Jeju Island to Implement 'Social Distancing Restructuring Plan' Starting Next Month

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters] Reporter Park Chang-won=Jeju Special Self-Governing Province announced on the 28th that the newly applied social distancing system reform plan will be implemented for two weeks from the 1st to the 14th of next month.

The current level 2 distancing will be lifted on the 30th.

Jeju Province will implement the level 1 reform plan but apply slightly strengthened quarantine rules considering the characteristics of the Jeju region.

The main contents are that from the 1st of next month, private gatherings of up to 6 people will be allowed in Jeju, and entertainment facilities, holdem pubs, restaurants, cafes, singing rooms, indoor sports facilities, bathhouses, and direct sales promotion centers can operate after 10 p.m.

Private gatherings and events such as various clubs (alumni associations), reunions, workplace dinners, and friend meetings with 7 or more people are still prohibited.

Unless otherwise specified, multi-use facilities must comply with maintaining at least 1 meter distance within the scope possible (1 person per 6㎡ of facility area).

However, even if relaxed to level 1, basic quarantine rules such as ▲wearing masks ▲keeping entry logs ▲ventilation and disinfection ▲prohibition of food consumption ▲restricting entry of symptomatic persons ▲designating quarantine managers ▲posting the number of allowed users must be strictly followed.

Events with 500 or more participants (local festivals, briefings, commemorations, etc.) must establish a quarantine plan and report in advance to the department in charge of the event, and gatherings with 500 or more participants are prohibited.

For weddings and funerals, attendees must maintain sufficient distance by limiting the number of people per wedding hall or funeral parlor to 1 person per 4㎡ of facility area at the same time.

The quarantine authorities, considering that entertainment establishments are representative 3-dense workplaces that are closed and poorly ventilated, plan to proactively conduct at least one PCR test for entertainment facility workers during the two weeks (from the 1st to the 14th of next month) when level 1 distancing is applied.

Jeju Province excludes those who have completed vaccination from restrictions on the number of people in private gatherings and multi-use facilities in accordance with government policy.

The criteria for those who have completed vaccination are persons who have passed 14 days after the second dose of vaccines requiring two doses or 14 days after a single-dose vaccine and can prove completion of vaccination.

If verification of vaccination history is required, vaccinated persons (1st and 2nd doses) can confirm their vaccination status to facility managers, etc., through a mobile application (electronic certificate) or paper certificate.

In particular, even those who have completed vaccination must wear masks indoors and outdoors in Jeju.

The government allowed vaccinated persons to remove masks outdoors from the 1st of next month as part of support measures for daily recovery of vaccinated persons, but Jeju region has mandated mask-wearing until August considering the increase in visitors during the vacation season, spread of variant viruses, and the characteristics of the island region.

[Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Chang-won captain@asiae.co.kr]

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