Daejeon City Extends Social Distancing Level 2 for 1 Week... Administrative Order for Diagnostic Testing of Symptomatic Individuals

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The social distancing level 2 in the Daejeon area will be extended and maintained until the 25th of this month.

According to the city on the 17th, Daejeon raised the social distancing level from the previous 1.5 to level 2 on the 7th. At that time, the maintenance period for level 2 social distancing was until the 18th.

However, the city explained that due to the recent rapid increase in COVID-19 confirmed cases in local academies and schools, the level 2 social distancing will be extended and maintained for one more week.

With the extension of level 2 social distancing, operating hours for entertainment facilities, karaoke rooms, indoor sports facilities, and academies in the area will be limited until 10 PM until the 25th. However, restaurants and cafes are allowed to offer takeout and delivery services after 10 PM.

Eating and drinking are prohibited in most indoor facilities such as PC rooms, beauty salons, arcades, movie theaters, and academies. Religious facilities may fill only up to 20% of their total seating capacity.

The city will also issue a ‘COVID-19 Symptomatic Person Diagnostic Test Administrative Order’ starting from the 19th. Under this order, symptomatic individuals who have been recommended to undergo a COVID-19 diagnostic test by a doctor or pharmacist must take the test at a public health center or temporary screening clinic within 48 hours.

If a person recommended for testing does not get tested and is infected with COVID-19, they may face criminal penalties including a fine of up to 2 million KRW. The administrative order will remain in effect until further notice.

Since the temporary screening clinic at Hanbat Gymnasium began operating on the 31st of last month, the city has tested a total of 10,431 people and identified 44 hidden infections. The city is also planning to add a temporary screening clinic at the Gwanjeo Public Health Center in Seo-gu next week.

Seo Cheol-mo, Deputy Mayor of the city, said, “The implementation of social distancing level 2 is an unavoidable measure for more stable quarantine,” and added, “We ask citizens to cooperate once more during this ‘time to pause’ to return to normal daily life.”

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