Jeju Allows Dining in Restaurants and Cafes Until 10 PM Starting from the 8th

Government Eases Business Hour Restrictions Outside Seoul Metropolitan Area to 10 PM
One-Hour Extension for Operating Hours in Restricted Sectors Including Door-to-Door Sales, Karaoke, Indoor Standing Concert Venues, Indoor Sports Facilities, and Amuse

'COVID-19 Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Joint Briefing'. Photo by Jeju Special Self-Governing Province

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters (Jeju) Reporter Park Chang-won] Jeju Special Self-Governing Province announced on the 6th that it will allow the operating hours of six types of multi-use facilities, including restaurants and cafes restricted from operating after 9 p.m., to be extended until 10 p.m. starting from the 8th.

This measure follows the government's decision to extend the operating hours regulation for multi-use facilities in non-metropolitan areas from the current 9 p.m. to 10 p.m., allowing local governments to apply the standards based on their autonomous judgment.

In the Jeju area, this applies to six types of multi-use facilities: door-to-door sales businesses, singing practice rooms, indoor standing concert halls, indoor sports facilities, restaurants and cafes, and amusement facilities. The period is from 0:00 on Monday, February 8, to 24:00 on Sunday, February 14.

Jeju's quarantine authorities explained that this adjustment of operating hours changes the time restriction for businesses limited to 9 p.m. under level 2 regulations, but it does not lower the social distancing level to 1.5.

Except for the operating hours regulation, other measures such as ▲ban on private gatherings of five or more people ▲mandatory mask-wearing ▲quarantine rules for each multi-use facility will remain unchanged until the 14th.

Since nationwide cluster infections continue to occur, and especially with the Lunar New Year approaching, the risk increases due to contact among family and acquaintances and increased movement between regions. Therefore, according to government policy, social distancing level 2 must be maintained until the 14th.

The current social distancing levels and related quarantine measures cannot be lowered based on local governments' autonomous judgment.

Meanwhile, Jeju Province plans to implement measures to prevent the spread of infection within the local community during the Lunar New Year holiday, including ▲recommendation to refrain from travel and strengthened quarantine for visitors ▲mandatory electronic entry logs ▲focused quarantine promotion by relevant departments for key and general management facilities (28 types of businesses).

On the 4th, Governor Won Hee-ryong announced Jeju-type special quarantine measures for the Lunar New Year holiday, stating, "If you must visit Jeju, we strongly recommend that you undergo a COVID-19 diagnostic test within three days before arriving in Jeju."

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