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                                              An Emergency:



                            The Halloween Aftermath Again

































                   The daily number of newly
                  confirmed  COVID-19  patients
                  again exceeded 100, marking the
                  fifth consecutive day in the triple
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                  digits. The central quarantine
                  task force of the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention said the number
                  of newly confirmed COVID-19 patients was tallied at 124 as of midnight on the 1st,
                  leading to a cumulative total of 26,635 people. According to the infection route of the
                  124 new confirmed cases, 101 people were reported to have been infected due to local
                  outbreaks and 23 people from oversea. It is the first time in three days that the number
                  of local infections has exceeded 100 since April 29th (106). In Seoul, 52 people were
                  reported to have been infected with COVID-19 on April 30th, with the daily number
                  exceeding 50 that month.



                   In addition to nursing facilities and medical institutions where patients are vulnerable
                  to COVID-19, there are a series of collective infections during everyday activities,
                  such as family and friendly gatherings, schools, workplaces, and saunas. With the
                  recent increase in the number of offline schooling, the number of collective infections
                  in schools has also been on the rise. Specifically, Seoul Arts High School in Jongno-









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