Enchanting Seoul view from Mt. Bukhan Climbers enjoy an autumn view of Seoul from the top of Mount Bukhan in northern Seoul on Sept. 13, 2020, in this photo provided by Park Chang-young, head of the Bukhansan safety volunteer service team. (Yonhap)
Checking antivirus measures at churches A Seoul city official (L) visits a church in the capital on Sept. 13, 2020, to check if the stricter anti-COVID 19 guidelines for churches are well observed. (Yonhap)
BTS promotes Seoul Officials check BTS posters promoting Seoul tours at the Seoul Tourism Organization (STO) on Sept. 11, 2020. The STO will release a new BTS video, titled “See You in Seoul,” at 5 p.m on the day via its homepage (www.visitseoul.net), YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/visitseoul) and Facebook and Instagram accounts. (Yonhap)
Window seats only Seen here are passengers aboard a KTX bullet train at Seoul Station in the capital on Sept. 8, 2020. Earlier in the day, the Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) began ticket reservations for the Chuseok holiday set for Oct. 1 while selling window seats only to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Yonhap)
Massive virus tests Workers of Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. wait in line to receive COVID-19 tests at a testing station in Ulsan, 414 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Sept. 9, 2020, as several workers at the shipbuilder tested positive for COVID-19. (Yonhap)
Rainbow after typhoon A farmer tends to a fallen rice plant in Hamyang, 240 kilometers southeast of Seoul, as a rainbow is seen overhead after the region was hit by Typhoon Haishen, on Sept. 7, 2020, in this photo provided by the local county office. (Yonhap)
Empty streets in Seoul The main downtown streets of Seoul are almost empty of people and cars on Sept. 6, 2020, as South Korea maintains tightened social distancing rules to stem the spread of COVID-19. (Yonhap)
Little activity at COVID-19 screening stationA COVID-19 screening station set up outside the Yongsan Ward community health center in Seoul sees little activity on Sept. 5, 2020, as the number of infected people in the capital city stayed under the 200 mark for the third straight day. (Yonhap)
Doctors’ protest Doctors stage a protest against the government’s legal action against striking trainee doctors, at Korea University Guro Hospital in Seoul on Sept. 2, 2020. Medical trainees have continued to go on strike since Aug. 7, calling for the government to scrap its plan to expand the number of students at medical schools. (Yonhap)
Moment of desperate crisis This photo, captured from CCTV footage, shows a resident using hand gestures to warn a car not to cross a bridge in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, just 30 seconds before the structure was washed away by wild currents swollen by Typhoon Maysak on Sept. 3, 2020. The county provided the photo. (Yonhap)
