[Photo] Alley Restaurant Merchants Preparing for Business

On the 19th, when the strengthened Level 2 social distancing measures were implemented in the Seoul and Gyeonggi areas, a merchant in an alley in Myeongdong, Seoul, was preparing ingredients. Starting from this day, the quarantine authorities enforced full Level 2 social distancing measures in the metropolitan area. Gatherings and events with more than 50 people indoors or more than 100 people outdoors are, in principle, prohibited until the 30th of this month. This applies not only to exhibitions, public hearings, commemorative ceremonies, and recruitment exams but also to private gatherings such as weddings, alumni meetings, 60th birthday parties, funerals, and first birthday celebrations, which cannot be held with many people present./Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

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