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Today (1st), our society took the first step towards a healthy daily life, leaving behind the days when we had to distance ourselves from people because of the corona virus. November 1, 2021, today is the first day of a long journey back to a normal life. To all those who have been struggling with the corona virus, I hope you are doing your best in your changed daily life.



It's now 10:40 pm, but I'll connect the reporters to see what the city of Seoul looks like. Reporter Ha Jeong-yeon, it's been a long time since I've seen a signboard with lights on even after 10 pm. 



<Reporter> It



is listed in the food alley in Euljiro, Seoul, where many office workers visit on their way home from work.



Until yesterday, many shops would have been closed at this time, but today, the street is still full of vitality, probably because many people have delayed their way home.



[Lee Eun-ji / Seodaemun-gu, Seoul: Honestly, it was difficult to go



to a pub

or a den like this until 10 o’clock, but it’s been a long time

since

I’ve been here.

It is possible, but high-risk facilities such as entertainment pubs, Collatec, and dance studios are restricted from opening at 12:00 p.m. 



<Anchor> As the



business hours restrictions are gone, the store owners must have been more delighted than anyone.



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I have met several bosses since noon today, and many people expressed their anticipation for the vitality I had been looking for.     



[Yoon Young-won/Self-employed: As the time is extended, I don't know how many customers will come for more hours, but I am preparing for business with the expectation that many will come.

.]



[Hyung-Doo Kim/Self-Employed: I am looking forward to it a lot.

There are actually a lot of customers, wouldn't it be three or four times more than usual?

I prepared a lot of vegetables and food.]



Starting today, up to 10 people in the metropolitan area and 12 people in non-metropolitan areas, including those who have been vaccinated, can gather.



In preparation for an increase in the number of drinking parties at these gatherings during the year-end and New Year holidays, the police plan to conduct a crackdown on alcohol by changing the time and place of the crackdown for the next three months.



The quarantine authorities have asked for cooperation so that the long-awaited recovery of daily life can proceed as planned by strictly following quarantine guidelines such as wearing a mask and maintaining distance. 



(Video coverage: Gong Jin-goo, video editing: Park Ji-in, VJ: Roh Jae-min)     



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