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Starting today (14th), the social distancing stage in the metropolitan area has been changed to stage 2.

You can drink coffee in the store again, and academy, taekwondo, and sports facilities that were closed were opened.

You can also pick up guests at the restaurant after 9pm.

In order to continue this normal routine, it is most important for all of us to follow the quarantine rules.

I will connect a reporter out of downtown Seoul to see what it looks like on the first day.



Reporter Jeong Da-eun, there are a lot of people in the back right now. Where are you now?



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Yes, I am in Euljiro, Seoul, in an alley where restaurants are crowded.



This is a place where office workers around here often visit for dinner after work. Until yesterday, the streets were somewhat busy as stores were banned after 9 p.m., but as normal business resumed from today, the streets seemingly revived.



Draft beer is also noticeable throughout this outdoor table.



There were many reactions from the owners of the pub that it was a big hit as nighttime sales, which were heavily weighted, fell sharply, but from today they were forced to take a breath.



[Jeong Gyu-ho/Hope house owner: Everyone has less than a tenth of their sales.

I think it's a good thing to abolish the (store business) until 9 o'clock.]



General restaurants, rest restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops, etc. have resumed their normal business from today, but quarantine regulations are obligatory.



Wearing a mask, making a list of people, and keeping a 2m gap between tables.



Citizens who were uncomfortable with the restrictions due to distances such as restaurants and cafes generally welcomed the easing measures.



[Kim Woo-kyung/Seoul Seodaemun-gu: It is said that the stuffiness will be resolved and the vitality will be more.

If you do well with a mask, play in the evening...

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However, 11 high-risk facilities such as entertainment pubs and singing practice areas were still banned from gathering, but karaoke bars and entertainment establishments are suffering from unpredictable suspension of business.



[The owner of the entertainment bar: The store is decaying because it is closed for nearly six months.

Since I can't live, I get a loan and get a loan.]



This measure will be applied for two weeks until the 27th.



It is an atmosphere that it is too early for self-employed people to feel relieved even when nighttime business resumes as the distance between them may be reinforced according to the corona spread in the future.



(Video coverage: Nam Nam Kim, video editing: Ji-in Park, VJ: Min-gu Jung)