Gyeongsan-si Issues Administrative Order Mandating Mask Wearing for Business Owners and Users of High-Risk Facilities

Administrative Measures to Begin on the 14th After a Guidance Period from the 3rd to the 13th

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Gyeongsan City, Gyeongbuk Province announced on the 3rd that it will issue an administrative order mandating mask-wearing for business owners, workers, and users in 13 high-risk facilities related to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

The applicable industries include 13 facilities such as entertainment bars like clubs and room salons, colatecs, danran bars, emotional bars, hunting pochas, karaoke rooms, indoor standing concert halls, indoor group exercise (intense GX types), direct sales promotion centers such as door-to-door sales, PC rooms, buffets, large academies (over 300 people), and distribution logistics centers.

The mask-wearing mandate period is from the 3rd until a separate cancellation notice is issued. The guidance period lasts until the 13th, and the administrative penalty will take effect from 0:00 on the 14th. However, exceptions apply in unavoidable cases such as food consumption, and masks must be worn during conversations.

Violations of the administrative order may result in fines of up to 3 million KRW for business owners, workers, and users of the establishments under the "Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act." Gyeongsan City explained that it plans to implement all legally permissible sanctions, including claims for full reimbursement of related quarantine costs if confirmed cases occur due to violations.

Mayor Choi Young-jo of Gyeongsan emphasized, "This is an unavoidable measure to block the local spread of COVID-19," adding, "If everyone does not cooperate, anxiety about COVID-19 may continue, so we ask for active participation by strictly adhering to quarantine rules."

Meanwhile, like other cities and provinces in the Gyeongbuk region, Gyeongsan City has been implementing a social distancing level 2 measure since August 26, recommending bans on gatherings, meetings, and events of 50 or more people indoors and 100 or more people outdoors, along with administrative orders restricting gatherings at high-risk facilities and other multi-use facilities.

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