Dongdaemun-gu Implements Social Distancing Level 2 Measures

Ban on gatherings at 12 high-risk facilities including singing rooms and PC bangs... Closure of senior centers, welfare centers, sports centers, libraries... Dongdaemun-gu Health Center increases medical staff at screening clinics, extends weekend hours... Full effort to prevent further spread

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases centered in the Seoul metropolitan area, Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) will implement a full Level 2 social distancing measure starting from the 19th to prevent further spread of infections.

Following government guidelines, the district has issued a gathering ban order on 12 high-risk facilities including clubs, room salons, entertainment bars, colatecs, karaoke bars, hunting pochas, singing practice rooms, indoor standing concert halls, indoor group exercise (intense GX types), direct sales promotion centers such as door-to-door sales, large academies (with 300 or more people), buffets, and PC rooms.

Additionally, multi-use facilities that had reopened in the district will be closed again.

133 senior centers that had resumed operation as cooling shelters will close again, along with 29 public libraries, Dongdaemun Comprehensive Social Welfare Center, Jangan Comprehensive Social Welfare Center, Dongdaemun Food Bank Market, 13 local children’s centers, 2 Kiwoom Centers, 10 youth reading rooms, Youth Counseling and Welfare Center, Out-of-School Youth Center, Dongdaemun-gu Sports Center, Dongdaemun-gu Gymnasium, Imun Sports Center, Seoul Oriental Medicine Promotion Center, Dongdaemun-gu Healthy Family Multicultural Support Center, and Dongdaemun-gu Cultural Center will all suspend operations.

205 daycare centers in the area will also close temporarily. However, emergency childcare services will continue to operate.

Fourteen community centers, lifelong learning centers, Yongdu Cultural Welfare Center, and the 1st Women’s Welfare Center will continue to remain closed as before.

To reduce crowding on public transportation during commuting hours, the district will internally implement a staggered commuting system.

Furthermore, the Dongdaemun-gu Public Health Center’s screening clinic will double its medical staff to expedite testing and extend weekend operating hours until 6 p.m.

Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol of Dongdaemun-gu stated, “There was much deliberation before deciding on strong control measures, but we judged that if COVID-19 spreads further, it will cause even greater damage to the economy and people’s livelihoods than now. Therefore, we have taken this action. Please remember that full social distancing is the ‘last choice’ to protect your daily life and your beloved family, and we earnestly ask for your active participation and cooperation.”

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