Geochang-gun Issues Administrative Order... Mandatory Indoor and Outdoor Mask Wearing Enforced

In Case of Violation of Administrative Orders, Claim for Quarantine Cost Recovery Upon Confirmed Infection

On the 25th, a citizen is walking without a mask at the Gwanghwamun intersection in Seoul. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam Province announced that it will issue an administrative order mandating indoor and outdoor mask-wearing from the 16th until October 12th to prevent the resurgence of COVID-19.

This administrative order strengthens the existing Gyeongsangnam-do administrative order, which required masks only when gatherings, performances, or other situations involving contact with others occurred outdoors, by mandating mask-wearing outdoors just as indoors.

The county issued this order based on the judgment that mask-wearing is crucial, as COVID-19 cases have continued to occur in daily life among nearby taxi drivers, restaurant employees, and others, and violations of quarantine rules such as not wearing masks have been confirmed in various places.

Violations of this administrative order will not incur fines during the guidance period, but quarantine costs may be claimed if confirmed cases occur.

To achieve proper preventive effects from wearing masks, hands should be washed before and after wearing a mask, the mouth and nose should be fully covered, gaps between the face and mask should be checked, and the mask surface should not be touched.

Gu In-mo, the mayor of Geochang-gun, said, “Masks are not optional but essential, emphasizing that the best vaccine for COVID-19 prevention is the mask, and I ask everyone to strictly follow social distancing and quarantine guidelines.”

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