The government has decided to relax the 9 p.m. curfew for restaurants and cafes to 10 p.m., but will keep the cap on private gatherings at six.

Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum announced the decision on Friday while chairing a government meeting on COVID-19 responses.

The new social distancing measures will be in place for three weeks from Saturday to March 13.

Kim said the government also decided to postpone the enforcement of COVID-19 pass system on teenagers by one month until April 1.