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new confirmed cases is 70,000, which has decreased by more than half from two weeks ago, accelerating daily recovery.
As it was the first weekend of normal daily life in over two years, all over the country were full of people who went out for a picnic.
Reporter Kim Deok-hyun reports.
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On the afternoon of the 23rd, Han River Park in Yeouido, Seoul.
Mats and tents were set up in shady places, and they enjoyed the sunny spring weather while sitting around.
[Kim Hyung-jun / Guro-gu, Seoul: I couldn't come out for a while because of the corona, but I came out as well as the day was released and (distancing) was lifted.
Coming out here makes me feel better.
There are a lot of people.] There were
many people visiting the beach in the early heat.
[Song Young-hoon / Outing: There are more people than I thought, and it feels like (distancing) has been lifted and it feels like a trip, so it's fun.] On
the first weekend after the lifting of the distance, daily life seems to have returned to pre-COVID-19.
The number of new confirmed cases also fell to more than half compared to two weeks ago and to 15% from a month ago.
As the number of patients with severe severe disease also fell to the 700 level in 50 days, expectations for daily recovery are growing.
The government also lowered the Corona 19 infectious disease class to level 2 from next week, and made it possible to eat food in indoor stadiums, concert halls, trains, subways, and taxis.
However, we plan to further strengthen the management of high-risk groups such as the elderly.
Quarantine authorities say that the effectiveness of the vaccine declines rapidly 10 weeks after the third vaccination, and they plan to increase the rate of the fourth vaccination among the elderly by expanding visits to nursing hospitals and facilities.
In particular, people in their 80s and over, who account for more than 60% of the deaths, urged them to get the 4th vaccine.
(Video coverage: Seol Min-hwan, Park Eun-seong KNN, video editing: Park Ji-in)