The Nation's Largest 'Seongnam Moran Folk 5-Day Market' to Close for 2 Weeks Due to COVID-19

Panorama of Moran Traditional 5-Day Market

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Moran Folk 5-Day Market in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, will be temporarily closed for two weeks from the 16th to the 30th of this month. Accordingly, the market will not be held on the 19th, 24th, and 29th.

The merchants' association made this decision to participate in preventing the spread of community infections following the elevation of COVID-19 social distancing measures to Level 2.

All stores will participate in this temporary closure.

Yoo Jeom-su, president of the Moran Folk 5-Day Market merchants' association, explained, "Given the nature of the market, which gathers tens of thousands of people nationwide, it seems difficult to open under the current circumstances," adding, "We gathered the merchants' opinions prioritizing customer safety and decided to extend the closure."

The Moran Folk 5-Day Market had previously closed five times from February 24 to March.

The Moran Folk 5-Day Market, held on days ending with 4 and 9, is set up in a 17,000㎡ parking lot within the Yeosu Public Housing District, Seongnam-dong 4929 area, Jungwon-gu.

It is equipped with auxiliary facilities (5,575㎡) such as rest areas, a support center from basement level 1 to ground level 2, and restrooms.

The Moran Folk 5-Day Market is the largest 5-day market nationwide, attracting up to 60,000 visitors on weekdays and 100,000 on holidays.

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