Gyeonggi-do Conducts Special Inspections on Quarantine Rules in Tourism Sectors Including Hotels and Theme Parks During Year-End and New Year Period

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will conduct a special inspection until January 2nd of next year to check compliance with quarantine rules at tourist accommodations and amusement facilities expected to see a sharp increase in visitors during Christmas and the year-end and New Year holidays.

The special inspection was planned in response to the recent increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant and breakthrough infections.

The main targets of the inspection are tourist hotels, condominiums within ski resorts, and theme parks (comprehensive amusement facilities) where a surge in visitors is anticipated.

The inspection items include ▲ compliance with the rule of no more than four people per room ▲ parties or events hosted by accommodation facilities ▲ events such as fireworks and performances ▲ mask-wearing and adherence to capacity limits.

Since the end of April last year when COVID-19 began, the province has conducted 19 inspections of statutory tourist sites, tourist accommodations, amusement facilities, and campgrounds to check compliance with quarantine rules, preemptively reviewing the COVID-19 response system of tourist facilities and improving any deficiencies.

Next year, the province plans to continue monitoring compliance with quarantine rules, focusing on multi-use tourist facilities expected to have many visitors during holiday seasons and vacation periods.

Choi Yong-hoon, head of the province’s Tourism Division, said, "With Christmas, year-end, and New Year approaching, many family and acquaintance gatherings are taking place at tourist accommodations, and visitors are concentrating at major tourist sites and amusement facilities in the province for events such as year-end and New Year’s sunrise and sunset ceremonies, raising concerns about the spread of infectious diseases." He urged, "Both business owners and visitors should comply with the quarantine rules."

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