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Yesterday (14th), when social distancing in the metropolitan area was eased in two stages, restaurants and cafes that went into normal business after two weeks seemed to regain their vitality.
But in places that were still not open, such as karaoke, I had to have a harder and more painful day.
Reporter Jeong Da-eun covered the scene.
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is a restaurant alley in Euljiro, Seoul, where many office workers eat dinner after work.
For the past two weeks, the store could not be opened after 9 p.m., so the store was busy, but the normal business became possible and the streets seem to have regained vitality.
Hope house owners were hit hard as nighttime sales, which had a heavy weight, fell sharply, but there were many reactions that they were taking a breath.
[Jeong Gyu-ho/Hope house owner: Everyone has less than a tenth of their sales.
I think it's a good thing to abolish the (store business) until 9 o'clock.]
Normal restaurants, rest restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops, etc. have resumed their normal business, but quarantine regulations are obligatory.
Wearing a mask, making a list of people, and keeping a 2m gap between tables.
[Kim Woo-kyung/Seoul Seodaemun-gu: It is said that the stuffiness will be resolved and the vitality will be more.
If you do well with a mask, play in the evening...
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However, 11 high-risk facilities such as entertainment bars and singing practice areas are still banned from gathering.
Karaoke bars and entertainment establishments suffer from unpredictable suspension of business.
[The owner of the entertainment bar: The store is decaying because it is closed for nearly six months.
Since I can't live, I get a loan and get a loan.]
This measure will be applied for two weeks until the 27th.
In the future, depending on the corona spread, the distance may be reinforced, so it is still too early for self-employed people to feel relieved even when night business resumes.