Daejeon City Cancels This Year's 'Jeya-ui Jong Tajoong' Event

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Daejeon City announced on the 10th that it will not hold the New Year's Eve bell-ringing ceremony this year.

Originally, the city planned to downscale the event and hold the bell-ringing ceremony this year as well.

However, considering the recent situation where the spread of infectious diseases has not slowed down despite the strengthening of social distancing measures, the event was inevitably canceled.

Daejeon has also been maintaining Level 2 social distancing for three weeks since the 8th.

Under Level 2 social distancing, an administrative order banning gatherings was issued for five types of entertainment facilities in the region, and administrative measures have been implemented to suspend operations of multi-use facilities from 10 p.m. on the day until 5 a.m. the next day.

Meanwhile, the bell-ringing ceremony held in the region has been conducted annually since 2008, when the Hanbat Bell Pavilion was relocated to the city hall's south gate.

No Yong-jae, head of the city's Operations Support Division, said, "Despite the strengthening of social distancing levels, the spread of infectious diseases has not subsided," adding, "Considering this situation, the city has decided not to hold the New Year's Eve bell-ringing ceremony this year."

He also urged, "We ask citizens to refrain from various gatherings and events during the year-end and New Year period and to strictly follow daily quarantine rules."

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