The southeastern city of Daegu has decided to raise its social distancing from Level One-point-five to Level Two amid signs of a rapid resurgence of COVID-19.

The Daegu Metropolitan City announced on Thursday that the new level will go into effect at 12:00 a.m. Saturday and run through June 20. 
decision, which comes after more than 70 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, is aimed at preventing the city from becoming a hotspot much like during the first wave in February last year.  

Under Level Two, restaurants and coffee shops will be prohibited from operating from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day. 

Daegu has maintained Level One-point-Five since February 15 after observing Level Two from December 8 of last year.