Sejong City Extends 'Social Distancing Level 3' for 2 Weeks Until the 5th of Next Month

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Sejong City announced on the 22nd that it will extend the Level 3 social distancing measures for two weeks until the 5th of next month.

During the period of maintaining Level 3 distancing, private gatherings of five or more people are prohibited in the region without exception, including immediate family members and those who have completed vaccination.

Matchmaking meetings are allowed up to 8 people, and first birthday parties (Doljanchi) up to 16 people. Other events and assemblies are limited to fewer than 50 attendees. Weddings and funerals can have up to 49 attendees.

Entertainment facilities, colatecs, dance halls, hold'em pubs and hold'em game rooms, coin karaoke rooms, bathhouses, swimming pools, and direct sales promotion centers such as door-to-door sales are restricted from operating between 10 PM and 5 AM the following day.

Restaurants and cafes are only allowed takeout and delivery after 10 PM, and religious facilities can have face-to-face religious activities with up to 20% of their total capacity. Other gatherings, events, meals, and accommodations are prohibited.

In particular, during the extended distancing period, quarantine measures at convenience stores will also be strengthened. The key point is to apply the same principles as restaurants and cafes, prohibiting eating inside convenience stores and the use of outdoor tables and chairs after 10 PM.

Indoor smoking rooms must enforce a 2-meter distancing rule, and small smoking rooms where 2-meter distancing is difficult can only be used by one person at a time.

Considering the increased burden on caregivers due to the prolonged closure period caused by COVID-19, the city decided to lift the closure of daycare centers within the jurisdiction starting from the 23rd.

Meanwhile, the city originally planned to end Level 3 distancing at midnight on the 22nd. However, considering the recent nationwide daily average of around 2,000 new confirmed cases, the Delta variant, and increased face-to-face contact due to holiday season travel, the city explained that the measures will be extended until midnight on the 5th of next month.

In Sejong, since the beginning of this month, cluster infections have occurred at local Taekwondo gyms and construction sites, resulting in a total of 159 confirmed cases as of the 19th.

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