Changwon City Lowers Social Distancing to Level 3 After 24 Days

Ahn Kyung-won, the First Deputy Mayor of Changwon City, giving an emergency briefing on the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju-cheol In] Changwon City in Gyeongnam announced on the 28th that it will lower the social distancing level from Level 4 to Level 3 starting at midnight on the 30th, as confirmed COVID-19 cases decrease.

At a briefing on the same day, An Gyeongwon, the first deputy mayor of Changwon City, explained that the decision to lower the distancing level was made after comprehensively considering the decrease in the daily average number of confirmed cases, the difficulties faced by small business owners and the local economy, as well as citizens' fatigue and acceptance.

With social distancing Level 3 applying the measures of Gyeongsangnam-do Province, private gatherings of five or more people are prohibited, while the ban on private gatherings of three or more people after 6 p.m. is lifted. Wedding and funeral venues can allow attendance of fewer than 50 people.

There are no vaccination incentives that exclude counting private gathering members or outdoor mask-wearing from the special quarantine rules, and the exception rules for private gatherings do not apply even to cohabiting family members or those who have completed vaccination at entertainment facilities and singing practice rooms.

Entertainment facilities and singing practice rooms, which had been prohibited from gathering, will have restricted operating hours from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day. Restaurants and cafes are only allowed takeout and delivery after 10 p.m., and convenience stores prohibit eating on premises after 10 p.m.

Additionally, managers and workers at entertainment facilities must undergo proactive testing once a week, and only those who have confirmed a negative PCR test within one week are required to work at the establishments.

Deputy Mayor An Gyeongwon stated, "Although social distancing is being lowered, this does not mean it is safe to relax," and urged citizens to recognize that forming herd immunity through vaccination is the shortcut to regaining our daily lives, and to actively participate in the pause campaign and vaccination efforts.

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