The social distancing adjustment plan, which has been partially relaxed from the current one, is expected to be announced today (18th).
The government will announce new social distancing measures to be applied from the 21st after a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters this morning.
It is known that the number of private gatherings will be increased from 6 to 8, but the business hours of multi-use facilities such as restaurants and cafes will remain at 11 pm.
The government announced on the 4th the current '6 people, 11 o'clock' distancing measures, saying, "From the next distance adjustment, we will seriously consider easing measures."
The government once considered increasing the number of private gatherings to eight people and limiting business hours to midnight. lost
As of 9 pm on the 17th, the number of people who tested positive nationwide was tentatively counted at 339,097.
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