Party Room Owners: "We Are Safer from COVID-19... Pinpoint Quarantine Without Standards Must Stop"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] Owners of space rental businesses such as party rooms have urged the government and ruling party to "establish quarantine guidelines that reflect reality."

The National Space Rental Association held a rally on the 23rd in front of the Democratic Party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, and made this statement.

The association argued, "Party rooms are spaces used independently by one group, and there is a long interval between the times other groups use the space before and after," adding, "In fact, party rooms are the safest places to meet people during the COVID-19 era."

They further claimed that party rooms are used not only for parties, as the name suggests, but also as photo studios, study rooms, practice rooms, or meeting rooms. Although the identity of the space is not limited to one purpose, regulations targeting party gatherings leading to restrictions on the entire space are unreasonable.

The association added, "The space rental industry has already lost most of its year-end revenue, which accounts for half of annual sales, due to the ban on gatherings of five or more people," and emphasized, "Pinpoint quarantine measures without clear standards must be stopped, and realistic relief measures for damages should be established."

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