Daejeon · Sejong, karaoke · entertainment bar business launched… Group ban relief

Regulations on high-risk facilities and religious facilities for the spread of the novel coronavirus (Corona 19) infection, such as karaoke bars and entertainment bars, were partially lifted in Daejeon and Sejong. High-risk facilities can be opened and in Daejeon, there are also face-to-face worship services.

The city of Daejeon announced on the 12th that, starting on the 14th, it will ease the ban on grouping nine companies, including karaoke rooms, entertainment bars and indoor sports facilities, with collective restrictions. However, door-to-door sales businesses, where group infections occur one after another, were excluded. Facilities like karaoke must adhere to basic quarantine rules such as creating an electronic access list, wearing a mask, and limiting the number of users per area. However, access to these facilities is prohibited from 1 to 5 in the morning.

As of Sunday the 13th, the ban on meeting face to face in religious facilities will also be relaxed. Regular face-to-face worship with fewer than 50 people is allowed, subject to quarantine and distance regulations. In addition to regular worship, various small group activities such as retreats, revival meetings, and group meals are still prohibited. Daejeon City said: “If a confirmed case occurs due to non-compliance with quarantine regulations in these nine industries, we will implement a single-strike system that turns the company or the entire company into a collective ban.”

Daejeon City extended group restrictions on general and rest restaurants for a week until the 20th. From 1 am to 5 am, vending is prohibited on the premises, only packing and delivery is allowed.

About 90 karaoke business owners in Daejeon gathered at Daejeon City Hall on the 10th for a demonstration. Freelancer Seongtae Kim

Daejeon Mayor Hur Tae-jeong said: “In a situation where the right to live of workers in high-risk facilities is threatened, we have determined that there is a limit to asking them to suffer damages and sacrifices.” I also considered that there was not ”.

Meanwhile, the city of Daejeon decided to reinforce the epidemiological investigation staff to block the 19 crown incident at Gyeryong restaurant in Gayang-dong, Dong-gu, which is spreading rapidly. Daejeon City and the Dong-gu office decided to reinforce 28 people for an in-depth epidemiological investigation. Mayor Heo Tae-jung explained, “We are instructing all corona 19 symptoms and suspicious symptoms to undergo examination through administrative organizations such as civil servants, managers, etc. in the region, and intensive management such as strengthening of quarantine and disinfection “.

In addition, Sejong City also allows 10 businesses designated as high-risk facilities such as karaoke and buffets in the Sejong area. As of 00:00 on the 14th, the ban on meetings will be relaxed. Companies that can get back into business are singing practice rooms, buffets, matches, indoor stand-up show rooms, indoor group sports, grand academies, danran pubs, emotional pubs, tea hunting and entertainment pubs.

On the morning of the 11th, a restaurant in Gayang-dong, Dong-gu, Daejeon, was closed and empty. The city of Daejeon announced that the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) confirmed in this restaurant is spreading in chain. [연합뉴스]

These industries must adhere to enforced quarantine rules, such as creating electronic access lists and wearing indoor masks at all times. If detected after violating the quarantine rules, the ‘One Strike Out System’ is applied, which immediately gives an order to ban the group. Additionally, a city official explained that if a corona19 confirmed case occurs at a relevant industry facility, a collective industry-wide ban will apply. Singing practice rooms, entertainment bars, danran bars, and collages are closed from 1 am to 5 am.

The PC room reopened on the 10th, easing the group’s restrictions. However, considering the fact that corona-confirmed cases continue to occur, the door-to-door sales facility decided to maintain the group’s ban. A Sejong city official said: “Self-employed and small business owners are complaining of economic difficulties with the extension of the second stage of social distancing, so they have been alleviated.”

Daejeon Sejong = Reporter Kim Bang-hyun [email protected]