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Most religious facilities in the metropolitan area held non-face-to-face events in line with the 4th stage of distancing, but Sarang First Church where Rev. Kwang-Hoon Jeon is present held a face-to-face service. It is said that even officials have blocked access to the site.



Reporter Han So-hee reported.



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Religious facilities in Seoul are limited to gatherings of less than 20 people.



As a result, most of the churches conducted non-face-to-face worship services.



[Yeouido Full Gospel Church member: Because the church is so big, I thought how many people would fit in. I can't get in... .]



Religious groups that have violated quarantine rules and order prohibiting gatherings are unable to worship in person, but Pastor Kwang-Hoon Jeon's Sarang First Church, who has a history of being caught, enforced in-person worship.



[Jeon Kwang-hoon / Pastor of Sarang First Church (YouTube: You Know TV): We respect God’s command more than anyone else’s command in the world.] The



city ​​of Seoul tried to check the face-to-face worship service, but church officials prevented it from entering.



The city said it would consider imposing fines or suspending operations if face-to-face worship is confirmed through evidence.



Sarang First Church has announced that it will continue to conduct face-to-face worship services in the future.



At another church that has supported Pastor Kwang-Hoon Jeon, more than 470 people attended the service and violated quarantine guidelines.



The city of Seoul inspected 1,49 religious facilities a day today (18th) and found 14 churches that violated quarantine rules.



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Citizens who visited the beach cooled down in an orderly manner.



After taking your temperature, leaving a log of entry and exit, you will enter.



[Fever check, did you call?]



You must wear a mask even when entering the sea, and tents and parasols are prohibited to avoid staying on the beach for long.



[School Guest: Because of Corona, I only give air to the child for a while, so... (You can't swim in the sea?) I didn't even think of going for a bath.]



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Citizens who wanted to prepare for 'home-cooking' continued to come to large marts.



[Kwon Joo-hee / Gangseo-gu, Seoul: It’s hard to come out even once… There are a lot of people and I can't go there, so I've been here a lot... ]



Department stores that have recently received a series of confirmed cases have been paying attention to store quarantine management.



(Video coverage: Kim Seong-il, Inpil-seong, Yang Doo-won, video editing: Won-hee Won)