<Anchor> Although the



uncomfortable distance is getting longer without any promise, the virus is not diminishing, but rather quickly seeping into various places. Those who were eagerly awaiting the day when they could return to their daily lives while observing the quarantine guidelines were dismayed and anxious when the news that the number of confirmed cases had exceeded 2,000.



Reporter Chan-beom Park met with people today (the 11th) and listened to their stories.



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2,223 new confirmed cases.



As the first digit changed, the confusion deepened rapidly.



[Hyo-Bun Ji / Merchant: The way to live is difficult and it feels like everyone is just leaving the world.] It



has been 5 weeks since the 4th step of distancing was implemented.



[Kim In-sook / Merchant: If the number of confirmed cases increases even after step 4, is it our 'shutdown' (I thought)] The



market merchants' faces ahead of Chuseok show more annoyance than laughter.



[Myungsoon Myungsoon / Merchant: If you throw it away again during Chuseok, it will be a real blow. How many people live in traditional markets?] A



restaurant street with many empty places even during lunchtime on weekdays.



In inverse proportion to the number of confirmed patients who set records when they wake up, their sales also set new records every day.



[Restaurant Employee: Almost every day, I seem to keep shooting the lowest sales.]



The class 20, who entered last year, is even said to be a cursed class.



[Lim Hyun-bin/University student (Class 20): When I come to school in this kind of situation, I feel a little anxious and a little scared.] Even a



senior college student is more helpless than expected.



[Lee Soo-min/University student (preparing to start-up): I think it's close to 'I'm helpless'. How can we not do anything on an individual level… .]



Parents who rarely have to send their children to school are exhausted.



[Song Eun-na/Parents: I'm worried that I won't be able to go again in the second semester.]



Doubts about whether the current 4th step of social distancing is effective in reducing the number of confirmed cases is growing among citizens.



(Video coverage: Oh Young-chun and Lee Yong-han, Video editing: Kim Jun-hee, CG: Kang Yu-ra)