Gyeongju City Issues 'Enhanced Social Distancing Level 2' Only in Angang-eup and Gangdong-myeon Due to 'N-th Infection'

After a restaurant owner tested positive on the 4th, related confirmed cases increased to 15

Mayor Ju Nak-yeong of Gyeongju City conducting an emergency video briefing on the 15th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] As confirmed cases have occurred almost daily in a small rural village with a population of 25,000, Gyeongju City announced on the 15th a 'strengthened social distancing level 2' measure limited to the living area of the village.

The village is Angang-eup in Gyeongju and the nearby Gangdong-myeon, where n-th generation infections have continued since the couple who run a delivery-focused restaurant tested positive on the 4th.

From midnight on the 16th in this area, five types of entertainment facilities including karaoke bars are not allowed to operate after 9 PM. Cafes and restaurants can only offer takeout and delivery after 9 PM.

Funeral halls will reduce the capacity limit from fewer than 100 people to fewer than 50 people, and public facilities such as Bukgyeongju Sports Center and Angang Youth Culture House will be completely closed.

In Gyeongju, since the restaurant owner couple (Gyeongju case numbers 121 and 124) tested positive on the 4th, n-th generation infections have continued, increasing the number of related confirmed cases to 15 as of the 15th. In particular, classmates and teachers who had contact with an infected elementary school student (Gyeongju case number 139) also tested positive, raising concerns about additional confirmed cases.

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