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A worker at a coffee shop in downtown Seoul wipes tables Sunday, a day before customers will be allowed to eat and drink at cafes in Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi. [YONHAP]

Level 2.5 remains in place, but rules relaxed for cafes, gyms

Starting Monday, people in the Seoul metropolitan area will be allowed to eat and drink in coffee shops and go to the gym.

2021.1.17

Representatives of a federation of Pilates and fitness center owners take a deep bow as they urge the government Tuesday in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, to allow them to reopen their businesses. [YONHAP]

Tweaking of gym restrictions is looking likely

Pilates and fitness center owners protested the government’s shutdown orders Tuesday as health authorities floated the possibility of letting them reopen next week, citing falling coronavirus cases.

2021.1.12

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An inmate at Seoul Dongbu Detention Center in Songpa District, southern Seoul, holds a sign Sunday that reads, “I want a room to myself. Seven confirmed patients are still gathered [in a single room].” More than 1,100 coronavirus cases have been traced to the facility. [NEWS1]

Covid cases drop below 700 but Level 2.5 extended for 2 more weeks

Daily coronavirus cases dipped to 657 Saturday, but health authorities said current social distancing measures will remain in place for two more weeks across the country as several clusters continue to grow.

2021.1.3

A pedestrian passes a restaurant decorated with Christmas ornaments in the neighborhood of Hongik University in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Monday. As the Level 2.5 social distancing measures are imposed in the capital area, shopkeepers worry that year-end revenues will vanish. [YONHAP]

Gov't desperate to avoid Level 3 measures

Over 50 people linked to a hospital for the elderly in Ulsan were diagnosed with the coronavirus Monday as daily infections exceeded 600 for the second day in a row.

2020.12.7

An employee at a restaurant in Myeong-dong, central Seoul, prepares to shut down before 9 p.m. on Saturday as Seoul’s city government applied stricter social distancing measures from Saturday. Health authorities Sunday announced that the social distancing level for the Seoul metropolitan area would be raised to Level 2.5 as daily coronavirus cases surpassed 600 for the second time in nine months. [NEWS1]

Seoul's social distancing goes to Level 2.5 on Tuesday

Health authorities Sunday announced that the social distancing level for the Seoul metropolitan area will be raised by another notch to Level 2.5, while the rest of the nation's will also be elevated to Level 2.

2020.12.6

A restaurant in a shopping mall in Yeongdeungpo District, western Seoul, sits empty Sunday as central health authorities announced the social distancing level of the greater Seoul area would be raised to Level 2.5. [YONHAP]

Greater Seoul going to Level 2.5 restrictions soon

Health authorities Sunday announced that the social distancing level for the Seoul metropolitan area would soon be raised by another notch to Level 2.5, as daily coronavirus cases surpassed 600 for the second time in nine months.

2020.12.6

Cars line up Friday to buy soybeans at this year’s Paju Jangdan Soybean Festival in Paju, Gyeonggi, which was converted to a drive-through event amid the pandemic. [YONHAP]

New Covid cases surpass 500 for second day in a row

Korea added 569 new cases of the coronavirus Thursday, the second day in a row that daily infections exceeded 500.

2020.11.27

People line up at a Covid-19 testing site in Dongjak District, southern Seoul, Thursday. [YONHAP]

Daily cases hit 583 and aren't declining soon

Korea registered 583 new Covid-19 cases Wednesday, the largest daily increase in nearly nine months, as health authorities warned the disease was spreading far and fast.

2020.11.26

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun presides over a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters Sunday at the Central Government Complex in Gwanghwamun, downtown Seoul. [NEWS1]

Greater Seoul distancing measures relaxed at midnight

The so-called Level 2.5 social distancing measures for Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi will be lifted at midnight tonight as originally planned, central health authorities announced Sunday.

2020.9.13

The Rehabilitation Hospital at Severance Hospital in Seodaemun District, western Seoul, is placed under cohort isolation Thursday after several coronavirus infections were traced to the building. [YONHAP]

Coronavirus cluster breaks out at Severance Hospital

At least 17 coronavirus patients have been traced to Severance Hospital in Seodaemun District, western Seoul, since Wednesday, health officials said, raising concerns about one of the nation’s largest hospitals.

2020.9.10