Jeonbuk Province Issues Administrative Order for Submission of Passenger Lists for Liberation Day Rally

Mandatory Administrative Order for Passenger List Preparation Also Enforced

Kim Yang-won, Director of the Provincial Safety Office, is briefing on the administrative order to submit the list of participants for the Liberation Day rally. Photo by Jeonbuk Province

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hong Jae-hee] Jeonbuk Province has issued an administrative order requiring the submission of passenger lists for charter buses related to the Liberation Day rally.

On the 20th, Jeonbuk Province announced that it had issued an administrative order mandating the submission of passenger lists for charter buses and the preparation of passenger lists.

The administrative order requiring the submission of passenger lists is intended for early screening of rally participants for diagnostic testing. Drivers, guides, and bus company officials operating charter buses in the Seoul area must submit passenger lists.

Additionally, for charter buses that are not regular transportation vehicles, the preparation of passenger lists must be mandatory from this day (the 20th) when operating.

The province plans to identify mobile phone contacts received at metropolitan area base stations around the rally on the day through cooperation with telecommunications companies and others.

Through this, if it is determined that bus operators related to the August 15 rally evade or refuse to submit lists, punitive or fine regulations will be applied considering damages occurring during the period due to delayed testing.

Also, strong recommendations will be made to refrain from rallies and to promote non-face-to-face worship services until this weekend, and the province along with city and county governments will conduct extensive inspections on compliance with personal quarantine rules.

Furthermore, this weekend will be designated as a day of focused inspections to block additional community transmission, and all employees of the province and city/county governments will conduct thorough inspections of 14,305 locations across 26 industries with frequent travel to the metropolitan area and high-risk group infection facilities.

A Jeonbuk Province official stated, “The current situation is very serious, and residents are asked to refrain from gatherings, high-risk facilities, and visits to other regions such as the metropolitan area in accordance with social distancing level 2,” adding, “If the situation worsens, it will be inevitably raised to level 2.”

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