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Starting on the 15th, it will be possible to gather up to 8 people when they are accompanied by babies and young children or when a family reunion is held before marriage. This is because the ban on private gatherings of five or more people has been partially eased as a countermeasure for the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Korea.
According to the Central Headquarters for Disaster Countermeasures and Security, the current “ social distancing (second stage in the metropolitan area, stage 1.5 in the non-metropolitan area) and ban on meetings of five or more people has been extended for two weeks until 12 pm. on the 28th. In addition, measures will continue to restrict the operation of multipurpose facilities in the metropolitan area such as restaurants and cafes until 10 at night.
However, regarding the prohibition of meetings with more than 5 people, some of the meetings have been expanded with exceptions. First of all, up to 8 people can meet at the meeting before the marriage, including the future groom, the bride, and the parents of both families.
Meetings with children under the age of 6 are also possible for up to 8 people. However, only 4 people are allowed during the meeting, excluding infants and toddlers under 6 years of age. It is possible to combine 5 children under 6 years and 3 adults, but the combination of 3 children under 6 years and 5 adults is not allowed.
For immediate family reunions, which have already applied exceptions, the number of people is limited to a maximum of 8 people. In the case of immediate family members, there has been no cap on the number of staff, but this adjustment was made to reflect the recent increase in infections among family members.
The operation of a specialized store for the first birthday was also allowed, which was practically restricted due to the prohibition of gatherings of five or more people. A first birthday party specialty store that has a manager who can oversee quarantine management may hold the event on the premise of observing basic quarantine rules, such as wearing a mask and refraining from moving between tables. As with weddings and funerals, the number of people who attend the first birthday party must be maintained at each stage of distancing. In the metropolitan area, where the second phase is in force, up to 99 people can attend the first birthday party.
Restrictions on business hours for entertainment facilities in the non-metropolitan area have also been relaxed. The business hours limit for five entertainment facilities, such as Entertainment Pub, Danran Pub, Gamseong Pub, Collate and Hunting Pocha, and Hold’em Pub (a pub where you like to play cards while drinking alcohol) has been raised up 10 pm
Consequently, these facilities can operate without a time limit if quarantine rules are followed, such as a maximum of 4 people per room and the mandatory use of electronic access records. The government explained that restrictions on hours of operation of entertainment facilities were lifted in consideration of fairness, for example that other industries in the non-metropolitan area are not subject to time restrictions. Restrictions on business hours for multi-use facilities in non-metropolitan areas, such as restaurants and cafes, were lifted earlier.
National and public casinos in the metropolitan area can also operate on a limited basis. Two national and public casinos that are operated exclusively for foreigners can operate within 20% of the capacity to achieve equity with private facilities that do not have commercial restrictions.
On the other hand, restrictions were added in the hours of operation for the bathroom business in the metropolitan area. In the bathhouse where it is impossible to operate after 10 pm from this day and it is difficult to wear a mask, conversations with the three shrines are also prohibited. However, it has become possible to use sweat rooms as saunas and steam facilities. Even in the sweat room, there must be a distance of at least 1m between the users.
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