China News Service, April 8 (Xinhua) According to Korean media reports on the 8th, Seoul City in South Korea issued a ban on business operations to 422 bars, nightclubs and other entertainment venues until the 19th.
Seoul Mayor Park Won-chun said at the press conference at 11 a.m. local time on the 8th that, from the 8th, 422 entertainment venues such as bars, nightclubs, and dance halls that were in operation will be ordered to ban the gathering until the 19th. As a result, the entertainment venue will automatically be closed.
Park Yuan-chun said, "Some young people should refrain from actions that pose a crisis to our community. This incident of confirmed patients in Jiangnan entertainment venues has deepened people's concerns."
Gangnam District, Seoul, said on the 7th that a patient diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia had worked in an entertainment venue in Gangnam District. The entertainment venue is a famous large-scale entertainment venue in Jiangnan District, with more than 100 employees alone. It is speculated that about 500 people visited the nightclub on the working day of patient A.
During this time, Seoul City inspected 2,146 entertainment venues such as nightclubs, dance halls and bars, and strongly advised it to close down. At present, 80% of the business premises have been closed, and only 422 are still operating.
Park Yuan-chun emphasized that close contacts are constantly taking place in these entertainment venues, and they cannot abide by the seven major epidemic prevention principles. Therefore, it was decided to issue an order prohibiting aggregation.