Busan Gijang-gun Launches Emergency Operation of 'COVID-19 On-site Guidance Inspection Team'

Gijang County Governor Leads Inspection of Busan City Administrative Order Compliance
On-site Inspections and Guidance for High and Medium-Risk Facilities Starting from the 22nd

Among the high-risk facilities in Busan that were ordered to close by administrative order, O Gyu-seok, the head of Gijang-gun, is conducting an on-site inspection of a PC room in Gijang-gun at 8:28 PM on the 22nd.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Busan’s Gijang County has urgently formed a ‘COVID-19 On-Site Guidance Inspection Team’ and has begun full-scale activities.

Following the implementation of the strengthened Level 2 social distancing measures in Busan City, Gijang County held an ‘Emergency Meeting on COVID-19 Situation Response’ at 4 p.m. on the 22nd at Chaseong Art Hall, attended by heads of departments, divisions, and township chiefs.

At the meeting, Gijang County urgently formed the ‘COVID-19 On-Site Guidance Inspection Team’ to monitor the Level 2 quarantine measures.

The on-site guidance inspection team is led by the county governor as the head, with the deputy governor as deputy head, four bureau chiefs as team leaders, and department heads as squad leaders, organized into a total of four teams.

On the night of the 22nd, the county governor personally conducted on-site guidance inspections regarding compliance with Busan City’s administrative orders.

On the 23rd, the county governor, along with bureau chiefs and department heads, plans to conduct day and night on-site guidance inspections of high- and medium-risk facilities, including churches.

Starting from the 24th, all staff will be organized as on-site guidance inspection members to continuously carry out administrative inspections and guidance day and night until COVID-19 stabilizes.

The facilities subject to on-site guidance inspections by Gijang County include high-risk facilities, medium-risk facilities, and religious facilities.

As of midnight on the 21st, among the high-risk facilities designated by Busan City’s administrative order, 185 locations in Gijang County fall under eight categories: entertainment bars, karaoke bars, colatecs, singing practice rooms, indoor group exercise facilities, direct sales promotion centers, buffets, and PC rooms. These facilities must completely cease operations until the 31st under Busan City’s assembly ban administrative order.

Medium-risk facilities in Gijang County include eight categories totaling 879 locations: academies (under 300 people), arcades, general restaurants (over 150㎡), performance halls, movie theaters, bathhouses, indoor sports facilities, and funeral halls. Guidance will be provided to ensure compliance with quarantine rules such as mask-wearing and operation of electronic entry logs.

In particular, on-site guidance inspections will be strengthened to ensure that employees and customers of general restaurants and cafes maintain social distancing and wear masks at all times.

Guidance and inspections will continue to ensure frequent indoor disinfection. Additionally, for rest food establishments (large cafes, etc.) excluded from Busan City’s mandatory administrative orders, Gijang County will investigate compliance with quarantine rules under the county governor’s directive and strengthen these rules.

Religious facilities are prohibited from all face-to-face gatherings and events, and meal provision is not allowed under Busan City’s assembly restriction administrative order.

Gijang County will conduct on-site inspections of a total of 207 religious facilities, including Christian, Catholic, and Buddhist sites, to ensure compliance with Busan City’s administrative orders.

Especially on the morning of the 23rd, an inspection team of 66 members in 33 groups will conduct on-site inspections of 123 Christian facilities to ensure that non-face-to-face worship services are thoroughly conducted.

County Governor Oh Gyu-seok said, “This is an economically difficult time due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. I feel truly sorry and heartbroken for businesses forced to suspend operations by Busan City’s administrative orders, but ending COVID-19 is the only way to revive the broken economy and protect safety and life. I earnestly ask for the understanding and cooperation of business owners.”

Gijang County will replace weekly work reports with written submissions until the COVID-19 situation stabilizes, and will hold daily Disaster Safety Countermeasure Headquarters meetings at 5 p.m. at Chaseong Art Hall with department heads and above to inspect compliance with administrative orders and discuss countermeasures.

As of the 22nd, 17 people in Gijang County who attended the Gwanghwamun rally have undergone COVID-19 testing; 16 tested negative, and one is awaiting results.

Separately, citizens listed in the communication base station usage records near Gwanghwamun received from Busan City on the 21st are also being guided to undergo COVID-19 testing.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.