TO ONE MAN WHO WENT TO A NIGHTCLUB 10 DAYS AGO WITHOUT A
NIGHTCLUB 10 DAYS AGO WITHOUT A MASK.
MASK. THIS MORNING 4,000 CLUBS AND
THIS MORNING 4,000 CLUBS AND BARS IN SEOUL ARE CLOSED.
BARS IN SEOUL ARE CLOSED. AT TESTING SITES, LONG LINES.
AT TESTING SITES, LONG LINES. HEALTH WORKERS TRYING TO TRACK
HEALTH WORKERS TRYING TO TRACK AT LEAST 5500 PEOPLE WHO WENT
AT LEAST 5500 PEOPLE WHO WENT CLUBBING A WEEK AGO AND MIGHT BE
CLUBBING A WEEK AGO AND MIGHT BE INFECTED.
INFECTED. THEY SAY A 29-YEAR-OLD MAN WENT
THEY SAY A 29-YEAR-OLD MAN WENT TO AT LEAST THREE NIGHTCLUBS THE
TO AT LEAST THREE NIGHTCLUBS THE NIGHT OF MAY 1st, WASN’T WEARING
NIGHT OF MAY 1st, WASN’T WEARING A MASK, AND TESTED POSITIVE FOR
A MASK, AND TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 LAST WEDNESDAY.
COVID-19 LAST WEDNESDAY. THE CITY’S MAYOR ORDERING ALL
THE CITY’S MAYOR ORDERING ALL NIGHTCLUBS AND BARS TO CLOSE
NIGHTCLUBS AND BARS TO CLOSE INDEFINITELY SAYING CARELESSNESS
INDEFINITELY SAYING CARELESSNESS CAN CAUSE THE VIRUS TO EXPLODE.
CAN CAUSE THE VIRUS TO EXPLODE. DAILY CASES ARE SPIKING.
DAILY CASES ARE SPIKING. 35 THIS MORNING, THE BIGGEST
35 THIS MORNING, THE BIGGEST RISE SINCE EARLY APRIL.
RISE SINCE EARLY APRIL. >> TRANSMIT OF THE CORONAVIRUS.
>> TRANSMIT OF THE CORONAVIRUS. PEOPLE NOT WEARING MASK, PEOPLE
PEOPLE NOT WEARING MASK, PEOPLE DANCING AND SHOUTING, THERE WILL
DANCING AND SHOUTING, THERE WILL BE A LOT OF SWEAT AND A LOT OF
BE A LOT OF SWEAT AND A LOT OF BODY FLUIDS.
BODY FLUIDS. >> SOUTH KOREA HAS BECOME A
>> SOUTH KOREA HAS BECOME A MODEL FOR THE WORLD ON HOW TO
MODEL FOR THE WORLD ON HOW TO TRACK, TRACE, AND ISOLATE,
TRACK, TRACE, AND ISOLATE, MAKING SURE FOREIGNERS LIKE ME
MAKING SURE FOREIGNERS LIKE ME DON’T CARRY THE VIRUS INTO THE
DON’T CARRY THE VIRUS INTO THE COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. AFTER A WEEK QUARANTINED IN A
AFTER A WEEK QUARANTINED IN A TINY DORM ROOM, TODAY A BIG
TINY DORM ROOM, TODAY A BIG MOVE.
MOVE. >> WE HAVE ONE WEEK LEFT, AND WE
>> WE HAVE ONE WEEK LEFT, AND WE ARE NOW STAYING IN AN ACTUAL
ARE NOW STAYING IN AN ACTUAL HOTEL.
HOTEL. >> I THINK WE’RE SUPPOSED TO
>> I THINK WE’RE SUPPOSED TO TAKE OUR OWN TEMPERATURE NOW.
TAKE OUR OWN TEMPERATURE NOW. I’VE BEEN GIVEN A KIT AND
I’VE BEEN GIVEN A KIT AND THERMOMETER BUT IT’S ALL IN
THERMOMETER BUT IT’S ALL IN KOREAN.
KOREAN. >> THIS COUNTRY JUST DAYS INTO A
>> THIS COUNTRY JUST DAYS INTO A NEW PHASE.
NEW PHASE. FIRST SOCCER GAME IN MONTHS,
FIRST SOCCER GAME IN MONTHS, THEME PARKS FILLING IN,
THEME PARKS FILLING IN, CLASSROOMS PREPARING FOR KIDS TO
CLASSROOMS PREPARING FOR KIDS TO RETURN.
RETURN. NOW THE GOVERNMENT IS RETHINKING
NOW THE GOVERNMENT IS RETHINKING ITS STRATEGY.
ITS STRATEGY. >> Reporter: ACTUALLY THE
>> Reporter: ACTUALLY THE EDUCATION MINISTRY ANNOUNCED A
EDUCATION MINISTRY ANNOUNCED A SHORT TIME AGO THEY ARE GOING TO
SHORT TIME AGO THEY ARE GOING TO DELAY THE START OF THE SCHOOL
DELAY THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR UNTIL NEXT WEEK AT LEAST.
YEAR UNTIL NEXT WEEK AT LEAST. IT’S SUPPOSED TO SET TO BEGIN IN
IT’S SUPPOSED TO SET TO BEGIN IN PHASES THIS WEEK.
PHASES THIS WEEK. IT TURNS OUT PARENTS JUST REALLY
IT TURNS OUT PARENTS JUST REALLY WEREN’T COMFORTABLE, HODA,
WEREN’T COMFORTABLE, HODA, SENDING THEIR KIDS BACK TO
SENDING THEIR KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL KNOWING THAT HEALTH
SCHOOL KNOWING THAT HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE STILL TRYING TO
OFFICIALS ARE STILL TRYING TO TRACK DOWN A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
