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tomorrow (the 6th), the business hours of restaurants and cafes in the metropolitan area will be extended to 10 pm, and meetings will be possible for up to 6 people including those who have completed vaccinations. The self-employed said it was not enough, and predicted a vehicle protest three days later.



This news is reporter Hyung-woo Hyung.



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tomorrow, restaurants and cafes in the metropolitan area will be open until 10 pm.



It will be increased by 1 hour from the previous 9 pm.



Considering the economic situation of the self-employed, some of the quarantine measures have been relaxed.



[Sohn Young-rae/Chief of Social Strategy Team, Central Accident Remediation Headquarters: Considering that the situation is not in a situation where tension can be slowed, the level is maintained, but some quarantine measures are carefully relaxed with a focus on vaccination… .]



However, self-employed people object that an extension of one hour is not going to improve the situation.



[Nosoon branch/restaurant operation: There is no expectation that sales will rise suddenly. It was repeated after trying to keep distance for a year.] If you



include those who have been vaccinated, up to 6 people can meet, but the self-employed are questioning the effectiveness.



[Bang Jeong-seung/cafe staff: 6 minutes The people who gather like this are mainly young people. I know that very few young people have yet 14 days after



receiving the

second (vaccination) dose.]

This is because the rate of completion of vaccination is still quite low for those in their 20s to 50s.



In the last week of last month, sales of self-employed people working in restaurants fell by 27% compared to the same period in 2019, and for bars, it halved.



The Self-Employed Emergency Response Committee plans to hold a mass vehicle demonstration in 9 regions across the country on the night of the 8th to protest the government's social distancing.



[Jo Ji-hyun / Co-CEO of the Self-Employed Emergency Response Committee: It's not just about 'It's difficult, please lend me more', but now it's the intensity of 'I'm going to die, please help me'. Re-establishment of quarantine policy and compensation so that people can live (necessary)] The



government said that if the epidemic stabilizes by maintaining good distance for the next four weeks, it can be adjusted to close to daily life from next month.



(Video coverage: Oh Young-chun, Video editing: Hwang Ji-young)