Daejeon Entertainment and Danranjujom Gatherings 'Ban → Restriction' Eased... Quarantine Obligations and Intensive Inspections Continue

On the last day of the Chuseok holiday, citizens visiting public facilities are filling out electronic entry logs related to COVID-19 prevention measures. Photo is unrelated to the article. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The gathering ban on five types of high-risk facilities in the Daejeon area will be eased to gathering restrictions. However, the quarantine obligations and inspection activities for these establishments will continue, and a 'one-strike-out' policy will be applied, meaning strict measures will be taken if quarantine rules are violated even once.

Daejeon City announced that, according to the special quarantine measures for Chuseok, the gathering ban on entertainment and karaoke bars, whose operations were previously restricted, will be changed to gathering restrictions.

However, the city will continue to enforce the mandatory compliance with core quarantine rules for these establishments even after the gathering ban is lifted.

Additionally, the city plans to continuously conduct focused inspections on compliance with quarantine rules and apply the one-strike-out system to these facilities. If a violation is detected even once, strong responses such as re-imposing gathering bans or filing charges will be taken.

The city also urges citizens to check their health status and refrain from returning to daily life if symptoms appear before resuming normal activities after the Chuseok holiday.

In particular, the city considers the next two weeks as a possible period for the re-spread of infectious diseases within the region and plans to maintain vigilance in quarantine efforts.

As part of the Chuseok holiday quarantine, the city designated the period from the 28th of last month to the 11th of this month as a special quarantine period, during which it focused on ▲ intensive management and inspection of high-risk and multi-use facilities such as social distancing ▲ operation of screening clinics, monitoring of self-quarantined individuals, and management of overseas arrivals to maintain the quarantine system.

Jung Hae-gyo, Director of the Health and Welfare Bureau of the city, said, “Although a nationwide campaign to refrain from visiting hometowns and relatives was conducted ahead of the Chuseok holiday, it is difficult to rule out the possibility of unknowingly contracting infectious diseases while inevitably meeting family and acquaintances. We ask citizens to thoroughly follow personal quarantine rules for the next two weeks, considering the incubation period, such as wearing masks, maintaining distance between people, avoiding crowded places, and minimizing travel routes.”

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