Gyeonggi-do Issues Administrative Order to 'Prohibit Gatherings' at 4,849 Door-to-Door Sales Companies on the 20th

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province has issued a 'gathering ban administrative order' for 4,849 door-to-door sales companies within the province.

Gyeonggi Province announced that, following a series of COVID-19 cluster infections at door-to-door sales companies in the metropolitan area and Daejeon region, it has issued an administrative order for a 'gathering ban on door-to-door sales and related activities to prevent the spread of COVID-19' targeting door-to-door sales companies in the province for two weeks from the 20th of this month to the 5th of next month.

The gathering ban targets a total of 4,849 companies, including ▲10 multi-level marketing companies ▲755 sponsor door-to-door sales companies ▲4,084 door-to-door sales companies. These companies are prohibited from conducting collective activities such as group promotions, group training, and group sales during the specified period.

Separately from door-to-door sales companies, the province extended the gathering ban order on multi-use facilities such as entertainment bars and coin karaoke rooms, which had been in effect from the 8th to the 21st, for an additional two weeks from the 22nd of this month to the 5th of next month.

The gathering ban targets a total of 1,177 locations, including ▲520 entertainment bars (clubs, room salons, stand bars, cabarets, singing clubs, singing bars, etc.) ▲133 emotional pubs ▲62 colatecs ▲332 danran pubs ▲130 coin karaoke rooms.

However, among the 8,376 locations subject to the gathering ban two weeks ago, 7,199 locations that submitted a pledge to comply with management conditions such as quarantine rules were excluded from this order.

When issuing the administrative order at that time, the province promised to ease the gathering ban to a gathering restriction for establishments that submit a 'management condition compliance pledge' through city and county governments, on the condition that they comply with the gathering ban requirements, considering the burden on business owners.

The eased measures include ▲utilizing a visitor management system through mobile QR code authentication ▲installing CCTV at business entrances ▲limiting occupancy to one person per 4㎡ of permitted area or one person per 1㎡ of customer use area (halls, rooms, etc.) in densely populated facilities ▲maintaining a 1-meter distance between tables, ventilating and disinfecting at least twice a day ▲checking for fever, respiratory symptoms, and recent overseas travel history at entrances ▲mandatory mask-wearing for owners, employees, and users ▲maintaining a minimum distance of 1 to 2 meters between users within the facility.

To this end, the province formed a review committee in 31 cities and counties to deliberate and decide on the application of the eased gathering ban. From the announcement date of the administrative order until its end, the committee is required to submit the status of business establishments where the gathering ban has been eased to a gathering restriction.

A provincial official explained, "Cluster infection cases continue to occur unpredictably in places such as religious small groups, clubs, and door-to-door sales," adding, "The risk of further spread in the local community is increasing, so the administrative order has been extended as an emergency measure."

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