<Anchor> As the
quarantine authorities extend the current distance step by two more weeks, merchants who cannot open after 9 PM are becoming more dissatisfied.
Therefore, businesses with a large amount of damage, such as PC cafes and indoor sports facilities, decided to take action as a protest from today (2nd).
We connect to reporters who are out in a bowling alley in downtown Seoul.
Reporter Han Sang-woo, there is about an hour left to close the door, but you are going to turn on the light and keep the door open after 9 o'clock?
<Reporter>
Yes, my place is a bowling alley in Yeouido, Seoul.
There are still some customers left and they are enjoying bowling, but at 9 o'clock they all have to go out.
As a protest against the 9 o'clock business restrictions, the company decided to turn on the lights and open the door, although it does not accept customers after 9 o'clock.
Let’s meet the representatives of the company and listen to them.
Q. The business restrictions are likely to be a big hit. What is the situation now?
[Kim Hee-joon/Bowling alley president: Most of the customers come from work, but asking to open until 9 o'clock is the same as saying not to do business.
Now, one-tenth of our sales have been cut and employees are not paying labor costs.] In the
indefinitely open protests, many business owners who suffered great damage due to the government's collective restrictions such as various indoor sports facilities, coin karaoke rooms, and PC cafes participated. I did.
It means that we have no choice but to take collective action beyond the limits that can withstand the continued business restrictions.
Protests by self-employed people also continue.
[Allow until midnight!]
Self-employed people argued that due to the 9 o'clock business restrictions, customers crowded for 2 hours starting from 7 PM, which was not helpful for quarantine.
Self-employed organizations said they would continue the '24-hour open demonstration' indefinitely, and that if there is no change in the quarantine guidelines, they will also consider a plan to enforce business after 9 o'clock.
(Video coverage: Park Hyeon-cheol, video editing: Park Jin-hoon)