Gyeonggi-do Changes Multi-Use Facilities Including Entertainment Bars from 'Gathering Ban' to 'Gathering Restriction'

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province on the 7th changed the administrative order of 'gathering ban' imposed on multi-use facilities such as entertainment bars to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to 'gathering restriction.'

The gathering restriction targets ▲entertainment bars (clubs, roomsalons, stand bars, cabarets, noraebang clubs, noraebars) 5,536 places ▲emotional pubs 133 places ▲colatecs 63 places ▲danran pubs 1,964 places ▲coin karaoke rooms 678 places, totaling 8,374 places.

Prior to this, the province extended the 'gathering ban' administrative order from the 6th to the 19th for 895 places that did not submit a pledge to comply with quarantine rules and management conditions among these businesses, excluding 7,479 places that submitted the pledge.

However, as the number of businesses that submitted the pledge and were converted to the 'gathering restriction' target reached 7,483 places (as of the 7th), nearly 90%, the entire multi-use facilities were changed to 'gathering restriction.'

Facilities subject to gathering restrictions can operate under the conditions of managing visitor logs, prohibiting entry of symptomatic and high-risk groups, and requiring business owners and workers to wear masks until a separate cancellation order is issued.

However, if quarantine rules are violated, both business owners and users of the establishments may be fined up to 3 million won according to the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act.

The province stated that if confirmed cases occur due to violation of quarantine rules, it will impose sanctions according to the law, including claiming compensation or reimbursement of all related quarantine costs such as investigation, testing, and treatment from business owners or facility users.

The province maintained the gathering ban administrative order until the 19th for 4,849 door-to-door sales companies, which had their administrative orders extended along with entertainment bars.

The 'quarantine rules compliance' administrative order issued for a total of 1,586 places, including 1,219 logistics warehouse facilities such as logistics warehouses, transportation and courier logistics facilities, and collection centers, 61 call centers, 177 funeral halls, and 129 wedding halls, will also be maintained until the 12th.

A provincial official emphasized, "We are issuing administrative orders considering infection environments, occurrence status, and the local economy to respond to the possibility of prolonged COVID-19," and added, "Quarantine rules must be strictly followed to prevent the spread of community infection under any circumstances."

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