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Distance to customers is an inconvenience, but for restaurant, cafe and karaoke owners, it will be a matter of survival. Self-employed people were not happy with the policy to ease the distance. Reporter Ahn Sang-woo is out in front of Hongdae, Seoul.



Reporter Ahn, you must have met the merchants today (the 20th). How was the atmosphere?



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Yes, I am on the street in front of Hongdae, Seoul.



There are still more than ten days left for the social distancing reform bill announced today to be applied, but there is already a feeling of anticipation that daily life can be restored at the site.



The biggest change is that you can have private meetings with 5 or more people, and you can use restaurants, cafes, singing centers, and entertainment facilities until midnight.



Business owners who have been severely restricted in business are welcoming.



[Lee Ok-soon/Restaurant management: We worked very hard, for 1 year and 6 months. I have higher expectations that it will get better by extending the (business hours) to 12:00.]



[Kim Jong-sik/Karaoke Operation: Now (opening hours) at 12:00 pm, wouldn’t it be easier to breathe… . At least you have about 3 hours to eat until 12 noon. It's nice to see it.]



Citizens generally welcomed it, but there were concerns that the spread was still high, but it was too early.



[Eunji Kang/Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul: I don’t feel bad because I don’t have to go to the middle of playing with my friends, and I think it’s good because I can meet more friends.]



[Kim Hyung-ki / Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do: It is said that the quarantine rules will be lifted when a vaccine is introduced, but there is no guarantee that you will get the vaccine, and there is a concern that it will spread further because the tension is relieved…

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Persons who have been vaccinated will not be subject to the number limit at private gatherings, gatherings or religious events from next month.




Also, if you have been vaccinated even once, you do not need to wear a mask outdoors, such as in parks or hiking trails.



Since July is the time when people in their 20s and 50s have not yet been properly vaccinated, easing the distance may lead to an increase in the number of confirmed cases, so thorough quarantine rules are required.



(Video coverage: Harung, Video editing: Jeong Seong-hwa)    



▶ Gathering of 6 people in the metropolitan area Until midnight…

Non-metropolitan areas are 'completely released'