Incheon City Issues Compliance Measures for Multi-use Facility Quarantine Rules... Religious Facilities and Wedding Halls Included

Funeral Halls, Call Centers, Logistics Centers, and Elderly Care Facilities Also Included
Until the 14th of This Month...Fines Imposed for Violations

A COVID-19 cluster outbreak occurred at a church in Bupyeong-gu, Incheon.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon City announced on the 3rd that it will issue recommendations to refrain from operating and enforce quarantine rules at multi-use facilities in the region until the 14th to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

The target facilities include six types: religious facilities, funeral halls, wedding halls, call centers, logistics centers, and elderly care facilities.

The number of these types of facilities in the region is 4,234 religious facilities, 35 funeral halls, 36 wedding halls, 60 call centers, 110 logistics centers, and 407 elderly care facilities.

The city took emergency measures following recent COVID-19 cluster infections at the Coupang Bucheon logistics center, Incheon Gaechuk Church gatherings, and a buffet restaurant in Bucheon.

The quarantine rule enforcement is a type of administrative order under the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act, and failure to comply may result in a fine of up to 3 million KRW.

Incheon City and the district offices plan to provide guidance on quarantine guidelines and penalties for violations to these facilities. They will also conduct on-site inspections, and if violations are confirmed, they will file complaints and seek compensation for damages if confirmed cases occur.

The common quarantine rules that users of these facilities must follow include maintaining distance between users, washing or disinfecting hands, and wearing masks. Facility operators must comply with quarantine rules such as establishing a quarantine cooperation system, sending home workers showing suspicious symptoms, and ventilating regularly.

Mayor Park Namchun said, "As cluster infections have occurred recently in workplaces with high density or environments with frequent face-to-face contact, we will establish a response system that complies with quarantine rules in high-risk multi-use facilities to block community infections," and urged, "Citizens should also thoroughly comply with quarantine rules in their respective places."

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