The government announced that it will further ease quarantine measures in a direction closer to daily life from next month if the COVID-19 epidemic situation becomes controllable for the next month.
Sohn Young-rae, head of the social strategy division of the Central Accident Resolving Headquarters, said at an online regular briefing on the 5th, "If the next four weeks, including the Chuseok holiday, can be successfully passed to stabilize the trend at an appropriate level, from October, the distance is closer to daily life. “It becomes possible to adjust the two groups,” he said.
The government previously decided to extend the current distancing measures (level 4 in the metropolitan area, phase 3 in non-metropolitan areas) until the 3rd of next month for 4 weeks.
However, given that vaccination is in progress, incentives for those who have completed vaccination have been expanded.
A typical example is that up to 6 people can gather at restaurants, cafes, and homes, including those who have been vaccinated, even in Stage 4 areas.
Director Sohn said, "Considering that the adjustment of this distance is not in a situation that can slow the quarantine tension, we are maintaining the level of level, but carefully easing some quarantine measures with a focus on vaccination." It is a comprehensive consideration of the expected effects of the expansion of vaccinations and the Chuseok holiday.”
He said, "It now depends on everyone's efforts whether this adjustment of distance will result in a rather hasty easing of quarantine or whether it will be a 'stepping stone' period to stably expand daily life. We are looking forward to it, and we will do everything we can to make it happen.”