Daejeon City Extends Social Distancing Level 2... Reservations for 5 or More People Prohibited at Restaurants and Others

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Daejeon City will extend the implementation of Social Distancing Level 2. In addition, some measures such as prohibiting reservations and accompanying entry of five or more people at multi-use facilities like restaurants will be additionally enforced.

The city announced on the 2nd that it will extend Social Distancing Level 2 for two weeks, from midnight on the 4th to midnight on the 17th.

Earlier, the government decided to maintain and apply the current stage (Level 2) of social distancing in non-metropolitan areas including Daejeon, based on the judgment that the current medical system response is feasible.

It also established a policy that while adding measures for the year-end and New Year special measures and some rules, it is not allowed to relax distancing levels and quarantine measures by local governments.

Accordingly, the city decided to extend and implement Social Distancing Level 2 supplemented with additional year-end and New Year special measures and some rules.

First, the city will maintain the following measures for two weeks as before: ▲ban on gatherings at five types of entertainment facilities ▲restaurants allowed only takeout and delivery from 9 PM to 5 AM the next day ▲ban on gatherings at Hold'em pubs ▲limit of fewer than 100 people at wedding halls and funeral halls ▲ban on gatherings at party rooms ▲non-face-to-face conduct of regular worship, mass, Buddhist services, and memorial services ▲ban on meetings and meals hosted by religious facilities ▲fever checks at department stores and large marts, prohibition of tasting, sampling, and use of sample products, ban on crowd-gathering events, and prohibition of use of rest areas.

The adjusted quarantine rules include ▲prohibition of reservations and accompanying entry of five or more people at multi-use facilities such as restaurants ▲cafes allowed only takeout and delivery during all business hours ▲limiting outdoor winter sports capacity to one-third ▲ban on food consumption at bathhouses, movie theaters, performance halls, arcades, etc., while allowing water and non-alcoholic beverages.

Additionally, the city has established new quarantine rules such as ▲suspension of operation of convenience facilities within apartments and cultural, educational, and lecture programs at community centers.

Jeong Hae-gyo, Director of the Health and Welfare Bureau of the city, said, “We will do our best to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in accordance with the government’s step-by-step action plan and to ensure that vaccinations can proceed from next month,” and added, “We also ask citizens to comply with quarantine rules.”

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