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new distance will be applied from next month.

In the metropolitan area, it was decided to increase the number of people meeting up to 4 people to 6 people and then expand it to 8 people again.

The 10 p.m. limit will also be extended until midnight.

In non-metropolitan areas, there are no restrictions on the number of people and time.



First of all, this is reporter Nam Joo-hyun.



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From the 1st of next month, it is expected that the second stage of the new distancing will be applied in the metropolitan area, and the first stage measures will be applied in most other areas.



This is because the number of patients in the non-metropolitan area is stable, and in the metropolitan area, the weekly average number of patients is 326, which is because the regional epidemic continues.



If this happens, restaurants, cafes and karaoke bars, which were currently closed at 10 o'clock in the metropolitan area, can be opened until midnight, and entertainment facilities and hold'em pubs, which have been closed for several months, can reopen.



The ban on private gatherings of five or more will be gradually eased.



In the case of the metropolitan area, only 6 people can gather for 2 weeks, and it will be expanded to 8 people from the 15th.



[Kim Bu-gyeom/Prime Minister: There is a sense of social awareness, so I will introduce a transition period of two weeks without going right away.

Some restrictions apply, such as private gatherings of up to 6 people.]



In the metropolitan area, events of more than 100 people, such as weddings and funerals, are prohibited as before.



In the case of non-metropolitan areas, the first stage, there is no limit on the number of people or time, so free meetings are possible.



As the economic damage of the working class has accumulated due to the strengthened quarantine and the public's fatigue has increased, we have focused on preparing a sustainable reform plan that encompasses quarantine and daily life.



[Kwon Deok-cheol/Minister of Health and Welfare: Minimize regulations on the self-employed and small business owners, but maintain restrictions on individual activities such as restrictions on private gatherings.]



After checking the epidemic situation this week, the government will check the epidemic situation this week and implement the steps and implementation of the distance by each local government by Wednesday A final decision will be made on the period, etc.



(Video coverage: Jeong



Seong-hwa

, video editing: So Ji-hye)     

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