<Anchor> The
quarantine authorities explained that the key to step 4 is not to ask them not to go out only at night, but to reduce unnecessary meetings and appointments.
Then, this time, we will connect Eulji-ro, Seoul, which is visited not only by office workers but also by young people these days.
Reporter Kim Sang-min, I can feel that the number of people there is also drastically reduced on the screen.
<Reporter>
The Euljiro Alley where I am located has become a so-called 'hot place' recently visited by various generations as well as young office workers because of the advantage of being able to sit at an outdoor table and have beer with good value snacks.
This screen that is coming out with me right now is a picture taken by a customer who visited this place at the end of last month and posted on social media just about a week ago.
Let's take a look at the store next to me first.
These outdoor tables, usually laid out on an asphalt floor, are all folded up.
When I asked the employees why, they said that from this month, the ward office has not allowed the installation of outdoor tables that interfere with road traffic because of the corona quarantine.
It was explained that the number of guests who could receive it had already decreased, but the loss was severe because of the increase in distance today.
Let's go to another restaurant with outdoor tables.
Now, we have set up a few tables in the outdoor yard that does not invade the road, and there are sparsely seated two-person customers, but the number of customers has significantly decreased compared to the previous year.
Merchants in the Euljiro commercial area say that the peak season here lasts for five months from May to September, and they explain that a decrease in sales is inevitable due to the increase in distance.
<Anchor> The
scenery on the way home from work has changed dramatically in one day, and I can't help it because of the quarantine, but it seems quite frustrating for business people.
<Reporter>
Yes, we looked around restaurants in central Seoul, where it is difficult to get into without reservations, and he said that group reservations were being canceled due to the increased distance.
[Japanese restaurant employee: All those who made a reservation after two weeks (reserved later) have canceled it after a week now.]
[Indian restaurant official: When I said 'I think we need to change or cancel the number of people', we canceled all 4 teams. If a hole-in-one originally worked for about 6 people, today (half) worked with about 3 people… .] Even the
crowded streets such as Apgujeong in Seoul and Garosu-gil in Sinsa-dong had a quiet atmosphere before 6pm today.
Although it is a difficult situation for both citizens and self-employed people whose activities are greatly restricted, the quarantine authorities have requested active cooperation as the next two weeks are important.
(Video coverage: Kim Heung-sik, Yang Hyun-cheol, video editing: Yoon Tae-ho, screen provided: Lee Yun-jeong unhp_food_)
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