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The social distancing that has changed our lives for the past two years will disappear from next week.

Masks must continue to be worn, but from now on, any number of people can gather anywhere, anytime.

At the same time, from ten days later, the grade of Corona Infectious Disease will be lowered by one level, and by the end of next month, even if you get Corona, you do not need to isolate.

Now, a new daily life with Corona begins.



First of all, medical reporter Yoo Seung-hyun will tell you in detail about the disappearance of social distancing.



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Two years and one month after the first introduction, the government declared the complete lifting of social distancing.



The time is from next Monday.



[Kwon Deok-cheol/Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters 1st Deputy Director: Thanks to the active efforts of the people, the current prevalence of Omicron continues to decrease.

All indicators, such as critically ill patients and hospital room utilization rates, are improving, and the medical system is secure enough.]



All facilities, such as restaurants and cafes, can be opened 24 hours a day, and the limit of the number of private gatherings of up to 10 people is also eliminated.



Large-scale events and gatherings that were limited to 299 people, and religious facilities where only 70% of the seats were allowed, will also be removed.



[Lee Sang-soo / Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do: Of course, it should be released even for the self-employed.

So many self-employed people suffer.]



From the 25th, eating and drinking at movie theaters, concert halls, and indoor sports facilities will also be possible.



There is no longer a single row of seats in movie theaters, academies, and reading rooms.



However, we will continue to wear masks indoors and outdoors for the time being.



Even in high-risk facilities such as nursing homes, quarantine measures such as preemptive examination of inmates and employees and prohibition of contact and visitation remain.



The government announced six recommendations, including vaccinations, hand washing, and ventilation, saying that personal quarantine in daily life is more important after the lifting of social distancing.



In particular, he emphasized that if you are sick, get tested for Corona immediately and stay at home.



On the day of the announcement of the lifting of the distance, there were 125,846 new confirmed cases of Corona, which was around 100,000 for the third day.



The number of severe cases was 999 and the death toll was 264, both of which continued to decrease.



(Video coverage: Jo Ki-ho, Video editing: Choi Eun-jin, VJ: Oh Se-gwan, CG: Choi Ha-neul)