### [2021-04-9](/feed/2021/04/9/index.md)

##### COVID-19 pandemic
# Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun announces the closure of nightclubs, bars and other nightly entertainment facilities in the Seoul Capital Area and Busan beginning April 15 and extending the social distancing measures for three weeks due to concerns about a fourth wave of the pandemic. 

(ATTN: REWRITES headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout) SEOUL, April 9 (Y...


### Sources:

1. [Yonhap News Agency](https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210409001652315) [Image](https://img2.yna.co.kr/photo/yna/YH/2021/04/07/PYH2021040704450001300_P4.jpg)

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