Jeonnam Province Designates and Operates Mandatory Mask-Wearing Locations to Prevent COVID-19

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province announced on the 6th that it will designate and operate mandatory mask-wearing locations in 22 cities and counties to prevent COVID-19 during the summer vacation season.

This measure comes as the risk of COVID-19 infection has increased due to the nationwide rise in travelers and crowding at popular tourist spots, despite the relaxation of outdoor mask-wearing for vaccinated individuals starting this month.

The province has allowed cities and counties to autonomously establish quarantine measures and designate mandatory mask-wearing locations at major tourist sites.

These locations are based on crowded areas and places frequently visited by many people, such as the Mokpo Marine Cable Car, Yeosu Romantic Pocha, Suncheon Suncheonman National Garden, and Damyang Juknokwon.

Mandatory mask-wearing locations are designated according to the situation in each city and county, with operating hours and periods set autonomously; however, these cannot be more relaxed than the mask-wearing quarantine guidelines.

According to incentives for vaccinated individuals, starting this month, those who have received at least one vaccine dose can remove masks outdoors in parks, walking trails, and similar areas. However, masks must still be worn at events, assemblies, sports viewing, amusement parks, and other such places, even outdoors.

Violations will result in fines of up to 3 million KRW for facilities and managers/operators, and up to 100,000 KRW for violators.

Kang Young-gu, Director of Health and Welfare at Jeonnam Province, said, “Please refrain from using multi-use facilities with a high risk of COVID-19 infection as much as possible, and even outdoors, if maintaining a distance of more than 2 meters is difficult, masks must be worn.”

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