11 Halloween venues including clubs violating quarantine rules caught... Unauthorized club operations also detected

Including Gangnam and Itaewon Clubs
Five Unauthorized Clubs in Hongdae Alone

The scene of Itaewon Street in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on Halloween Day, the 31st. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] As police and quarantine authorities conducted joint inspections of entertainment facilities such as clubs ahead of 'Halloween Day,' numerous illegal activities were uncovered, including violations of quarantine rules and unauthorized operations.

According to the National Police Agency on the 2nd, the police, in cooperation with local governments, conducted focused inspections over three days from the 30th of last month to the 1st of this month on 1,924 entertainment facilities nationwide to check compliance with key quarantine rules, resulting in the detection of 11 violations.

The key quarantine rules subject to inspection include ▲limiting the number of users (one person per 4㎡) ▲time-based operation (3 hours of operation followed by 1 hour of rest, applicable by local government) ▲maintaining a distance of at least 2 meters between users inside the facility.

In particular, eight establishments violating quarantine rules were found in Seoul alone. By type, there was one club each in Gangnam and Itaewon, four hunting pubs, and two karaoke bars. All were confirmed to have failed to maintain a distance of at least 2 meters between users inside the facility.

Separately, nine unauthorized clubs were also cracked down on. Five were caught in Hongdae alone, with three in Gangnam and one in Songpa.

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