Jinju City Extends 'Social Distancing Level 2' Again... Bathhouse Businesses to Resume Normal Operations from the 5th

Extended for 1 week until the 11th ... Bathhouses to have quarantine assistants on standby at all times

Mayor Jo Gyu-il's briefing.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, has decided to extend social distancing level 2 until the 11th, judging that sporadic infections of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), including cases originating from bathhouses, are continuing.

The administrative order banning gatherings in bathhouse businesses will be lifted from the 5th, but the strengthened Jinju-style bathhouse quarantine rules, including the deployment of quarantine assistants, will remain in place.

On the afternoon of the 3rd, Jinju Mayor Cho Gyu-il announced at a press conference in the city hall briefing room that social distancing level 2 will be extended for one week from the 5th to the 11th due to COVID-19.

This measure comes as the number of new confirmed cases nationwide has exceeded 500 for three consecutive days, and the daily average number of confirmed cases in Jinju over the past week has reached 6.5, indicating ongoing sporadic infections.

Previously, Jinju City had raised the social distancing level to 2 from the 13th of last month due to cluster infections originating from bathhouses and had extended it once until the 4th.

Bathhouse business operations will normalize from the 5th as the administrative order period expires. However, strengthened bathhouse quarantine rules will be applied, including the permanent deployment of 151 quarantine assistants in bathhouses.

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