After 9 PM Room Salon Business Restricted, Owner Illegally Operates in Hotel Rooms

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] As social distancing measures were strengthened in the Seoul metropolitan area, making it difficult for room salon businesses to operate, a business owner who was running a covert operation in a hotel was caught by the police.

On the 7th, the Suseo Police Station in Seoul announced that they are investigating whether room salon owner Mr. A and hotel owner Mr. B violated the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act and other regulations.

It was confirmed that Mr. A rented a hotel in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, operated by Mr. B, and set it up like a room salon to receive customers. Mr. A’s side reportedly informed customers who visited the establishment on the night of the 3rd that due to strengthened social distancing measures, operations after 9 p.m. were not allowed, and the business was exposed following a customer’s report.

The police are also verifying whether the room salon is classified as a general restaurant allowed to operate until 9 p.m. or as an entertainment facility subject to a gathering ban. Since the 24th of last month, with the elevation of social distancing to level 2 in the metropolitan area, a gathering ban has been imposed on five types of entertainment facilities, including room salons.

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