Seongnam City Suspends Operations of 198 Indoor Public Facilities

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province decided to urgently suspend the operation of 198 indoor public facilities from midnight on the 19th until midnight on the 30th. In addition, a gathering ban was imposed on 1,538 high-risk facilities of 12 types.

This measure follows the government's recent implementation of the 'Social Distancing Level 2 Enhanced Quarantine Measures' as COVID-19 community infections spread mainly in the metropolitan area.

Accordingly, 198 indoor public facilities including 140 public and small libraries (borrowing and returning allowed), 2 ecological learning centers, Pangyo Museum, Book Theme Park, Art Center, Mobile Workers' Shelter, 2 Public Art Creation Centers, 15 senior citizen centers, and 14 Ai Sarang Playgrounds will be closed.

High-risk facilities of 12 types totaling 1,538 places, including 314 entertainment bars, 571 karaoke rooms, 334 PC rooms, 33 buffets, 32 large academies, 4 colatecs, 53 indoor group exercise facilities, and 1 hunting pocha, are also prohibited from operating.

Furthermore, churches are only allowed to hold non-face-to-face services. All private and public gatherings and events with 50 or more people indoors and 100 or more people outdoors meeting face-to-face are also banned.

However, outdoor public facilities will operate with restrictions under compliance with quarantine rules such as wearing masks, keeping visitor logs, and maintaining distance between users. Emergency care programs within welfare-related facilities and youth protection facilities will continue as usual.

Eun Soo-mi, head of Seongnam City's Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Mayor of Seongnam), said, "We will prioritize blocking the spread as quickly as possible by concentrating all city capabilities and implementing thorough quarantine measures," and urged, "Citizens must wear masks and strive to follow personal hygiene rules."

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