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Although we are cooperating with quarantine, it is not easy for the self-employed to survive day by day. The sighs of self-employed people are deepening at the news that the fourth phase, which has been going on for a month and a half, has been extended for two more weeks and that the store must close an hour earlier than it is now. Let's connect with a reporter on the spot.



Reporter Jeon Yeon-nam, the plan to extend the distance was announced today (20th), how is the atmosphere at the scene?



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I am at the Jungang Market in Seoul.



From this afternoon on, I was out here in the central market to cover the atmosphere of the market merchants and the self-employed.



The market here was so quiet that it was hard to find shoppers.



A restaurant that has been protecting the central market for 30 years, this restaurant was also hit hard.



Let's go inside the restaurant. 



Even though it's a Friday evening before the weekend, as you can see behind me, there are no customers at the restaurant.



This is the sales ledger that the boss writes, and it is a record of sales for four days.



There were records of two teams visiting as many as one day, but he explained that even these were acquaintances of the president. 



There were days when the sales of one team per day were less than 100,000 won per day. 



[Park Gyu-beom / Restaurant management: This is the first time in my life until this year.

Everyone, but everyone, but really...

.

(Anything you want to say?) You shouldn't criticize the government, but I hope it ends soon, and I hope it ends soon, no Corona or anything else.]




<Anchor> In the



future, instead of reducing the store's business hours, some policies have been changed so that up to 4 people can gather in the evening.  



<Reporter>  



After 6 p.m., we are able to receive up to 4 guests, including those who have been vaccinated.



The restaurant business owner is welcome.



However, the opening hours have been shortened by one hour, so they have to close at 9pm.



Merchants complained that it was still a difficult situation.  



[Mr. A/Restaurant operation: (Checking the vaccination) It is sometimes difficult.

That doesn't mean much.

Because people are not on the street.]



[Lee Heung-gu/Restaurant management: There are things that are a little better, but one hour is reduced…

.

I think it will be similar (I think)] It's



getting harder and harder, but the lack of a promise for how long is making it harder for merchants. 



(Video editing: Yoo Dong-hyeok, Park Hyeon-cheol, video editing: Lee So-young)  



▶ To change the quarantine system…

"The second high-risk group should be vaccinated"


▶ 2,000 people on the second day…

"If there are more than 2,500, it is a medical response problem"