Jeju Extends Suspension of Public Facility Operations Until October 5

Jeju-style Living Quarantine Committee Decides Considering Nationwide Daily Cases Exceeding 100
Preemptive Response to COVID-19 Unavoidable Due to Increased Mobility During Chuseok Holiday

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Government Complex

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Chang-won] The temporary suspension of operations at public facilities in Jeju Island will continue until October 5.

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province held the 12th Jeju-style Living Quarantine Committee meeting on the morning of the 10th and decided on this extension after discussing whether to extend the suspension.

This extension measure was considered due to the recent decline in the spread of COVID-19, but with more than 100 daily confirmed cases nationwide and ongoing cluster infections.

Additionally, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters has requested the suspension of operations at multi-use public facilities nationwide as part of the social distancing level 2 measures until September 20, and with the Chuseok holiday starting on the 30th, an increase in floating population is expected, so operations will be suspended until October 5.

In particular, confirmed cases continue to occur in Jeju due to contact with confirmed patients visiting the metropolitan area, local hot springs, and guesthouses, and in the event of a large number of patients, transfer to other cities or provinces is impossible, requiring the local medical system to handle the situation.

Earlier, Governor Won Hee-ryong issued an administrative order on August 30 banning gatherings of three or more people at guesthouses, and on the 1st, he released a message requesting residents originally from Jeju living in the metropolitan area to refrain from visiting Jeju during the Chuseok holiday and grave clearing period.

Governor Won also stated, “The strongest vaccine against COVID-19 is the mask,” and instructed, "Designate multi-dense places in the province as 'mandatory mask-wearing areas' and carry out proactive recommendations and guidance activities to ensure mask-wearing by all residents and tourists."

Jeju Province is currently conducting joint quarantine patrols and intensive guidance activities on mask-wearing at 32 multi-dense locations within the province.

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