From the Weekend, Social Distancing Likely to Ease to '6 People, 11 PM'... Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters to Announce on the 4th

An entrance logbook obligation such as QR code, Safe Call, or handwritten logbook has been suspended when entering multi-use facilities. On the 20th, a notice board indicating the non-operation of COVID-19 prevention-related entrance logbook management was installed at a large supermarket in Seoul. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jihwan] The government plans to implement a social distancing relaxation measure that extends the operating hours of restaurants and cafes by one hour starting from the 5th.

According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCH) on the 3rd, the government has decided to ease the social distancing rules from 'private gatherings of 6 people and operating hours until 10 PM' to '6 people and 11 PM' until the 13th of this month.

The government is expected to announce this decision through a final briefing after the CDSCH meeting on the morning of the 4th.

Under this measure, multi-use facilities with extended operating hours by one hour include restaurants, cafes, singing rooms (noraebang), bathhouses, indoor sports facilities, entertainment venues, lifelong vocational education institutes, PC rooms, arcades and multi-rooms, casinos, party rooms, massage and therapy centers, movie theaters, and performance halls.

This measure is expected to take effect from the day after the announcement, the 5th.

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