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I'm checking to make sure I'm worried, but I'll keep watching if the authorities move. People's anxiety is still there. There are less cars on the street. Neither restaurants nor shopping streets are visible.

Sohn Hyung-an looked around to see the atmosphere.

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It is crowded with foreign tourists such as Myeong-dong street in Jung-gu, Seoul, and Chinese. Today (8th) is relatively quiet.

Because of the anxiety about the new corona infection, they are refraining from going out, both domestic and foreign.

Merchants say the number of visitors has dropped by 60% on weekends since the spread of the new corona.

[Myeong-dong Merchant: I've dropped a lot now. Almost half more. About two thirds (reduced) I still have today.]

The entrance to Lotte Department Store headquarters visited by patient 23 is closed tight for two days.

The department store has been temporarily closed for defense work until tomorrow.
The city center of Gwangju, where three confirmed patients were empty, was also empty.

The number of people visiting the multi-use facilities like shopping malls and department stores has been greatly reduced, and the restaurants are busy.

[Minchohye / Gwangju Metropolitan City Nam-gu: I came out to eat, but I was a bit reluctant to come out because it was a corona, but I came out wearing a mask like this. I'm very worried.]

Most New Year's Day events scheduled throughout the country were also canceled.

The new corona is clouding not only the health of our people, but also the economy as a whole.

(Video coverage: Jaeyoung Lee, Pilho Yeom KBC, Video editing: Park Jiin)

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