<Anchor>
How are you spending the Saturday before the Lunar New Year holiday?
Some changes have occurred in the COVID-19 prevention regulations.
It was decided to extend the business of restaurants and cafes in the non-metropolitan area by 1 hour until 10pm.
However, due to the possibility of re-proliferation in the metropolitan area, the 9 p.m. business restriction was maintained.
Today (6th) News, reporter Jeong Seong-jin starts.
<Reporter> The
ban on operating at 9pm at multi-use facilities nationwide has been around for about two months since December 8th last year.
The government's delay of the business time limit by one hour only for non-metropolitan areas is considered to be a measure taking into account both the livelihood of self-employed persons complaining of extreme damage and the situation of the corona spread.
In the non-metropolitan area, the average number of patients per day declined from 180 to 97 this week, showing a stable decline.
However, in the metropolitan area, the average number of patients per day increased rather than last week, and the decline was stagnant, and more than 70% of all confirmed cases are concentrated in the metropolitan area, which is a risk of reproliferation.
Strength state / Health and Welfare Vice: It reversed a situation where the tertiary fashion re-spread, but the decline congestion is (to be analyzed) in the phase of the risk of re-spread presence]
Monday in the 8th followed this Multi-use facilities such as restaurants, cafes, indoor sports facilities, and singing practice areas in non-metropolitan areas will be open until 10:00 pm.
It seems that 580,000 businesses in the non-metropolitan area will be covered.
In the case of metropolitan areas such as Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi-do, the business hours are maintained until 9 o'clock.
[Sae-Kyun Jeong/Prime Minister: The government will strictly separate and manage facilities that faithfully adhere to the quarantine rules and those that do not through the One Strike Out system.] The
government will ensure that mitigation measures in non-metropolitan areas do not lead to re-proliferation tax. I decided to issue a two-week group ban.
(Video coverage: Jeong Seong-hwa, video editing: Park Player)