Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam Province and Police Jointly Inspect Quarantine Rules Compliance

Special Inspection, Implementation Status of Enhanced Quarantine Measures at 1,286 Sites in the Jurisdiction

Hamyang County, Gyeongnam Province, and the police are conducting joint inspections of quarantine rules. (Photo by Hamyang County)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam Province announced on the 24th that, as the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) continues to spread, it will conduct a special year-end and New Year inspection of the strengthened social distancing level 2 in cooperation with Gyeongnam Province and the police.

This joint inspection will be conducted from the 24th until January 3rd of next year, during which the joint inspection team of Gyeongnam Province, Hamyang-gun, and the police plans to check whether the 1,386 target facilities in the jurisdiction comply with the strengthened quarantine measures of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters to stop the spread of COVID-19.

The joint inspection team consists of one team from Gyeongnam Province and nine teams from Hamyang-gun and Hamyang Police Station, and they will inspect the target facilities daily. Facilities found violating the rules will be fined 3 million KRW for operators and 100,000 KRW for users.

The county has appealed to residents to refrain from various events and gatherings such as the year-end bell-ringing ceremony and the New Year sunrise event, which have been abruptly canceled.

Seo Chun-soo, the mayor of Hamyang-gun, said, “During the special inspection period, group gatherings of five or more people are recommended to be prohibited, so we ask that year-end gatherings of county office and related agency employees be refrained from.” He especially urged, “Religious facilities should conduct regular worship services, masses, Buddhist ceremonies, and memorial services online, and we earnestly ask for cooperation in complying with quarantine guidelines prohibiting all face-to-face meetings and events organized by religious facilities.”

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