The government will make an announcement on any revisions to standing social distancing regulations on Friday.

Senior health ministry official Son Young-rae said on Monday that a decision will be finalized after collecting opinions from a government-civilian committee, local governments and experts. 

The current rules are due to expire on Sunday, January 2. Virus curbs were tightened in mid-December amid a COVID-19 resurgence, as the government suspended its first phase of a transition into living with the virus.

Currently, up to four people can gather nationwide, with restaurants and coffee shops permitted to operate until 9:00 p.m.

The latest daily caseload as of 12:00 a.m. Monday came in at four-thousand-207, declining from the record high of seven-thousand-849 reached on December 15.