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is the view of downtown Seoul on the night of last night (17th) just before social distancing was strengthened.

It was practically the last night of the year, where we can meet late at night and gather together, so the place was crowded.

Today the street scene has completely changed.

You can meet up to 4 people, and it is quiet because many places close at 9pm.



Reporter Jeong Seong-jin reported.



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Last night, the street in front of Hongik University in Seoul was crowded with many citizens because it was Friday and the last day of the gradual recovery of daily life.



[Byeong-hyeon Yang/Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do: Today is the last day, so I came for a drink.] It



is difficult to find an empty seat at every bar, and you can easily see people lining up even in cold weather.



However, with midnight, this year's normal recovery is practically over.



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Hongdae Street, which I visited again after half a day, is due to the cold weather, but the number of people visiting the street has decreased, and the number of empty seats in restaurants and cafes has increased.




Citizens, who thought this winter would be different from last winter, were more disappointed, and



[Dabin Oh / Yangcheon-gu, Seoul: I made a reservation for a pension to go out with my family at the end of the year, but suddenly the announcement was made and the pension was canceled…

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It's a pity that I can't even get together with my family.]



Again, the number of private gatherings was reduced to four, and the self-employed who had to close their doors at 9pm were more shocked.



[Kim Young-hee / Restaurant management: (meat) usually needs to be aged for 20 days in a full moon.

So I got it all in advance...

The year-end business is completely over.

It's serious now because I'm coming back (distancing).]



Confusion arose as the quarantine rules were strengthened in various places in society that used to go along with the recovery of daily life.



Two days ago, when the number of guests was announced at the announcement of the change in quarantine rules, both the wedding hall and the prospective couple moved together.



[Kim Sol-yi/Bride of today's wedding: The government guidelines were announced two days ago, so the wedding hall did not have time to respond to it (number of guests), and I also got a call from the wedding hall today (17th) and gave (number of guests) information. In fact, I got it today (the 17th).] The



campground, which was full just two weeks ago, was reduced by half due to the limit of the number of people, and the amusement park plaza, where outdoor events were canceled, was empty again.



Even on weekends with fewer vehicles going to the suburbs, the procession of vehicles to the temporary screening station continued for hundreds of meters.



The social distancing that is in effect today will remain in effect until January 2nd next year.



(Helicopter pilot: Min Byung-ho, video coverage: In Pil-seong, Kang Dong-cheol, Park Hyeon-cheol, video editing: Choi Hye-young)