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number of new COVID-19 cases reached 80,000, falling below 100,000 for two days in a row.

While social distancing has been lifted from this week, you can eat and drink at movie theaters and public transport from next week.



This is reporter Jeong Da-eun.



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There were 81,58 new confirmed cases of Corona 19 yesterday (21st).



It was counted below 100,000 for two days in a row, but as of Friday, it is the first time in 10 weeks since February that the number of new confirmed cases was below 100,000.



The number of patients with severe severe cases also decreased by 13 from the previous day to 833, which is 800 people for six days in a row.



The death toll stood at 206, an increase of 59 from the previous day.



The government plans to further accelerate the transition to normal recovery starting next week.



After the 25th, when the COVID-19 infectious disease level is adjusted to Level 2, food and beverages will be available not only in movie theaters and indoor sports venues, but also in public transport such as railways, express and intercity buses, and airplanes.



Eating and drinking is not allowed on city or town buses.



For tastings and tastings at large marts and department stores, a separate area was designated to maintain a distance of at least 1m between people.



[Kim Bu-gyeom/Prime Minister: For safe indoor eating, refraining from talking and moving when eating food, wearing a mask when not eating, and thorough ventilation must be observed…

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Contact visits at nursing hospitals and facilities are also temporarily permitted from the 30th to the 22nd of the next month.



However, when visiting, you must wear a mask and eating and drinking is prohibited.



In addition, from June 2nd, the Ministry of National Defense will resume the call-up training for the reserve forces, which has been suspended for the past two years.



The reserve force training will be conducted as a call-up training for 8 hours a day and remote classes for 8 hours a day as well.



Yesterday, about 58,000 people received the 4th dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and the vaccination rate was 1.3%, and the 4th dose rate for those aged 60 and over was 4.2%.