Prime Minister Jeong: "Additional High-Risk Facilities Including Door-to-Door Sales, Logistics Centers, and Large Academies"

"Mandatory Compliance with Quarantine Rules from 6 PM on the 23rd"

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun stated on the 21st, "We will designate door-to-door sales companies, logistics centers, large academies, and buffet restaurants as high-risk facilities and impose mandatory compliance with quarantine rules starting from 6 p.m. on the 23rd."

At the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (CDSCH) meeting held at the Government Seoul Office that day, Prime Minister Chung said, "While adhering to the principle of voluntariness, this aims to strengthen the responsibilities of business owners and users in facilities with high risk."

Previously, the government had mandated compliance with quarantine rules for eight high-risk facilities, including entertainment bars, since the 2nd of this month. Prime Minister Chung urged, "As this is an unavoidable measure for our collective safety, I ask for the active cooperation of all citizens."

He pointed out, "While small-scale group infections continue in the metropolitan area, the spread of infections is ongoing in Daejeon and the Chungcheong region," adding, "Moreover, the day before yesterday, there were as many as 31 confirmed cases imported from overseas."

He emphasized, "Globally, the spread is accelerating, and on the 18th, the number of daily confirmed cases exceeded a record high of 150,000," and stressed, "The government and the people must unite with one heart and mind to reduce domestic group infections and block overseas inflows with all our efforts."

Prime Minister Chung explained, "So far, we have effectively blocked overseas inflows without implementing a full entry ban." He continued, "Since April, all overseas arrivals have been subject to comprehensive diagnostic testing and mandatory self-quarantine," and evaluated, "As a result, despite having more than 600 confirmed cases imported from overseas, we were able to perfectly control transmission into the local community."

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