People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk past a Christmas tree set up for a year-end festival featuring a lantern at a shopping street in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, November 20, 2020. South Korea's prime minister has urged the public to avoid social gatherings and stay at home as much as possible as the country registered more than 300 new virus cases for a third consecutive day. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





A woman wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus, sits on a bench while maintaining social distancing at a park in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, November 26, 2020. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





A woman wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus, crosses a stream at Cheonggye stream in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, November 26, 2020. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, November 30, 2020. Asian shares were mixed on Monday on renewed caution despite a record high finish on Wall Street last week driven by hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine and relief for the global economy. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





People wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus watch Christmas decorations at a store in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, November 27, 2020. South Korea's daily virus tally hovered above 500 for the second straight day, as the country's prime minister urged the public to stay home this weekend to contain a viral resurgence. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





A Salvation Army officer sets up a charity pot for a year-end fundraising campaign at the Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul on December 1, 2020, as the Salvation Army launched its year-end charity campaign for poor people. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP Photo)





A student wearing a face mask prays before the start of the annual college entrance examination amid the coronavirus pandemic at an exam hall in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, December 3, 2020. South Korean officials are urging people to remain at home if possible and cancel gatherings as about half a million students prepare for a crucial national college exam. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP Photo)





Parents watch their children head to the college entrance exam in front of a high school in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, December 3, 2020. The electric board reads: “Welcome to students”. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





A student hugs her mother, right, before entering a high school to take the college entrance exam in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, December 3, 2020. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





Parents pray during a special service to wish for their children's success in the college entrance exams at the Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, December 3, 2020. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





A woman hangs on a paper note to wish for her child's success in the college entrance exams at the Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, December 3, 2020. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





Fans wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus cheer during the Game 4 of the Korean Series, the Korea Baseball Organization's championship round, between Doosan Bears and NC Dinos at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, November 21, 2020. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





Social distancing signs are seen on the floor as parents pray during a special service to wish for their children's success in the upcoming college entrance exam on Thursday, Dec. 3, at the Jogye Temple in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, November 29, 2020. South Korea is shutting down indoor gyms offering intense workout classes and banning year-end parties at hotels in the greater Seoul area to fight the virus. Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said Sunday. The signs read: “Please empty this place”. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





Workers wearing traditional attire wear masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during the daily re-enactment of the changing of the Royal Guards at Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul, South Korea, November 19, 2020. (Photo by Heo Ran/Reuters)





Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) talks with South Korea Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (L) during their meeting at foreign ministry on November 26, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. Wang visited South Korea against the backdrop of the election in the U.S. of Joe Biden, who has promised stronger ties with traditional U.S. allies in the East Asia region. (Photo by Kim Min-Hee-Pool/Getty Images)





People walk on a zebra crossing in front of a department store in Christmas season themed decorations amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, November 26, 2020. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)





A man wearing a face mask walks past a banner showing precautions against the coronavirus in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, November 23, 2020. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





Posters on precautions against the coronavirus are displayed at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, November 24, 2020. The signs on posters read “Precautions against the coronavirus and please wear a mask”. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





A man wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus, sweeps with a broom near Christmas decoration in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, November 26, 2020. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)