Jeju Social Distancing Level 1.5 Extended for 2 Weeks

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters (Jeju) Reporter Park Chang-won] Jeju Special Self-Governing Province announced on the 12th that it will extend the current Level 1.5 social distancing for two more weeks until midnight on the 28th, in accordance with the government's social distancing policy.

This extension of social distancing was decided because it is necessary to maintain the current quarantine response system to prevent the fourth wave of COVID-19, as the number of new confirmed cases remains stagnant without a clear decline.

In particular, after discussions with related ministries, local governments, and the Life Quarantine Committee, it was judged that infection risk factors still exist, such as the inflow and domestic transmission of variant viruses and increased spring travel and outings.

Jeju Province plans to manage the number of confirmed cases by maintaining Level 1.5 in line with government measures, create a more stable vaccination environment, and prepare for future social distancing restructuring plans.

However, considering the accumulated inconvenience and fatigue among self-employed people and the general public due to the prolonged social distancing, some quarantine measures will be eased.

Five types of entertainment facilities including pubs, karaoke bars, emotional pubs, hunting pochas, and hold'em pubs can operate after 10 p.m. if they comply with key quarantine rules such as ▲a maximum of 4 people per room ▲only solo singing allowed ▲no dancing in clubs or nightclubs ▲no movement between tables or rooms ▲mandatory use of electronic entry logs.

Additionally, dance halls, dance academies, and colatecs, which raised fairness issues, can be used under conditions of complying with key quarantine rules such as ▲1 person per 8㎡ limit ▲prohibition of food consumption except water and non-alcoholic beverages.

Considering the business rights of first birthday party specialty stores, which were practically unable to operate due to the ban on private gatherings of five or more people, the operation of companies specializing only in first birthday parties will be allowed.

However, if general restaurants, hotels, buffets, etc., receive regular customers on weekdays and hold first birthday parties only on weekends, such operations are still prohibited.

From the 15th, general residents who are not professional athletes will also be able to use indoor public sports facilities.

Direct sales promotion centers such as door-to-door sales will cease operations after 10 p.m.

To reduce infection risk, the ban on private gatherings of five or more people remains, but exceptions include ▲allowing matchmaking meetings ▲excluding children under 6 years old from the count ▲limiting up to 8 people for immediate family and matchmaking meetings.

Preschool children under 6 years old are not counted in the number of people in private gatherings of five or more, and even in this case, only up to 4 people excluding children under 6 are allowed.

Im Tae-bong, head of the Jeju COVID-19 Quarantine Response Promotion Team, said, "Although the nationwide number of confirmed cases recently remains in the mid-400s, the number of visitors to Jeju has increased by more than 40% compared to this time last year when it was only about 200 per day," and urged, "As confirmed cases have been continuously occurring in Jeju for 11 consecutive days this month, please cooperate with social distancing and compliance with key quarantine rules with vigilance."

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