PM-virus curbs
S. Korea to reduce private gathering size to 4, restore 9 p.m. business curfew: PM
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will reduce the maximum private gathering size to four people nationwide and restore a 9 p.m. curfew on restaurant and cafe business hours in a bid to stem the fast spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Thursday.
The new measures will be in effect from Saturday until Jan. 2, Kim said during a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters.
The announcement marks a reversal of the government's phased program for a return to normal that began last month with the loosening of virus restrictions.
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