Chungnam Province Imposes 2-Week 'Gathering Ban' on Multi-Level and Door-to-Door Sales Businesses

[Asia Economy (Naepo) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Chungnam Province has issued an administrative order for 'gathering ban' targeting multi-level marketing businesses and door-to-door sales businesses. This measure is in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) linked to multi-level marketing facilities in the Seoul metropolitan area and Daejeon.

The province announced on the 18th that it will impose a 'gathering ban administrative order' on door-to-door sales businesses within the province from the 18th to the 1st of next month.

The administrative order period may be extended depending on the future COVID-19 spread situation. The targeted industries include two multi-level marketing businesses, 702 door-to-door sales businesses, and 163 sponsor door-to-door sales businesses subject to the 'Act on Door-to-Door Sales, etc.'

During the administrative order period, product explanation meetings, training sessions, recreational activities, and other gatherings are prohibited at the targeted businesses, and they must comply with quarantine guidelines when operating or using the facilities.

Additionally, business operators must establish a quarantine cooperation system by building communication networks with the quarantine management department and local health center officials, and salespersons and workers must stop attending work and leave immediately if they show symptoms.

The province plans to cooperate with local cities and counties to post gathering ban orders on the targeted facilities and conduct joint on-site inspections.

In particular, businesses and users who do not comply with the administrative order will be immediately subject to gathering bans and legal actions, and if confirmed cases occur, claims for hospitalization, treatment, and quarantine costs will also be pursued.

A provincial official stated, "COVID-19 infection cases are spreading in multi-level marketing and door-to-door sales businesses in the Seoul metropolitan area, Daejeon, and other cities and provinces," and added, "We ask all users and operators of these facilities to actively cooperate with the gathering ban administrative order to prevent similar cases from occurring in the region."

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