Yeonggwang-gun Conducts On-site Inspections of Strengthened Year-end and New Year Quarantine Measures

[Yeonggwang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seong-jeong] Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Jun-seong) announced on the 28th that it conducted on-site inspections focusing on high-risk infection facilities such as hygiene businesses and apartment complexes within the jurisdiction to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the year-end and New Year holidays.

The county has assigned staff from the currently closed indoor swimming pool to conduct disinfection activities every morning in two teams, targeting frequently touched areas such as door handles, stair handrails, and elevator interiors in apartment complexes.

In the afternoon, two-person teams are conducting on-site inspections to promote and ensure compliance with quarantine rules at a total of 1,119 locations, including 880 restaurants and 239 establishments such as lodging, beauty salons, and bathhouses located within the county.

In particular, during on-site inspections for compliance with quarantine rules, the following strengthened measures are being emphasized: ▲ Restaurants are only allowed takeout and delivery after 9 p.m., gatherings of five or more people, reservations, and accompanied entry are prohibited ▲ Bathhouses and beauty salons are limited to one person per 8㎡ of facility area ▲ Eating is prohibited in bathhouses ▲ Lodging facilities are restricted to reservations within 50% of total rooms, no accommodation beyond room capacity, and operation of party rooms (event rooms) is prohibited. Additionally, all establishments are being closely monitored for compliance with visitor log entries and mandatory mask-wearing.

Governor Kim Jun-seong stated, “Considering the high risk of infection in apartment complexes and hygiene businesses, we have decided to conduct regular disinfection and compliance inspections,” and added, “To prevent the spread of COVID-19, we ask all residents to refrain from year-end gatherings as much as possible and to actively participate in following the quarantine rules.”

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