Jeju Island to Lift Quarantine Pass Requirements for Six Types of Facilities Including Movie Theaters Starting from the 18th

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Chang-won] Jeju Special Self-Governing Province will lift the application of the quarantine pass (vaccination certificate and negative test confirmation system) for some facilities such as libraries, museums, large supermarkets, and academies starting from the 18th, in accordance with government quarantine measures.

On the 17th, Jeju Province announced that it adjusted the application of the quarantine pass for a total of six types of facilities, considering the risk level of each facility based on factors such as mandatory mask-wearing and whether activities generate droplets.

Reading rooms, study cafes, libraries, museums, art galleries, and science centers will be exempted from the quarantine pass application, considering that continuous mask-wearing is possible and droplet emission is low. However, restrictions on eating and drinking inside the facilities will be maintained to ensure continuous mask-wearing.

In large-scale stores such as large supermarkets, the quarantine pass application will also be lifted, considering that continuous mask-wearing is possible, droplet-generating activities are minimal, and these are essential daily life facilities.

Facilities such as restaurants and cafes within these premises, which are subject to the quarantine pass, will be managed separately, and risks will be controlled by restricting eating, drinking, and solicitation activities such as sampling and tasting.

Academies are also included in the facilities exempted from the quarantine pass as continuous mask-wearing is possible.

However, among academies and private tutoring centers, some fields of instruction where continuous mask-wearing is difficult or droplet-generating activities are frequent (such as wind instruments, singing, and acting) require maintaining the quarantine pass. The province plans to respond in line with government trends, including the court’s immediate appeal process in the future.

Cinemas and performance venues will have the quarantine pass lifted as continuous mask-wearing is possible due to eating restrictions and droplet-generating activities are minimal.

Among these, performances at non-regular venues with more than 50 people will continue to require the quarantine pass, considering the risks of shouting and chanting and the difficulty of quarantine management, as before.

Except for the six types of facilities exempted from the quarantine pass, high-risk facilities such as entertainment venues, indoor sports facilities, karaoke rooms, bathhouses, restaurants and cafes, PC rooms, and party rooms will maintain the quarantine pass as currently applied.

Im Tae-bong, head of the Jeju COVID-19 Quarantine Response Promotion Team, said, “We will minimize confusion on-site by providing focused guidance and supervision for facilities where the quarantine pass exemption is applied,” and added, “Considering the recent nationwide regional spread trend of the Omicron variant, please actively participate in complying with basic quarantine rules.”

Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Chang-won captain@asiae.co.kr

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