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Except for the mask, the spring flower outing you just saw is not much different from your daily life before Corona.
The number of new confirmed cases also fell below 200,000 for the first time in six weeks as of the announcement on Saturday.
But there are still things to be wary of.
Reporter Park Jae-hyun will explain.
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Today (9th) the streets of Myeong-dong, Seoul.
There is no time to set foot with family and lovers.
Foreigners who had not been seen for a while also returned.
It is quite different from about a year ago when social distancing was strengthened.
At one time, many of the stores were closed, but now there are remodeling works going on all over the place ahead of the return to normal life.
[Lee Ga-eun / Yongsan-gu, Seoul: A lot of rental inquiries (marks) seem to have disappeared from the early days and it seems to be full.
Except for the mask, I can't feel the corona atmosphere well, and it doesn't seem like it's almost Corona anymore.
I may have gotten used to it.]
If the number of private gatherings and business hours restrictions are lifted after the 18th, the street is expected to become more lively.
The government is also planning to make it possible to take down masks and eat food at indoor stadiums, marts, and movie theaters.
[Son Young-rae/Chief of Social Strategy Team (Yesterday) of the Central Accident Remediation Headquarters (Yesterday): There was a request from the transition committee (to allow indoor eating), and we also think that it is necessary to review it along with easing the current distance…
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However, the decline in the number of severe cases and deaths is not as fast as expected.
There were 1,099 patients with severe severe cases, which has been maintaining the 1,000 level for over a month since the 7th of last month.
94% of the deaths came from people in their 60s or older, and the government plans to maintain separate quarantine rules for high-risk groups even after the distancing is lifted.
(Video coverage: Hwang In-seok, video editing: Choi Hye-young)