Gyeonggi-do Extends Administrative Order for Compliance with Quarantine Rules at 'Logistics Centers and Call Centers' Until July 12

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province has decided to extend by two weeks the administrative order requiring compliance with quarantine rules for logistics facilities, call centers, funeral halls, and wedding halls, which was originally scheduled to end on the 28th, due to sporadic infections continuing at workplaces in the metropolitan area, including confirmed COVID-19 cases at the Coupang logistics center in Deokpyeong, Icheon.

On the 26th, Gyeonggi Province announced that it will extend the administrative order titled 'Compliance with Quarantine Rules at Workplaces in the Province to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Cluster Infections' for two weeks from the 29th of this month to the 12th of next month.

The order targets a total of 1,586 locations, including ▲1,219 logistics warehouse facilities such as logistics warehouses, transportation and courier logistics facilities, and collection centers ▲61 call centers ▲177 funeral halls ▲129 wedding halls.

These businesses must comply with quarantine rules such as managing visitor and employee logs, symptom checks and restricting entry of symptomatic individuals, providing masks and hand sanitizers and prohibiting entry without masks, and maintaining indoor disinfection logs in order to operate.

Violations may result in fines of up to 3 million KRW imposed on both business owners and users under the 'Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act.'

The province also stated that in case of confirmed cases due to violations, it will seek reimbursement and compensation claims for all related quarantine costs such as investigation, testing, and treatment from business owners or facility users.

However, considering the significant role these businesses play in daily life, the main purpose is strict compliance with quarantine rules rather than a complete ban on gatherings, and the province emphasized that cooperation from users is very important in addition to the efforts of the workplaces themselves.

The main quarantine rules include ▲establishing a self-quarantine plan ▲appointing a quarantine manager ▲managing visitor and employee logs ▲prohibiting close contact and maintaining at least 1 meter distance ▲checking symptoms of entrants and restricting entry of symptomatic individuals ▲maintaining indoor disinfection logs ▲mandatory mask-wearing for owners, employees, and all users ▲avoiding gatherings in break rooms and smoking areas, and prohibiting sharing of personal items.

A provincial official explained, "The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency has reported that COVID-19 is spreading mainly in the metropolitan area and that a second wave is underway, making the extension of the administrative order unavoidable."

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