Jeonnam Province Extends 'Social Distancing Level 3' Until the 31st

Gatherings Allowed for Up to 10 People Including Those Fully Vaccinated

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province announced on the 17th that it will extend the current Level 3 social distancing measures until the 31st in accordance with government policy.

This measure is a comprehensive consideration of the quarantine situation, aimed at preemptively blocking the spread of infection due to increased movement during the autumn holiday season and preparing for the government's phased transition to daily recovery in November.

Private gatherings are allowed up to a maximum of 10 people including those fully vaccinated, while unvaccinated individuals are limited to 4 people.

Restaurants and cafes may operate until midnight, after which only takeout and delivery are allowed until 5 a.m.

Door-to-door sales businesses have restricted operating hours, and lodging facilities can operate all rooms.

The restriction on the operation of shower facilities in indoor and outdoor sports facilities will also be lifted.

Wedding halls are allowed to accommodate up to 250 people including 201 fully vaccinated attendees, regardless of whether meals are served.

Pre-wedding reception events can host up to 49 people including 33 fully vaccinated attendees if meals are provided, and up to 99 people regardless of vaccination status if meals are not provided.

Religious facilities may allow up to 50% of their capacity, including 30% fully vaccinated attendees, and events or assemblies may allow up to 99 people including 50 fully vaccinated attendees.

To prevent the spread of infection, mandatory preemptive diagnostic testing will be maintained. Related operators and workers must undergo PCR testing once every two weeks.

However, fully vaccinated individuals are exempted. The testing targets include ▲entertainment facilities and delivery-type tea rooms ▲bathhouse businesses under the ‘Public Hygiene Control Act’ ▲registered sports facilities and free indoor sports facilities under the ‘Act on Installation and Use of Sports Facilities’ ▲workplaces employing foreigners ▲licensed coastal and nearshore fishing vessels with foreign crew ▲academies, tutoring centers, and private tutoring centers under the ‘Act on Establishment, Operation, and Private Tutoring of Academies’ ▲and employment agencies.

Meanwhile, the number of fully vaccinated individuals who have completed the second dose in Jeonnam has exceeded 70% of the province’s population, which is 5.6 percentage points higher than the national average.

1.49 million people, or 81.2% of Jeonnam residents, have received the first dose, and 1.29 million people, or 70.2%, have completed the second dose. For the Janssen vaccine, a single dose is considered as fully vaccinated.

The province plans to swiftly and safely carry out the remaining second doses to achieve 80% vaccination coverage of the entire population by the end of this month. To this end, they are actively encouraging unvaccinated individuals to participate in vaccination while promoting the vaccine’s effectiveness in preventing infection, death, and severe illness.

According to the current fourth-quarter vaccination plan, vaccinations are being administered to 350,000 people including ▲unvaccinated individuals aged 18 and over ▲children and adolescents aged 12 to 17 ▲and pregnant women.

Additional booster shots for the elderly and high-risk groups are being administered at medical institutions without separate reservations, targeting workers at COVID-19 treatment hospitals, nursing hospitals, and nursing facilities.

For more information, 24-hour consultation is available through the ‘COVID-19 Vaccination Call Center (120)’.

Kang Young-gu, Director of Health and Welfare at Jeonnam Province, said, “With the first dose vaccination rate exceeding 80% and if the quarantine situation remains stable until the end of this month, the timing for phased daily recovery can be advanced. We ask everyone to strictly follow personal quarantine rules and social distancing, such as wearing masks at all times and getting tested immediately if symptoms are suspected, and for unvaccinated individuals to actively participate in vaccination.”

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