Daegu City Imposes 'Gathering Ban' on Entertainment Bars, Hunting Pochas, and Emotional Bars Until Midnight of the 10th

'Enhanced Social Distancing Level 2' Extended from 5 to 10 Days
Mandatory Mask Wearing at Multi-use Facilities Such as Restaurants and Coffee Shops

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Daegu City announced on the 1st that it will extend the 'Strengthened Social Distancing Level 2 Measures,' which were set to end on the 5th, until the 10th amid the second wave crisis of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Along with this, the city announced additional strengthened measures, including upgrading certain high-risk facilities with frequent violations from gathering restrictions to gathering bans, and mandating mask-wearing in multi-use facilities.

As a result of these measures, from the 1st until midnight on the 10th, high-risk multi-use facilities such as clubs and night-type entertainment pubs, hunting pochas, and emotional pubs will effectively have to close.

Additionally, an administrative order was issued requiring business owners of multi-use facilities to ensure employees wear masks and to notify customers to wear masks, while a gathering ban order was issued for all religious facilities including churches. Places where mask-wearing is mandatory include general restaurants, cafes and coffee shops, confectionery businesses, reading rooms, and study cafes.

For high-risk facilities such as academies, the current gathering restrictions will be maintained, but a one-strike-out policy will be applied for violations of quarantine rules. Visits to nursing hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, and social welfare facilities will be completely prohibited.

In particular, regarding the mask-wearing mandate, Daegu City emphasized that there will be a guidance period until the 10th, and from the 11th, businesses where employees do not wear masks or fail to notify customers to wear masks will face strong measures such as business suspension.

Mayor Kwon Young-jin stated, "Measures similar to those in the metropolitan area that restrict business hours and types would have too great an impact on the economy and could trigger a balloon effect toward other business types," adding, "We had no choice but to mandate mask-wearing to effectively implement quarantine measures while allowing daily economic activities to continue," and urged active support from citizens.

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