Yeonggwang-gun, Ban on Private Gatherings of Five or More Until the 1st of Next Month

Published 20 Jul.2021 13:42(KST)

[Yeonggwang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jeonseong] Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Junsung) announced on the 20th that, following the government and Jeollanam-do's policy, it held a briefing meeting on the 19th regarding the implementation of an administrative order that maintains social distancing at level 2 but includes a ban on private gatherings of five or more people.

This decision follows the policy to apply the same 'ban on private gatherings of five or more people' uniformly across all non-metropolitan areas due to concerns about the balloon effect caused by the recent surge in confirmed cases in the metropolitan area and the spread of infection during vacation and holiday seasons.

Exceptions to the private gathering limit include ▲cohabiting family members, cases requiring care such as children, elderly, and disabled persons, and end-of-life care ▲those who have completed vaccination (14 days after completion) ▲direct family gatherings ▲minimum number of people required for sports game composition ▲up to 8 people for formal meetings (Sang-gyeon-rae), and up to 16 people for first birthday parties (Doljanchi) held outside specialized Doljanchi venues.

Additionally, ▲mandatory mask-wearing indoors and outdoors including vaccinated persons ▲diagnostic testing within 48 hours for participants of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Seoul rally (on the 3rd) ▲recommendation of diagnostic testing for visitors from metropolitan and other regions ▲weekly diagnostic testing recommended for workers in entertainment facilities and workplaces employing foreign workers, including foreigners ▲compliance with basic quarantine guidelines under social distancing level 2 must be observed.

The county has organized a joint inspection team to conduct special quarantine rule inspections and guidance activities until the end of next month, targeting tourist spots and beaches frequently visited by outsiders, as well as multi-use facilities such as restaurants, in line with the upgrade to COVID-19 social distancing level 2.

COVID-19 prevention publicity will also be strengthened, with plans to provide daily briefings on COVID-19 progress at least twice a week through the county-operated SNS.

Furthermore, disaster alert messages and group chat rooms will be used to promptly convey COVID-19 developments.

Governor Kim Junsung said, “As the nationwide spread of COVID-19 infections and the increase in Delta variant infections make the quarantine situation critical, we ask residents to refrain from gatherings, travel, and visits to other regions, and to comply with quarantine rules such as wearing masks indoors and outdoors.”