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existing distancing phase will be extended again for 2 weeks from today (23rd).
In particular, in the 4th level area, such as the metropolitan area, the business hours of cafes and restaurants will be shortened by an additional hour to 9:00 pm.
Reporter Jeong Da-eun delivers the quarantine rules to remember.
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current social distancing will be extended by two more weeks from today to the 5th of the next month.
In-store business hours will be reduced by one hour for restaurants and cafes in the metropolitan area, Busan, Daejeon, and Jeju-do, etc.
Closed after 9pm except for take-out and delivery.
However, private gatherings, which were limited to two people after 6 pm, are now possible up to four people including those who have completed the vaccination.
After completing the second vaccination, up to 4 people, including 2 people who completed the vaccination, who have passed the 14-day period of immunity, can use restaurants and cafes.
Convenience stores, like restaurants, are prohibited from eating at both the store and outside tables after 9 p.m. in Level 4 and 10 p.m. in Level 3.
Even in the 4th stage, multi-use facilities such as karaoke and PC rooms are open until 10 pm as before.
Weddings and funerals are limited to 49 people including family and friends.
In addition, those who work in public baths, indoor sports facilities, and private academies, which are at high risk of infection, should undergo PCR testing once every two weeks.
The government is planning to review additional quarantine measures in consideration of the effect of distancing for the next two weeks and the situation of the vaccination rate.