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Tomorrow (1st), the first day of the new year, you can take off your mask and see the sun three years after the corona at the East Coast sunrise spot.

In preparation for the possibility that many people will gather in each region at once, the plan is to do everything possible to prevent accidents.



This is Reporter Jo Jae-geun.



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It is Gyeongpo Beach on January 1st this year.



Sunrise goers gather on the beach wearing masks to wait for the sunrise.



There was no official sunrise event, but it was estimated that more than 250,000 people flocked to the Gangneung area alone.



This year, more people are expected to visit the beach as they can enter the beach without wearing a mask.



Gangneung and Samcheok prepared various sunset and sunrise events for the first time in three years, and Sokcho and Yangyang, which closed their beaches last year, decided to allow beach access.



Large lodging near the beach has a room reservation rate of close to 100%, and today, the last day of this year, KTX train tickets to Gangneung are sold out early.



[Jeong Deok-gi/Seoul Gae-bong-dong: It was difficult to get a room on January 1st, so I did it until the day before, so I came a little earlier, and I'm going to go see the sunrise with my family last time on the East Sea.]



Safety management measures are strengthened more than ever.



Gangwon-do plans to put about 2,400 people, including public officials, police, and civic groups, at 28 sunrise spots along the East Coast to prevent accidents.



[Eom Geum-moon/Gangneung-si Tourism Policy Manager: (Crowd) In terms of alleviating overcrowded areas and relieving traffic congestion, we will put in firefighters, police, and public officials, and as a whole, we will do our best for safety.]



Coastal rescue boats of the Korea Coast Guard are placed on the beach and breakwaters where sunrise visitors can gather to prepare for water accidents such as falls.



Some local governments, such as Donghae and Pohang, will broadcast the sunrise scene in real time, so you can also watch it online.