[Photo] Peak Vacation Season... Seoul Downtown is 'Empty'

The city center viewed from Seoul-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 31st during the late July and early August vacation season is completely empty. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

The city center viewed from Seoul-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 31st during the late July and early August vacation season is completely empty. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

The city center viewed from Seoul-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 31st during the late July and early August vacation season is completely empty. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

The city center viewed from Seoul-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 31st during the late July and early August vacation season is completely empty. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Dong-joo] On the 31st, during the late July to early August vacation season, the city center viewed from Seoul-ro in Jung-gu, Seoul, was empty. Areas near Gwanghwamun and Seoul Station, which usually have long lines of vehicles every weekend, showed a quiet scene. However, as the number of new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) once again reached 100,000, entering a resurgence phase, concerns about mass infections are being raised.

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