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After Gwangju’s disease alert status was upgraded from Level 1 to Level 2, residents remain tense. Attendance at weddings was sparse, while Buddhist temples and churches converted on-site services and ceremonies into online ones. A total of 12 weddings were scheduled throughout the city for July 5; seven only had around 20 attendees, while the remaining five were canceled. After it’d been revealed that confirmed COVID-19 patients had been to four of the wedding halls in question, the majority of guests at those halls simply relayed their cash gifts to the newlyweds and left. Out of 1,492 religious institutions, 408 switched to online services, while 1,084 held smaller services of 50 people or less. Under Level 2 precautions, the city has banned all gatherings of 50 people of more.