The Korean government is implementing regulations such as shortened business hours for restaurants as a countermeasure against infection with the new coronavirus, because the average number of newly infected people per day is more than 400,000 per week until the 17th. , We have decided to limit the further mitigation measures that we were considering in consideration of the impact on management to a small amount from the beginning.
According to the Korean health authorities, the number of newly infected people with the new coronavirus confirmed on the 17th was 407,017, a decrease of about 200,000 compared to the 16th, but the average for the week until the 17th is 40. There are more than 10,000 people.
Under these circumstances, the Korean government will limit the number of private gatherings from 6 to 8 from next week at the countermeasures meeting held on the 18th, while maintaining the current situation that the restaurant is open until 11:00 pm. I decided.
The Korean government was considering further easing measures such as extending the regulations such as shortened business hours of restaurants, which are being implemented as a countermeasure against the infection of the new coronavirus, until midnight in consideration of the impact on management. As the infection continues to spread rapidly, the content has been kept small from the beginning.
Health and Welfare Minister Kwon Dok-chul said, "We have come to the conclusion of a small adjustment because there is a strong concern about significant deregulation in the absence of a clear prediction of the peak of the infection," and is struggling to respond. I was told that.
The Dong-A Ilbo, a leading Korean newspaper, said that the Korean government extended the shortened business hours of restaurants to 11:00 pm earlier this month and removed the obligation to show vaccination certificates, which made the infection situation worse. I point out that.