The streets of Hongdae in Seoul are showing a busy appearance. Reporter Park Jong-min-Social distancing The 2.5th stage of the metropolitan area, the 2nd stage of the non-metropolitan area, and the ban on private gatherings with more than 5 people will continue until the 14th, when the Lunar New Year holidays are over.
Considering the damages of small business owners, the business limit for multi-use facilities such as gyms, restaurants, and cafes will increase by one hour from 9 pm to 10 pm from the 8th of the coming March. In the case of the metropolitan area and Gwangju Metropolitan City, where the risk of the spread of Corona 19 is still high, the operating time limit remains the same until 9 PM.
On the 6th, the Central Disaster Prevention Countermeasures Headquarters (competitive script) confirmed the’adjustment plan for social distancing quarantine measures’.
The script explained that the business hours restrictions were relaxed only in non-metropolitan areas, taking into account the grievances of self-employed people complaining of economic difficulties.
Accordingly, multi-use facilities such as restaurants and cafes, indoor sports facilities, singing practice centers, door-to-door sales, indoor standing performance halls, and party rooms in the non-metropolitan area will be able to operate in-store until 10 pm from next Monday, 8th.
Gwangju Metropolitan City, which is at risk of group infection in the non-metropolitan area, was once excluded from the easing of business restrictions. Gwangju plans to make a separate decision after evaluating the risk, including patient trends.
Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun is all speaking at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (companion) meeting in response to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) held at the Seoul Government Complex in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 6th. Reporter Lee Han-hyung-As the number of confirmed cases in the metropolitan area is congested in the mid-200 range, the 9 p.m. operation restriction remains the same.
In the Seoul metropolitan area where the distance 2.5 step is applied, business areas that are restricted after 9:00 pm include restaurants and cafes, indoor sports facilities, singing practice, door-to-door sales, indoor standing performance halls, party rooms, movie theaters, PC cafes, academies, reading rooms, Such as amusement parks.
The government is also planning to strengthen quarantine management for multi-use facilities.
Graphic = Reporter Go Kyung-min-First of all, it was decided to implement the’One Strike Out System’ in which each local government imposes a collective ban for two weeks, apart from the penalty for negligence at businesses that violate the quarantine regulations.
In addition, it plans to operate a monitoring system and check compliance with the quarantine regulations led by related associations and organizations, while also conducting a campaign to encourage the public to participate in quarantine regulations compliance.
The current distancing phase and the ban on private gatherings for more than 5 people during the period were also decided to continue until 12:00 pm on the 14th.
If the distancing stage or the ban on meetings of five or more people are eased, public awareness will be lowered ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, which could lead to rapid spread.
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