Social Distancing' Level 2 until June 7th due to the spread of COVID-19 within the region.

According to the city on the 31st, this adjustment in distancing level was made considering ▲ an 18.8% increase in confirmed cases with unidentified infection routes ▲ an increase in self-quarantined individuals from around 200 (100 domestic, 100 overseas entrants) to 400-500 ▲ 44 confirmed cases occurring over one week starting May 23rd.

The number of confirmed cases with unknown infection routes was 10 out of 105 cases (9.5%) until April, but among the 69 cases in May, 13 cases (18.8%) had unidentified infection routes, nearly doubling.

Also, before the upgrade to Level 2, the daily number of self-quarantined individuals was 50-100 domestic and 100 overseas entrants. However, after the outbreak originating from entertainment establishments, the number of self-quarantined individuals sharply increased to 400-500.

There were 44 confirmed cases in the Chuncheon area over one week starting from the 23rd, which exceeds the 34 cases recorded in January, the previous monthly maximum.

A city official stated, "We decided to extend social distancing to raise citizens' awareness, prevent a balloon effect from other regions, and block transmission in daily life due to increased activities."

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