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Two days before the lifting of the distance, the streets of the weekend were full of spring energy.

Pre-married couples are also less concerned about the wedding ceremony.

There is a clear decline in the number of new confirmed cases at 100,000 for the fourth day.



This is reporter Jae Hee-won.



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Dozens of couples with excited expressions filled the room.



It is an exposition held every weekend by a wedding preparation agency, and more people than usual gathered to hear the news that the limit on the number of weddings would be removed due to the lifting of social distancing.



[Han Do-yeon / Marriage preparation agency employee: (inquiries) have increased a lot since March.

Because of Corona, I withdrew a lot, but as the (number of people) restrictions are lifted, put those worries aside...

.]



Some people move forward a delayed wedding.



[Lee Hyun-jung/Bride: It is scheduled for the fall (wedding).

There is talk that all masks are now removed.

By the time we do it later, a lot will be released, so it'll be okay...

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On the weekend two days before the lifting of the distance, the streets were crowded with people in the sunny spring weather, and it was difficult to find an empty table in the restaurant area of ​​the department store.



The number of shoppers looking for spring clothes has also increased significantly.



[Lee Seung-yeon/Citizen: I came out to meet my friends because the weather was nice.

It seems that everyone is looking forward to (removing the distance).

Take off your mask and ride a bicycle to the Han River.]



The number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 was about 107,000, showing a marked decrease by 77,000 from a week ago and by 156,000 from two weeks ago.



The number of patients with severe severe cases also fell to 900 for the third day in a row.



Starting from Monday the day after tomorrow (18th), social distancing will be completely lifted, and the business hours of all multi-use facilities such as restaurants and cafes and restrictions on the number of gatherings will disappear.



(Video coverage: Kang Dong-cheol, video editing: Kim Jong-mi)