In order to curb the 'fourth pandemic' of COVID-19, the government has asked for individual cooperation in quarantine, saying that it is important to keep the 4 steps of 'social distancing' in the metropolitan area for the next two weeks.
Son Young-rae, head of the Social Strategy Division at the Central Accident Resolving Headquarters, said at a COVID-19 back briefing today (12th), "It is of utmost importance that the (prevention) effect is achieved by intensively maintaining the distance for the next two weeks."
In particular, Director Sohn said, "Despite the inconvenience and social damage of the 4th step, the decision to apply it in the metropolitan area is aimed at curbing the spread of the virus over the next two weeks." "The situation is important for the next two weeks. ", he emphasized.
He continued, "We made it ban gatherings of three or more after 6 pm, but if the number of gatherings of two increases, it will be meaningless," he said. “I think we will be able to control it stably,” he said.
The government has decided to raise the distance from three cities and provinces, including Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon (excluding Ganghwa and Ongjin), where the spread is strong, to Level 4, the highest level, and maintain it until the 25th.
Accordingly, private gatherings of three or more people are prohibited after 6 pm, and only 49 relatives are allowed to attend weddings and funerals.
The government plans to review some improvement measures after discussing some issues related to the 4th stage quarantine measures in the future.
Shower rooms are not available in most indoor sports facilities such as gyms and table tennis courts, but outdoor golf courses are excluded, so shower rooms are available.
Director Sohn explained, "I saw the use of the shower room at the outdoor golf course in terms of the low risk of quarantine at the outdoor sports facility, but there is an aspect that was overlooked in the shower room, so we are discussing it again."
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