Hamyang-gun Extends Social Distancing Level 1.5 for Additional 2 Weeks...

Special Spring Outing Disinfection Measures Implemented

Hamyang County Office building exterior view

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam Province, considering the nationwide trend of 300 to 400 daily confirmed COVID-19 cases and the continuous occurrence of confirmed cases in bathhouses and entertainment facilities in the province's cities and counties, will extend the social distancing level 1.5 for an additional two weeks until April 11.

According to the county, with the spring flower viewing tourism season approaching and concerns over the spread of COVID-19 due to increased outdoor activities, special quarantine measures will be strengthened with guidance and inspections of parks and recreational areas until the end of April.

For bathhouses, if electronic entry logs (QR check-in, Safe Call) are difficult to use, a handwritten logbook can be created after verifying identification, and if accompanied by an adult relative guardian, children aged 14 and under are exempt from filling out the log.

Additionally, the COVID-19 social distancing quarantine rules extended for these two weeks will subdivide the basic quarantine rules, previously applied in four stages to 24 key management facilities, into seven stages and apply them continuously without stage distinction.

The county has designated the period until April 30 as an intensive quarantine management period in line with the blooming of cherry blossoms and will focus inspections on major parks, recreational forests, and amusement areas.

Group travel is advised to be avoided as much as possible, but if unavoidable, representatives or guides will be actively encouraged to designate themselves as ‘quarantine managers’ to carry out responsible quarantine management.

Seo Chun-su, the mayor of Hamyang-gun, emphasized, “With the prolonged social distancing, recent quarantine vigilance seems to have eased and compliance with quarantine rules has become lax. Confirmed cases are still continuously occurring in neighboring cities and counties, so our county is not in a situation to be complacent. I ask everyone to unite in thoroughly following quarantine rules to protect health and overcome this situation as soon as possible.”

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