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“I will leave Seoul after 9 pm” … Emergency measures reminiscent of ‘curfew’
Journalist Jo Kyung-gun, Busan.com [email protected]
Check-in: 2020-12-04 15:28:58Revision: 2020-12-04 15:47:46Published: 2020-12-04 15:47:55
A shopping street in Myeong-dong, Seoul on the 4th. Yunhap news
As the number of corona19 confirmed patients increased in Seoul every day, the city took emergency measures.
Seoul Mayor Seo Jeong-hyup held an online emergency briefing for Corona 19 on the 4th, saying, “We will stop in Seoul after 9pm,” and announced strengthened quarantine measures in the second phase of distancing. from distance.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government decided to close shops, cinemas, PC cafes, game rooms, reading rooms, study cafes, amusement parks, beauty and beauty businesses, markets and department stores after 9:00 p.m. for two weeks 5-18, and completely shut down public facilities. did. After 9:00 p.m., public transport will also be reduced by 30%.
The city said: “Small convenience stores of less than 300m2 and restaurant packaging and delivery are allowed so that essential needs can be purchased.”
However, there are no other measures during travel hours when the population is crowded and voices are signaling effectiveness. The city said the city council, district offices and affiliated offices would implement the ‘half-house work’ and ‘differential transportation system’ starting next week, but only private sector involvement was recommended.
The ban on gatherings in religious facilities did not require the conversion of online worship services to be forced, but was “requested in advance.”
Meanwhile, there were 295 new Corona 19 cases in Seoul during the 24 hours of the previous day, breaking the record for two consecutive days after the second (262).
The Seoul Metropolitan Government was concerned that if the current spread continued, medical capacity could reach its limit.
Seo said, “In Seoul, there are 61 dedicated treatment beds for seriously ill patients, 53 in use, and 8 beds that can be hospitalized,” he said. Do, “he explained.
He said: “We will make all our efforts with the determination to prevent the situation of home quarantine treatment. We will install temporary beds with containers in the idle spaces of municipal hospitals.” A total of 150 container beds will be installed in three locations, including Seoul Medical Center and Seobuk Hospital.
Journalist Jo Kyung-gun, Busan.com [email protected]
