Gwangjin-gu, Proactive Strengthening of Social Distancing Level 2

Full Suspension of Public Facility Operations Except Emergency Care... Strengthened Administrative Order for Mandatory Mask Wearing for Users and Workers of Multi-use Facilities... Expansion of 'Safe Restaurants' Complying with Quarantine Guidelines

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Seon-gap) has proactively strengthened measures ahead of the government's announcement of enhanced Level 2 social distancing and has prepared additional follow-up measures accordingly.

Since the 16th, with the social distancing level in Seoul and Gyeonggi areas raised to Level 2, the district has been implementing a more stringent Gwangjin-style social distancing.

Accordingly, indoor public facilities such as cultural and sports facilities and libraries, which were operated on a small scale according to COVID-19 quarantine standards, have been completely suspended. However, social welfare facilities will operate emergency care and non-face-to-face programs on a limited basis to minimize welfare blind spots.

Since July 1, the district has been enforcing an administrative order mandating mask-wearing for approximately 9,000 users and workers of multi-use facilities.

To strengthen this, restaurants in the area will receive warnings and public announcements if violations such as not wearing masks are detected. If quarantine rules are not followed even after administrative guidance, strong measures such as legal action will be taken.

Additionally, ‘Safe Restaurants’ that comply with social distancing quarantine guidelines will be supported with quarantine supplies and transparent partitions to encourage the expansion of designated establishments.

Following the government's announcement of enhanced Level 2 social distancing, gatherings, meetings, and events of 50 or more people indoors and 100 or more outdoors, which were previously discouraged, are now prohibited in principle. The district will continuously monitor the situation and impose administrative orders if the number of people exceeds limits or quarantine rules are violated.

Furthermore, the gathering restrictions on 12 types of high-risk facilities such as clubs and entertainment bars will be strengthened to a complete ban on gatherings. Frequent inspections will be conducted, and strong administrative actions such as legal prosecution will be enforced if the ban is not followed.

At the same time, churches are only allowed to hold non-face-to-face services, and all regular services and small group meetings are completely prohibited.

Kim Seon-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, “With the recent rapid increase in confirmed cases centered around Seoul and the metropolitan area over the past week, I believe residents are very worried and concerned. I hope residents become watchdogs and help build a meticulous and efficient quarantine system together.”

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