<Anchor> It is the
last day of July, in the middle of the full-fledged vacation season.
The expressway was very crowded as there were many people who went on vacation to escape the sweltering and sticky heat.
What is of concern is also the situation of the corona virus quarantine.
Reporter Park Chan-geun looked around.
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Today (31st), when a heat wave warning was issued across the country, the daytime high temperature in Daegu exceeded 37 degrees, recording the nation's highest temperature this year.
Highways across the country suffered from the cars of vacationers fleeing from the continuous heat wave every day.
It is near the Banpo Interchange on the Gyeongbu Expressway.
Since Saturday morning, vehicles trying to leave Seoul have been lined up, creating a severe congestion.
The rest area was also visited by vacationers who wanted to take a break from a long trip.
[Hyunjun Choi / Iksan-si, Jeollabuk-do: Water play, water play. I worry a lot because I am afraid of Corona. I was very worried about going. (Probably) The weather is hot and I came out to make memories with my friends.]
Yesterday, when the weekend holiday started, a total of 5.3 million vehicles came out on the highway, which is the highest number of traffic during the summer vacation in the past 10 years.
It is interpreted as the effect of being flocked to domestic summer resorts as it is impossible to travel abroad.
At the East Coast Beach, there are long shade curtains that are about 2m apart along the coastline.
Vacationers sparsely fall and soak in the cold waters.
[Son Hee-jung / Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do: I was very careful because of the corona, but I thought it would be a bit dangerous if it was crowded... I searched here and it's quiet and not complicated... .]
Due to concerns about cluster infections in summer resorts, quarantine authorities are asking for special attention, but there were also people who were not wearing masks.
(Video coverage: In Pil-seong·Jo Eun-gi G1, Video editing: Kim Jun-hee)