Dongjak-gu Prohibits Gatherings in Areas Including Noryangjin Station Plaza

From the 28th, Designation of Assembly Restriction Zones and Ban on Gatherings to Protect Residents' Health and Lives...Strict Measures Including Administrative Orders for Holding Assemblies in Restricted Zones...Offenders to be Prosecuted and Fined

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dongjak-gu (Mayor Changwoo Lee) announced that from the 28th to March 31st, it will ban gatherings within the district to block the community spread of COVID-19 and protect the safety of residents.

This measure was decided to protect the health and lives of residents based on the government's guidelines to refrain from mass gatherings and group events following the escalation of the COVID-19 crisis alert to a severe level, as well as the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act.

Currently, long-term gatherings are taking place in areas such as the plaza in front of Exit 1 of Noryangjin Station within Dongjak-gu.

Due to the nature of these gatherings, where many people stay close together for extended periods, there is a high risk of COVID-19 infection among residents and participants.

Accordingly, the district has designated areas with heavy pedestrian traffic and concentrated resident spaces as prohibited zones for gatherings, restricting all assemblies and protests in these designated locations.

The restricted gathering zones include ▲ Noryangjin Station Plaza ▲ Noryangjin-ro (from Nodeul Station to Noryangjin Station to the intersection at Dongjak Telephone Office entrance) ▲ Jangseungbaegi-ro (from Noryangjin Station to Jangseungbaegi Station) ▲ the roads, sidewalks, and plazas around Dongjak-gu Office.

The district will publicly announce the designated assembly and protest prohibition zones, notify the organizing groups of the ban, and post placards, banners, and information boards at the prohibited locations to inform residents.

Going forward, any acts of gathering large numbers of people for assemblies within the prohibited zones will be strictly dealt with through administrative orders and other measures.

Violators of the assembly ban will be reported and fined up to 3 million KRW in accordance with Article 80 of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act.

Yookhyun Yoo, the Safety and Disaster Management Officer, stated, “The ban on gatherings within the district is a measure implemented to block the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health and lives of residents,” adding, “We will respond strictly according to law and principles if the ban is violated.”

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