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Tourists sit maskless in the sand behind the control line at Eurwangni Beach in Incheon on Sunday, despite the temporary closure of four major beaches in Incheon, including Eurwangni, Wangsan, Hanagae and Silmi, following the Level 4 measures applied in the region. Incheon temporarily closed beaches in Jung District until July 25 and banned the use of shower rooms, parasols, tents and rental facilities. [NEWS1]

Level 3 to be imposed in regions outside greater Seoul from Tuesday

Social distancing measures outside the greater Seoul area will all be raised to the second-highest of the distancing system starting Tuesday, as Covid-19 cases surge across the country.

2021.7.25

Gyeongmun Beach in Gangreung, Gangwon, is blocked off from entry due to Covid-19. Authorities are cordoning off all areas that tourists like to visit to see the New Year sunrise on Friday. [NEWS1]

Level 3 restrictions locked into place in prisons

Prisons across the country will be put under Level 3 restrictions after a cluster at the Seoul Dongbu Detention Center grew to 792 Covid-19 cases.

2020.12.31

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No visitors can be seen in Everland, an amusement park in Yongin, Gyeonggi, on Wednesday as social gatherings of five people or more were banned in Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi to prevent the spread of Covid-19. [YONHAP]

Daily cases back above 1,000 as holidays approach

Daily coronavirus cases jumped back to 1,092 Tuesday as restaurant owners nationwide braced for heightened social distancing measures capping the number of customers allowed to eat in a group.

2020.12.23

A worker at a restaurant in Jongno District, central Seoul, receives calls from customers Tuesday canceling their reservations. The reservation list is empty for the coming weeks, she said, in stark contrast to last year. [YONHAP]

Restaurant groups limited to four through Jan. 3

A ban prohibiting people from eating in groups of more than four will go into effect for restaurants nationwide this week, while winter sports facilities will close.

2020.12.22

Health officials enter the Seoul Dongbu Detention Center in Songpa District, southern Seoul, Saturday, where at least 202 people have tested positive for the coronavirus. Former President Lee Myung-bak, who’s serving a 17-year sentence there, tested negative. [NEWS1]

Daily Covid cases hit a record 1,097

A record number of 1,097 people tested positive for the coronavirus Saturday as new clusters emerged from all corners of the country.

2020.12.20

People line up in front of Seoul City Hall on Friday to receive Covid-19 tests at a Jung District makeshift testing center. [YONHAP]

1,000-plus cases reported for a third day in a row

With more than a thousand new Covid-19 cases detected for the third day in a row on Thursday, officials are mulling Level 3 social distancing measures, the most restrictive level in the government’s virus containment program.

2020.12.18

People line up at a Covid-19 testing site near Seoul City Hall in Jung District, central Seoul, Thursday. [YONHAP]

Deaths hit a record and cases remain above 1,000

Korea confirmed more than 1,000 new Covid-19 cases Wednesday for the second-straight day, while infections in Seoul hit an all-time high. A record-breaking number of nationwide deaths was also reported, as the pandemic showed no signs of letting up.

2020.12.17

A community welfare worker gets tested for the coronavirus Thursday in Chuncheon, Gyeonggi. [YONHAP]

New cases remain above 1,000 and Seoul sees 420

Korea added 1,014 new cases of the coronavirus Wednesday, the second day in a row that daily figures were above 1,000. Among them, 420 were in Seoul, the first time the capital saw more than 400 new cases in a day.

2020.12.17

Health Minister Park Neung-hoo receives a rapid antigen test for the coronavirus Wednesday at a Covid-19 testing site at Seoul Station Square in central Seoul. The results turned out negative. The Korean government had until recently refused to use the test on the public, citing possible faulty outcomes. People who test positive on the test must take a follow-up, more accurate PCR test to be diagnosed with the virus. [NEWS1]

With 1,078 cases, Level 3 measures could come soon

Korea saw 1,078 new cases of the coronavirus Tuesday, once again breaking the daily record and finally reaching the central government’s threshold for enforcing the toughest Level 3 social distancing measures.

2020.12.16

People line up at a Covid-19 testing site at Seoul Station Square in central Seoul Tuesday. [YONHAP]

Soaring virus cases inch toward threshold for Level 3 restrictions

Daily coronavirus cases jumped back up to 880 Monday as the nation inched closer to the central government’s threshold for enforcing Level 3 social distancing measures.

2020.12.15