[Photo] Social Distancing Measures Extended for 2 More Weeks at Current Level

As the third wave of COVID-19 continues in South Korea, on the 28th, citizens lined up at the temporary screening clinic at Seoul Station in Jung-gu, Seoul, to get tested. As of midnight on that day, the number of new confirmed cases was recorded at 356. Meanwhile, the current social distancing measures?Level 2 in the metropolitan area and Level 1.5 in non-metropolitan areas?will be maintained for two weeks from midnight on the 1st of next month until midnight on the 14th. Quarantine measures including the ban on private gatherings of five or more people and the 10 p.m. operating restrictions will also remain in place for two weeks./Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@