Phase 4 of the metropolitan area · Phase 3 of the non-metropolitan area '2 more weeks'... meeting limits

The government has decided to extend social distancing for two weeks in the metropolitan area and non-metropolitan areas for two weeks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

We also decided to maintain restrictions on the number of people at private gatherings.

Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom said at a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters in response to Corona 19 presided over at the government complex in Seoul on the 6th, saying, "With the patience and cooperation of the people, the urgent fire has been put out, but the flames of the spread of the infection are still there." .

Prime Minister Kim explained the background to the extension of the current distancing stage, saying, "There is a holiday next week for Liberation Day, which could spark a resurgence, and we need to create conditions for children to safely go to school in the upcoming second semester."

Accordingly, the high-intensity distancing in the 4th level in the metropolitan area and 3rd level in the non-metropolitan area will be applied until the 22nd.

However, the government decided to adjust the areas that need to be supplemented in terms of effectiveness and acceptability among quarantine rules by reflecting opinions from the field.

Specific details will be announced after today's major headquarters meeting.

Prime Minister Kim said, "I will do my best to stabilize the quarantine for the rest of the period," and "The Ministry of Education will report to the public on specific measures and academic operation plans in consideration of the quarantine situation early next week." .

He repeatedly appealed for cooperation with quarantine, saying, "I was very hesitant to decide to extend the extension because I knew the pain of small business owners and self-employed people who find it difficult to survive day by day.

In response, Prime Minister Kim said, "Religious freedom must be guaranteed, but political belief and understanding cannot give priority to the lives and safety of the people." “The government will never stand by the act of pouring oil into the world,” he said.

In addition, Prime Minister Kim said, "Our society will be one step closer to herd immunity by the end of this month. We will prepare in advance a new quarantine strategy that can be accelerated,” he said.