Sokcho City Launches Investigation into 'Quarantine Rule Violations' by Daycare Center Directors' Meeting

Policy of Zero Tolerance for Violations Revealed

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Sokcho City, Gangwon Province, has launched a full-scale investigation into media reports that "directors of local daycare centers violated quarantine rules prohibiting private gatherings of five or more people by meeting at a coffee shop."

On the 23rd, Sokcho City stated, "We are investigating the specific facts regarding the daycare center directors' meeting, which is under controversy for violating quarantine rules."

The city's Environmental Hygiene Division plans to investigate the daycare center directors on the same day to verify the nature of the meeting and whether quarantine rules were actually violated.

The Family Support Division has issued administrative guidance to comply with the strengthened quarantine rules for group facilities such as daycare centers and to refrain from private gatherings, following the elevation to social distancing level 2.

The city intends to impose strict penalties, including fines on the parties involved, based on a zero-tolerance policy if the investigation confirms violations of quarantine rules.

Meanwhile, regarding suspicions that the meeting was hosted by the Sokcho City Daycare Center Association and Sokcho City, the Sokcho City Daycare Center Association stated in a press release, "The meeting in question is not related to Sokcho City or the Sokcho City Association, and the claim that the city hosted the meeting is completely untrue."

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