Gwangju City Eases Restrictions on 5 High-Risk Facilities from Gathering Ban to Gathering Limits

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City is easing the standards from ‘gathering ban’ to ‘gathering restriction’ for five types of entertainment facilities that were subject to a one-week ‘gathering ban’ measure under the government’s ‘Chuseok Special Quarantine Measures’.

On the 4th, Gwangju Mayor Lee Yong-seop said in an online briefing, “No confirmed cases have occurred in the relevant industries over the past week, the COVID-19 situation is manageable within the quarantine system, and considering cases from other cities and provinces comprehensively, the administrative measure of gathering ban for the five types of entertainment facilities will be eased to ‘gathering restriction’ starting from the 5th.”

Accordingly, entertainment facilities in the Gwangju area will be allowed to operate from the 5th.

However, direct sales promotion centers such as door-to-door sales will continue to be under the ‘gathering ban’ until the 11th, in line with government policy and similar to other cities and provinces.

Quarantine rules will also be relaxed for gathering-restricted facilities.

Karaoke rooms, indoor standing concert halls, and bathhouses/saunas, which were prohibited from operating from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m., will have their time restrictions lifted starting from the 5th.

Indoor group exercises, which were banned for gatherings of 10 or more people, will have the restriction eased to a ban on gatherings of 50 or more people, and the occupancy limit for multi-rooms and DVD rooms, which was restricted to three people or fewer per room, will be lifted.

Mayor Lee said, “The ‘Social Distancing Level 2’ will continue until the 11th, the special quarantine period for Chuseok,” and added, “Citizens are urged to strictly follow quarantine rules with a sense of crisis and vigilance, knowing that they can be infected by the virus anytime and anywhere.”

He continued, “Experts consider the average incubation period of COVID-19 to be about two weeks. Since there has been more movement and contact than usual during this Chuseok holiday, the coming week is very important,” and emphasized, “As we have experienced several times so far, a small number of careless actions, violations of quarantine rules, and selfishness can put our entire society at risk at any time. We must not let our guard down.”

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