Streets of downtown in Daegu, a city some 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, are virtually empty at 6:40 p.m. on Feb. 24, 2020.

Seen here is Cheorwon Plain in Cheorwon, 88 kilometers northeast of Seoul, on July 8, 2020.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun (L), also the U.S.

Yonhap President and CEO Cho Sung-boo delivers a congratulatory speech during the inaugural general meeting of parliament's World Overseas Korean Traders forum taking place in Seoul on July 7, 2020

Citizens take a rest while enjoying full-blown lotus flowers at Deokjin Park in Jeonju, 243 kilometers south of Seoul, on July 6, 2020. (Yonhap)
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A Korean traditional music exhibition hall honoring master pansori singer Ahn Sook-sun is opened to the public in Namwon, 390 kilometers south of Seoul, on July 3, 2020, in this photo provided by N

Some 400 drones, flown by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport above Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul on July 4, 2020, form the thumbs-up sign in a message of appreciation for medical wo

Visitors stand in line to take photos with a statute of Pengsoo, a wildly popular penguin character created by the national education broadcasting channel EBS, at a beach in the southern port city

Workers install a picture dedicated to medical workers at the front line of fighting the new coronavirus, outside a building in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, on July 5, 2020. (Yonhap)
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This photo, provided by the Navy, shows a ceremony to welcome the return of the 300-strong 31st contingent of the Cheonghae Unit at a naval base in Busan, 450 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on July