Guri-si, Municipal Cemetery 'Closed' During Chuseok Holiday

[Asia Economy (Guri) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Guri City in Gyeonggi Province has decided to completely close the Guri Municipal Cemetery for five days from the 30th of this month to the 4th of next month during the Chuseok holiday period to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Guri City announced that on the 8th, it issued an administrative order restricting gatherings at the Guri Municipal Cemetery as an extraordinary measure to block the situation where sporadic COVID-19 cases are increasing within the city amid the second wave centered in the metropolitan area.

Additionally, visitors to the Guri Municipal Cemetery before and after the Chuseok holiday are required to wear masks, and drinking or eating in groups of two or more is prohibited.

Accordingly, during the periods before and after the Chuseok holiday, from September 21 to 29 for 9 days and from October 5 to 11 for 7 days, the municipal cemetery will be opened in a dispersed manner to minimize the number of visitors, and food consumption will be banned.

Furthermore, two temporary checkpoints will be installed to check compliance with quarantine rules such as visitor registration and mask-wearing.

The city also recommended using the online memorial service operated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare this year, considering the special circumstances.

Mayor Ahn Seung-nam of Guri said, "Due to the impact of COVID-19, which can infect people anytime and anywhere, there is serious concern about mass infections during the Chuseok holiday period when people gather for memorial visits and grass cutting, so we decided to completely close the Guri Municipal Cemetery."

The city plans to conduct prior guidance and publicity for users of the Guri Municipal Cemetery regarding the complete closure during the Chuseok holiday, dispersed opening before and after Chuseok, and the use of the Ministry of Health and Welfare's online memorial system through SNS text messages (including disaster messages), press releases, the city website, and banner postings.

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