Gwangju Mayor Lee Yong-seop: "Raise Social Distancing to Level 3 if Infection Spreads"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju, on the 4th, regarding the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), said, "We strongly request that collective worship be replaced with online or home worship."

Mayor Lee held a press conference at Gwangju City Hall on the same day and said, "All religious organizations should recognize that the COVID-19 situation is at a serious stage."

He added, "If collective worship is unavoidable, the number of attendees must be limited to fewer than 50 people in accordance with the social distancing level 2 guidelines," and urged, "In addition, please strictly comply with quarantine rules such as wearing masks and checking for fever."

Gwangju City will conduct joint inspections of 532 religious facilities along with the five autonomous districts and police stations on the 5th. Additionally, with the support of the 31st Division troops, disinfection and quarantine will be carried out at vulnerable religious facilities.

Mayor Lee also requested citizens to 'pause for a moment.' He said, "The number of confirmed cases has surged for more than a week, many are asymptomatic, and the transmissibility is becoming stronger compared to before," appealing, "Please refrain from unnecessary outings and visits to multi-use facilities with a sense of crisis."

He warned, "If voluntary citizen cooperation is not achieved this weekend and infections spread, it will be inevitable to raise the social distancing to level 3, the highest intensity measure."

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