Nationwide Largest 'Seongnam Moran Folk 5-Day Market' Closed on 19th and 24th

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Moran Folk 5-Day Market, the largest 5-day market in the nation located in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, will not be held on the 19th and 24th of this month either.

Seongnam City had previously closed the market on the 24th and 29th of last month and the 4th of this month to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

The Moran Folk 5-Day Market is located in a 17,000㎡ parking lot within the Yeosu Public Housing District in Seongnam-dong 4929, Jungwon-gu, and 637 stores open on days ending with 4 and 9. The market is equipped with auxiliary facilities (5,575㎡) including rest areas, a support center from basement level 1 to the 2nd floor, and restrooms.

On weekdays, 50,000 to 60,000 people visit, and on holidays, up to 100,000 people come.

Jeon Seong-bae, president of the Moran Folk 5-Day Market Merchants Association, explained, "Since COVID-19 is spreading in the community in the form of group infections and considering the nature of the market where tens of thousands gather nationwide, we judged that opening the market would be difficult. We gathered merchants’ opinions prioritizing customer safety and decided to extend the closure."

This is the first time the Moran Folk 5-Day Market has closed since the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in June 2015, marking five years. This is also the first time since the market opened in 1962 that it has been closed five consecutive times.

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