Amid claims that the'social distancing' should be upgraded to three stages due to the rapid spread of Corona 19, the government decided to tighten the reins of quarantine at the current stage first.



At the Corona 19 back briefing on the 17th, Son Young-rae, head of the Strategic Planning Division of the Central Accident Recovery Headquarters (heavy water), announced guidelines for minimizing the quarantine'blind zone', saying, "We decided to compensate for the issues raised in the current metropolitan area 2.5 stage" .



The government's plan is to maximize the effects of current social distancing (Seoul Metropolitan Area 2.5, Non-Metropolitan Area 2) by adding specific practice guidelines for each field before entering the 3rd stage, which can cause widespread damage to self-employed people.



To this end,'Hold'em Pub', which has been cited as a form of business for which quarantine management was not properly managed, will be banned from gathering for 10 days from the 19th to the 28th.



'Hold'em Pub', which plays card games while drinking alcohol, was infected with a group of 5 companies located in Itaewon, Seoul, and 24 confirmed cases as of the 9th.




"The space where the game takes place while providing food was defined as'Hold'em Pub', and the local governments blocked it," Sohn explained.



For unmanned cafes, like regular cafes, we decided to issue an administrative order prohibiting sitting and eating in stores.



For the year-end and New Year holidays, parties and events organized by accommodation facilities and party rooms in the metropolitan area are prohibited from the 1st to the 28th to prevent large numbers of people from gathering.



"We strongly recommend that we also ban parties and events hosted by individuals," said Sohn, head of Strategic Planning Group. We plan to raise awareness by posting."



Considering the recent case of group infection at the Pyeongchang ski resort, non-metropolitan ski resorts have been suspended after 9 PM.




Various face-to-face training programs conducted by government agencies, public institutions, and local governments will be discontinued and will be switched to non-face-to-face.



For general companies, we decided to request a non-face-to-face transition to group training such as training for new employees.



In addition, we decided to recommend that private companies actively utilize telecommuting and jet lag to minimize the density.



In addition, regarding religious activities, regular worship services, Mass, and court meetings were switched to non-face-to-face meetings, and the religious community was asked to strictly observe the ban on meetings and meals.



"The content announced today is irrelevant to the three-stage upgrade," said Son, head of Strategic Planning. "We are discussing and preparing to adjust the social distancing stage separately."



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