Gwangju City to Transition to 'Daily Recovery Phase' from November 1... Private Gatherings Allowed up to 12 People

Lifting Operating Hour Restrictions for Restaurants and Cafes... 'Gradual' Implementation in 3 Stages

Mayor Lee Yong-seop: "No Complacency... Please Follow Mask Wearing and Social Distancing"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Metropolitan City will shift its quarantine stage to the ‘Daily Recovery Stage’ starting November 1.

On the 29th, Gwangju Mayor Lee Yong-seop announced in a briefing titled ‘Stepwise Daily Recovery Phase 1 Implementation Plan’ that daily recovery will proceed gradually in three phases.

First, restrictions on business facility operations will be eased; second, large-scale events will be permitted; and third, private gathering restrictions will be lifted.

From the 1st of next month, private gatherings will be allowed up to 12 people regardless of vaccination status. However, for restaurants and cafes, up to 12 people are allowed including a maximum of 4 unvaccinated individuals.

Various meetings and events will be permitted for fewer than 100 people regardless of vaccination status, and large-scale events with fewer than 500 people can be held if only fully vaccinated individuals attend.

Entertainment facilities (including nightclubs, karaoke bars, emotional pubs, colatecs (including dance halls), hunting pochas, and holdem pubs) will extend operating hours from 10 PM to midnight. Operations will be restricted from midnight to 5 AM the following day.

Restaurants, cafes (including convenience stores and unmanned cafes), coin karaoke rooms, bathhouses, and indoor/outdoor sports facilities will have all operating hour restrictions lifted. Sports games can admit up to 50% of capacity regardless of vaccination status.

Wedding halls and funeral homes will allow fewer than 100 people regardless of vaccination status, and up to 500 people if only fully vaccinated individuals attend.

Religious facilities can conduct regular religious activities at up to 50% capacity, and if only fully vaccinated individuals participate, capacity restrictions will be lifted.

Mayor Lee stated, “We are now moving through a dark tunnel toward a new challenge and new hope called ‘Stepwise Daily Recovery,’ but ‘daily recovery’ does not mean that COVID-19 has been completely overcome. Even at this moment, COVID-19 is targeting our gaps. The complacent thought of ‘It’s okay if it’s just me’ must not turn back our clock,” emphasizing the importance of vigilance.

He added, “Please strictly follow quarantine rules such as wearing masks and social distancing until full daily recovery is achieved.”

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