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How did you spend the last day of January?

When the year changes, there will be a lot of people who haven't kept the promise to meet and for a month, but it has become difficult to do it all together during the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays.

The government has decided to extend social distancing, ban private gatherings with more than 5 people, and restrict business operations at 9pm for another two weeks.



First, reporter Hwa Kang-yoon reports.



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average daily corona19 confirmed patient for the past week was 418.



It again exceeded the standard of 2.5 levels of social distancing, 400 people.



The quarantine authorities judged that large-scale group infections at IM Mission and university hospitals continued, and infections in daily life such as saunas and academies were also increasing.



In particular, as there is a great concern about the rapid spread of infection ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, the government decided to extend social distancing, which is the 2.5th stage in the metropolitan area and the second stage in the non-metropolitan area, until the end of the New Year.



The ban on private gatherings for more than 5 people and the ban on business after 9pm continues.



[Sae-Kyun Jeong/Prime Minister: This is because vaccination and school opening in March can be achieved without a hitch only when the third spreading trend is stabilized until the Lunar New Year holiday, and the recovery of precious daily life can be accelerated using this as a stepping stone.]



However, in movie theaters and performance halls We have slightly eased the spacing of one space so that you can sit with your companion.



In addition, some quarantine regulations have been lifted, such as lifting the suspension of operation at 9pm for winter sports facilities such as ski resorts.



The quarantine authorities decided to look at the trend of the spread and reconsider whether or not the distancing would be eased around this weekend, a week later.



At the end of the Lunar New Year holidays, we plan to initiate a reorganization of distances in the direction of specifying quarantine rules for individual activities rather than regulations centered on places or industries such as multi-use facilities.



(Video coverage: Jeong Seong-hwa, video editing: Hwang Ji-young)