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you heard, after a while, after 9pm, you can't eat inside the store. In addition, the number of city buses in Seoul decreases from 9 o'clock. It is the purpose of entering the house early, but for more information, I will connect with reporters.

Reporter Jo Yoon-ha, Today (31st), when I saw it during the day, there were noticeably fewer cars and people on the street.

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Yes, I am now in Gwanghwamun, Seoul.

As the number of telecommuters increases and the time is now 8 o'clock, that is, it is a little past the time to go home, so it is more busy than usual.

In line with the implementation of step 2.5 of social distancing, the city of Seoul decided to reduce the number of buses in Seoul by 20% from 9pm, about an hour later.

The number of nighttime buses of about 325 route buses running in downtown Seoul decreased from about 4,500 to 3,600 times, by 900 times.

As a result, the dispatch interval is expected to increase little by little, but I think you will have to wait 5-10 minutes longer than the usual time you wait at the stop.

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purpose of <Anchor> is good, but if there are fewer buses, there will be more people waiting and I am worried that the inside of the bus will become more complicated, but are all bus routes decreasing?

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Yes, not all bus routes in Seoul are reduced.

Congested routes, late-night buses such as owl buses, and town buses are excluded from the reduction, so they run the same as usual.

Citizens' reactions to the reduction of buses were slightly mixed.

[Kim Eui-do/Seoul Dobong-gu: In this situation, you must actively follow the government's policy. (Action) For the time being, even if it's uncomfortable, it's not worth it... .]

[Song-gyeong Oh/Seongbuk-gu, Seoul: (Rather) I'm a little worried because the density is going to increase. By allocating more vehicles to disperse more so that it is not crowded as much as possible (I think it would be better.)] Not

only the bus service decreases from 9 p.m., but restaurants and taverns are only available for packaging and delivery operations.

As you can see behind me, the Gwanghwamun Food Alley would have been very bright if it had been as usual, but now it is in full swing.

There was also a point in the restaurant, why in-store meals are not possible after 9 p.m., but why is it possible at a convenience store. Accordingly, the convenience store industry also prevented meals from inside the convenience store or at tables outside the convenience store until the 6th and Sunday.

(Video coverage: Choi Woong Choi, video editing: Jo Moo-hwan, VJ: Noh Jae-min)