Starting on the 8th, the business hours of multi-use facilities such as gyms, restaurants, and cafes in the non-metropolitan area will increase by one hour from 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
However, in the case of the metropolitan area, where the risk of the spread of Corona 19 is still high, the operating time limit remains the same until 9 PM.
The current'social distancing' (Section 2.5 in the metropolitan area, Stage 2 in the non-metropolitan area) and banning private gatherings with more than 5 people will continue until the 14th, when the Lunar New Year holiday ends.
The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (competitive script) confirmed today (6th)'Social Distancing Prevention Measures Adjustment Plan'.
The script explained that, taking into account the grievances of self-employed people complaining of economic hardships, the business hours restrictions will be relaxed only in non-metropolitan areas, where the number of patients with Corona 19 has recently decreased.
Accordingly, multi-use facilities such as restaurants and cafes, indoor sports facilities, singing practice rooms, door-to-door sales, indoor standing performance halls, and party rooms in non-metropolitan areas will be able to operate in-store until 10 pm.
Each local government can maintain the 9:00 p.m. standard in consideration of the quarantine situation.
Out of 14 cities and provinces in the non-metropolitan area, the business restrictions for multi-use facilities in 13 cities and provinces excluding Gwangju will be delayed to 10 pm.
Gwangju will make a separate decision after evaluating the risk level, including patient trends.
In the metropolitan area, the number of confirmed cases in the area is congested in the mid-200 range, and as it is evaluated as having a high risk of spreading, operation restrictions are maintained until 9 pm.
In the metropolitan area where the distance 2.5 step is applied, the business areas that are subject to business restrictions after 9 pm are restaurants, cafes, indoor sports facilities, singing practice rooms, door-to-door sales, indoor standing performance halls, party rooms, movie theaters, PC cafes, academies, and reading rooms. , Amusement parks, etc.
The government also announced a policy to strengthen quarantine management for multi-use facilities.
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 in addition to the penalty for negligence at businesses that violate the quarantine regulations.
In addition, we plan to conduct a campaign to encourage citizens to participate in quarantine regulations compliance while operating the quarantine regulations compliance inspection and monitoring system led by related associations and organizations.
Meanwhile, for the script, the current distancing stage is to be maintained until 12 pm on the 14th.
It also decided to continue banning private gatherings with more than 5 people during this period.
If the distancing step or the ban on meetings with more than 5 people is eased, it can give a'misleading message' that lowers the public's awareness. As long as it could be a factor that could spread, it was decided to keep the relevant measures.
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