Starting on the 20th of this month, if you don't wear a mask at the Haeundae Beach in Busan, you have to pay a fine.

Haeundae-gu said on the 12th that it would implement measures to mandate the wearing of a mask on the white sandy beach of Haeundae Beach and on the road.

From the 13th, after a one-year transition period, the actual crackdown will begin on the 20th before the full-fledged summer season.

A joint patrol by the police and the old staff gives the primary warning against the masked person and, if not immediately implemented, proceeds to a fine.

These measures are intended to impose compulsion on foreigners who refuse to wear masks for reasons such as'individual freedom'.

Ku explained that visitors are obliged to wear masks in accordance with Article 49 of the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act.

The provisions have a penalty provision that can be ordered by the municipality to issue disinfection orders or'other necessary measures' in facilities related to sanitation, and can be fined up to 3 million won if the subject does not comply.

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