Sejong City Allows Visits to Elderly Care Facilities During Chuseok Holiday Regardless of Social Distancing Measures

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Sejong City announced on the 12th that it will allow visits to elderly living facilities such as nursing homes and care facilities within the city regardless of social distancing measures during the Chuseok holiday.

The allowance for visits will be maintained from the 13th to the 26th.

However, during this period, contact visits are only possible if both the patient and the visitor have been vaccinated against COVID-19; otherwise, non-contact visits are allowed.

Additionally, to disperse visitors, a prior reservation system will be implemented, and facility workers will be able to undergo periodic polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing, according to the city’s explanation.

Before allowing visits, the city plans to conduct on-site inspections to secure separate visiting areas for each facility and ensure that basic quarantine guidelines such as temperature checks and mandatory mask-wearing are followed to support safe visits.

Lee Young-ok, head of the Elderly and Disabled Division of the city, said, “The recent inability of elderly people to meet their families due to the spread of COVID-19 has caused great difficulties. Therefore, the city will make every effort to enable family meetings by allowing visits during the Chuseok holiday period on the condition of strict compliance with quarantine guidelines.”

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