Jinju City Takes Strong Administrative Action with Business Suspension for Violating COVID-19 Quarantine Rules

Many Businesses Caught Operating After 10 PM Despite Social Distancing Level 2 Crisis Situation

Comprehensive Inspection of Quarantine at Priority and General Management Facilities On-site
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, has announced a zero-tolerance stance as violations of quarantine rules continue at COVID-19 focused and general management facilities, maintaining social distancing at level 2 and implementing strong measures.

The city announced on the 8th that since the special year-end and New Year quarantine measures, it has strengthened inspections of multi-use facilities involving 1,200 public officials, resulting in 48 cases of administrative actions and fines imposed for quarantine rule violations.

Among these, 28 cases were violations of gathering restrictions exceeding business hours, and 11 cases were violations of gathering bans, making up the majority.

Other violations included improper management of entry logs, failure to wear masks, and exceeding the allowed number of users. By facility type, entertainment establishments, general restaurants, and PC rooms were the main offenders, followed by religious facilities and singing practice rooms.

In particular, since the group infection at bathhouses in March, there have been 8 cases of fines imposed, and even after the 22nd of last month when daily confirmed cases reached 25, 4 businesses were caught exceeding business hours, showing that violations continue.

The city has judged that citizens' safety is seriously threatened by violations of quarantine rules and gathering bans, and plans to strengthen on-site inspections and take immediate administrative actions upon detection.

This measure also guides that violations detected under the proposed amendment to the "Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act Enforcement Rules," currently under legislative notice until the 16th, can result in immediate business suspension.

A city quarantine official said, "We ask facility operators and users to strictly follow quarantine rules for the sake of ourselves, our precious families, and society as a whole before any punishment is imposed," and added, "We will actively take strong measures against violating facilities according to government and provincial policies."

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