Daegu City Extends Ban on Gathering at Entertainment Venues for 2 Weeks... Impact of Consecutive COVID-19 Cases at Coin Karaoke

Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin giving a briefing related to COVID-19 on the 24th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Daegu City announced on the 24th that it will extend the administrative order banning gatherings at entertainment facilities, which was previously issued, for two more weeks in response to signs of community spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) originating from Itaewon clubs.

Accordingly, the administrative order banning gatherings at club-type entertainment bars, emotional pubs, hunting pochas (general restaurants), colatecs, and coin karaoke rooms (karaoke rooms), which began on the 11th and was scheduled to end at midnight on this day, will continue until June 7.

This measure comes after the second confirmed COVID-19 case linked to Itaewon was identified on this day. Following the previous day, a 19-year-old woman living in Dalseong-gun was confirmed positive for COVID-19 on the 24th.

It was confirmed that this woman visited the 'Gonggiban Soriban' coin karaoke room in Igok-dong, Dalseo-gu, between 11 PM and midnight on the 11th. This establishment was also visited by a 19-year-old university student A from Daegu, identified as the third-generation infected person from the Itaewon club, and his friend B from Seoul (Seoul Gwanak-gu patient number 55), with overlapping visiting times.

Daegu City also announced that the administrative order mandating mask-wearing when using public transportation (buses, taxis, urban rail) and entering public facilities will be extended for one month from the original end date of the 31st to the 30th of next month.

A Daegu City official emphasized, "We will continue to conduct guidance and inspections on entertainment establishments excluding clubs, such as entertainment pubs and PC rooms, which have been classified as high-risk facilities and subject to gathering restrictions by the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters. Businesses violating the gathering ban and restriction measures will face strong administrative sanctions and legal actions."

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