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yesterday (30th), the distance between Seoul and the metropolitan area began in phase 2.5. Restaurants and bars were only available for packaging and delivery operations after 9 p.m., but the Seoul Metropolitan Government ordered restrictions on stalls and street food trucks to prevent the so-called'balloon effect'.

Reporter Kim Sang-min went out to downtown Seoul last night.

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is a restaurant area in Wangsimni, Seoul last night.

It seems that the place that would have been crowded on holiday evenings was due to the aftermath of the coronavirus.

Even the customers in the restaurant were counted.

I walked into a bar about 10 minutes before 9pm, the closing time limit.

Customers trying to enter the store had to turn around and

[sorry. Please come next time.] The

waitresses looked for tables and announced that they were closed.

[Because we are until 9 o'clock today... . (Yes, I have to get up. I want to get up in 5 minutes.)] I left the

seats one by one, and at 9:02, the inside of the store was empty.

From 9 p.m., the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the police, and public health centers began joint inspections of restaurants around Wangsimni.

The merchants were generally convinced of the reinforced quarantine measures, but they couldn't hide the clutter of the half-shattered sales.

[Merchant: I've been in business for 19 years, and I'm a person who says (business is good), but this is the first time like today. This is a woman

who went well even during the IMF, which was more difficult than this.] The city ​​of Seoul has issued orders to limit gatherings to stalls, street shops, and food trucks after 9 p.m., considering that if restaurants and pubs are closed, people may be crowded.