Jeonnam Province Extends Social Distancing Level 3 Until the 5th of Next Month

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeollanam-do announced that it will maintain social distancing level 3 for two weeks from the 23rd of this month to the 5th of next month.

Quarantine measures will be strengthened, including restrictions on private gatherings, abolition of incentives excluding vaccinated individuals, and diagnostic testing once every two weeks for vulnerable quarantine facilities.

This measure comprehensively considers the current quarantine situation, such as the ongoing fourth wave of COVID-19 that has not easily subsided due to the vacation season and Liberation Day effects, and support for safe school attendance for students ahead of the new semester.

With the extension of social distancing level 3, private gatherings and immediate family meetings are allowed up to 4 people.

Due to the spread of the Delta variant and concerns about breakthrough infections, the vaccine incentive, which excluded fully vaccinated individuals from the count of gathering members, will be abolished.

However, senior centers will be allowed to operate under the condition of following quarantine rules such as banning entry of outsiders, focusing on fully vaccinated individuals.

Entertainment facilities, singing practice rooms, and bathhouses will continue to be restricted from operating after 10 p.m. as before, wedding halls, funeral halls, events, and assemblies are limited to 49 people, and religious facilities are limited to 20% of their capacity.

Workers in vulnerable infection facilities must undergo mandatory diagnostic testing once every two weeks.

The target facilities include ▲entertainment establishments such as pubs, singing practice rooms, clubs (nightclubs) ▲bathhouses under the 'Public Hygiene Control Act' ▲registered sports facilities and free indoor sports facilities under the 'Act on Installation and Use of Sports Facilities' ▲licensed coastal fishing vessels ▲academies, private tutoring centers, and individual private tutoring centers under the 'Act on Establishment, Operation, and Private Tutoring of Academies.'

Kang Young-gu, Director of Health and Welfare Bureau of Jeonnam Province, said, "The fourth wave of COVID-19 has been prolonged for over a month due to the highly transmissible Delta variant, increased movement during the vacation season, and double hardships," and urged, "For yourself, your family, and students preparing for the new semester, please refrain from meetings and outings as much as possible, and even vaccinated individuals should strictly follow basic quarantine rules such as wearing masks indoors and outdoors at all times."

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