Gyeongnam Social Distancing Level 2 Extended for 2 Weeks

Shin Jong-woo, Director of Welfare and Health Bureau, Gyeongnam Province.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju-cheol In] Gyeongnam Province announced on the 2nd that it will extend social distancing level 2 for two more weeks until the 17th, following the government's decision.

Even if social distancing remains at level 2, escalation by region and industry is possible depending on the number of confirmed cases. Geoje has been raised one step to level 2.5 until the 4th due to a surge in confirmed cases.

In Jinju, where 23 confirmed cases related to a golf gathering have occurred, a ban on gatherings equivalent to level 2.5 has been imposed on 63 indoor golf practice facilities until the 7th.

Due to 7 confirmed cases at a health functional food sales office in Gimhae, gatherings have been banned for two weeks for health functional food general sales businesses in the form of experience rooms.

Additionally, a church in Masan, where 11 related confirmed cases emerged, was found to have violated quarantine rules by forcibly holding in-person worship services. Accordingly, the church will be subject to a two-week ban on gatherings and fines until the 13th.

Outdoor winter sports facilities such as ski resorts and sledding hills, which were previously banned from gatherings, are allowed to operate from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. with capacity limited to one-third.

Cultural and educational classes at apartment resident centers will be suspended. Accommodation facilities will change reservation limits from 50% of rooms to within two-thirds. In particular, the ban on private gatherings of five or more people will be strengthened from a recommendation to a prohibition under administrative orders.

Shin Jong-woo, Director of the Welfare and Health Bureau, emphasized, “As all citizens are making efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, if confirmed cases occur due to violations of quarantine rules, strong administrative measures such as fines will be enforced.”

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