Geoje-si, Step 1.5 Alert Raised from 26th... Appeal to Citizens to Prevent Resurgence

Mayor Byeon Gwang-yong of Geoje City is giving a briefing related to COVID-19. (Photo by Geoje City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] Geoje City will strongly enforce social distancing at level 1.5 from the 26th to the 9th of next month.

The city announced that it took this measure after holding an emergency meeting on the 26th, following the elevation of the social distancing level across Gyeongnam Province starting at noon on the 26th.

At level 1.5, in addition to the quarantine rules applied at level 1 for multi-use facilities, additional rules such as restrictions on the number of users will be applied.

Among multi-use facilities, key management facilities will expand restrictions on the number of users and prohibit high-risk activities such as dancing in clubs and eating food in singing practice rooms.

Mayor Byeon Gwang-yong wrote in an appeal, “The nationwide daily new confirmed cases have exceeded 500 for the first time in 8 months, and cluster infections have occurred in nearby areas of Gyeongnam, increasing citizens’ anxiety,” adding, “It is important to preemptively block the risk of a local resurgence.”

He continued, “With the current spread, difficulties for self-employed and small business owners will continue, and our daily lives will once again become precarious,” and said, “With the experience of wisely overcoming local infections, I once again earnestly ask for the active participation of all citizens.”

So far, a total of 46 COVID-19 confirmed cases have occurred in Geoje, and no local infections have been reported since August 29.

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