Jeju Island Activates 'Jeju-style Special Quarantine' Administrative Measures to Prevent COVID-19 Spread

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Chang-won] Jeju Special Self-Governing Province announced on the 25th that it has activated Jeju-style special quarantine administrative measures in accordance with social distancing level 2 to block the spread within the province following a large-scale outbreak of COVID-19 cases in the metropolitan area on the 24th.

This is a follow-up measure based on Governor Won Hee-ryong's directive during an emergency countermeasure meeting on the morning of the 21st regarding the occurrence of Jeju cases 27 and 28, instructing to "upgrade the existing level 1 social distancing to level 2 social distancing level Jeju-style quarantine measures and implement them."

The Jeju-style special quarantine administrative measures include ▲ compliance with core quarantine rules for 41 types of facilities and workplaces under daily life distancing ▲ prohibition of events, meetings, and assemblies of 'more than 50 people indoors and 100 people outdoors' at public institutions ▲ strong recommendation for private events, meetings, and assemblies to strictly follow quarantine rules ▲ prohibition of various gatherings, assemblies, and events other than regular worship services at religious facilities (recommendation for non-face-to-face worship) ▲ mandatory mask-wearing at high-risk facilities, public transportation, airplanes, ports and harbors, and indoor tourist facilities.

The enforcement period will be maintained from this day until separately designated by the Governor of Jeju Province.

The subjects of the measures are responsible persons, workers, and users of the 41 types of daily life distancing facilities.

Violations of the special administrative measures may result in prosecution under the "Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act" (Article 80, Clause 7) with fines up to 3 million KRW, and under the same law (Article 49), prohibition orders on gatherings and claims for damages (subrogation claims) for quarantine costs related to testing, investigation, and treatment arising from violations are possible.

Facilities and workplaces of the 41 types of daily life distancing in the province must comply with core quarantine rules such as ▲ managing visitor logs ▲ cooperating with symptom checks and prohibiting entry of symptomatic persons ▲ disinfecting and ventilating facilities.

In this regard, focused management plans will be prepared by each relevant department.

Religious facilities in the province are prohibited from holding various gatherings and events other than regular worship services, and non-face-to-face worship is recommended.

In particular, from October 13, according to the amended Infectious Disease Prevention Act, users and managers of 13 types of high-risk facilities in the province, public transportation (buses and taxis), airplanes, ports and harbors, and indoor tourist facilities who do not wear masks will be fined up to 100,000 KRW.

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