Yangcheon District Mayor Kim Su-young Appeals for Practice of Social Distancing Level 2.5

Strengthening Quarantine Management Including Inspection of Compliance with Core Quarantine Rules... Request for Active Participation of Residents for One Week Until September 6 (Including Appeal Announcement)

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Recently, the daily number of patients in the metropolitan area has exceeded 200 for more than ten days. In addition to major clusters such as Sarang Jeil Church and the Liberation Day rally, various group infections have occurred in many places, maintaining Level 2 social distancing nationwide.

Accordingly, the government announced on the 30th at midnight strengthened quarantine measures for high-risk groups. Yangcheon-gu (District Mayor Kim Soo-young) is also mobilizing all administrative resources to prevent further spread of infections and is making every effort.

Yangcheon-gu is continuing inspections of 12 types of private high-risk facilities under prohibition orders, following last week. The first inspection found no violations of the prohibition orders in karaoke rooms, PC rooms, indoor group exercise facilities, and others.

Furthermore, with the elevation to Level 2 social distancing, general restaurants over 150㎡ and public bathhouses have been designated as facilities required to comply with core quarantine rules. Accordingly, Yangcheon-gu has completed notifying 238 restaurants and 33 public bathhouses of their designation as mandatory compliance facilities and will conduct frequent on-site inspections to ensure adherence to core quarantine rules until further notice.

In addition, according to the government's strengthened measures, general restaurants, cafes, and bakeries will be allowed only takeout and delivery from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day (gathering restrictions), and continuous guidance on compliance with core quarantine rules will be provided.

Moreover, starting from the 30th, in accordance with government guidelines prohibiting the consumption of food and beverages inside franchise coffee shops regardless of business hours, Yangcheon-gu is proactively responding to COVID-19 prevention by guiding compliance with core quarantine rules allowing only takeout and delivery.

The total number of facilities subject to these strengthened measures in Yangcheon-gu is 6,581, including 3,235 general restaurants, 144 bakeries, 1,104 cafes, 1,070 academies (excluding large academies) under gathering prohibition orders, 44 study cafes, and 984 facilities under gathering restrictions.

Yangcheon-gu will deploy about 1,200 personnel from 49 departments to conduct special joint inspections with public and private sectors to ensure the rapid establishment of the strengthened quarantine measures.

The core quarantine rules are as follows: business owners must install and use electronic entry logs or keep manual visitor logs, ensure that owners and employees wear masks, maintain a 2-meter distance between tables inside facilities, and users must actively cooperate with the business owners' quarantine rules.

For businesses that fail to comply with core quarantine rules, a 'One Strike-Out' policy will be enforced. If rules are violated even once, a two-week gathering ban will be imposed. Violating the gathering ban will result in fines, and if a confirmed case occurs while operating in violation of the ban, compensation claims for treatment and quarantine costs will be pursued.

Meanwhile, on August 25th from 4 to 5 p.m., the district held a campaign at the Mokdongdong-ro Festival Street Square, a crowded area with many restaurants and cafes, promoting mask-wearing, handwashing, and social distancing with placards to encourage residents' participation. Continuous campaigns to prevent COVID-19 spread are also being conducted centered around local community centers in each area.

Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, emphasized, “Although all businesses such as restaurants and cafes are economically and psychologically struggling, this is a special situation where everyone's health and safety are threatened. We ask for active cooperation with the strengthened quarantine rules according to government guidelines.” He also urged, “We ask all residents to refrain from all outdoor activities except essential outings.”

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