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The news that up to four people can get together for a while has raised concern for freelancers who are having a hard time in business these days. Let’s connect the reporters and listen to the voices on the scene.
Reporter Jeong Da-eun, it’s time to have a lot of New Year’s Eve parties these days if it’s normal, but this year I’m not very sorry.
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Yes, now I am in a restaurant in Jung-gu, Seoul. At the end of the year, the reservation board, which would be full from various end-of-year meetings, is empty and there are many empty seats in the store.
In the metropolitan area, a ban on meetings of 5 or more people was issued, which also hurt the self-employed.
I’ll meet the boss and have a talk.
Q. How are you? Gatherings of 5 or more people are prohibited, but you should be concerned.
[외식업의 붕괴죠. 지금 차라리 문을 닫는 게 더 나을 것 같아요. 직원들이나 임대인분한테도 이게 명분이 있을 것 같아요.]Q. So many of the end of the year meetings have been canceled?
[없죠. 많이 취소되고 1월도 많이 힘들 것 같아요.]Before coming here, I also looked for restaurants in Gyeonggi-do. Even there, I sighed deeply for the call to cancel the reservation.
[강 모 씨/음식점 운영 : (연말이면) 거의 자리가 없을 정도로 차고 그랬는데 올해는 예약된 것도 다 취소됐고… 오늘 같은 경우엔 뉴스에 5인 이상 (집합금지) 딱 나오면서 바로 취소됐어요.]<앵커>
But what if it’s okay to go to a restaurant with 5 or more people and share seats?
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Private gatherings are prohibited, but meals are allowed as long as the office workers simply eat lunch.
However, when five or six office workers visit a restaurant, they cannot sit together at such a large table, and a maximum of four people per table is required.
In addition, the distance between these boards must be respected.
The self-employed have already been greatly affected by the high distance and are asking for support, saying they have greater difficulties with this measure.
(Video coverage: Lee Yong, video editing: Kim Jun-hee, VJ: Park Hyun-woo)
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