‘Do you tie your feet on the way home to Chuseok?’ The government recommends refraining from … Review of the second phase of the national distance

Do you tie your feet on the way home to Chuseok? The government recommends refraining from … Review of the second phase of the national distance

Check-in: 2020-09-06 18:06:01Revision: 2020-09-06 18:25:03Published: 2020-09-06 18:26:09

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To prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), the government recommended that visitors refrain from visiting their places of origin and family during Chuseok holidays.

At a regular briefing on Corona 19’s response on the 6th, the Disaster and Security Countermeasures Headquarters (Corona 19) said: “Corona 19 has spread across the country since the May and August holidays, when there was a lot of movement, and the current Corona 19 epidemic has not stabilized. It is necessary to further strengthen the quarantine during the Chuseok period in consideration of this. “

The script read: “Based on current trends, it is predicted that it will be impossible to fully control asymptomatic latent infection until Chuseok, which is three weeks later.” “Because there is a high probability that the infection will spread from family and friends gathered over long distances.” This Chuseok is for family and relatives to stay home as long as possible. “

However, the script emphasized that it does not review measures to forcibly restrict people’s right to move.

Sohn Young-rae, Head of the Accident Recovery Headquarters Strategic Planning Division (heavy water version), said: “Please understand that the Chuseok-related recommendations are not administratively mandatory, but rather as recommendations for the people”.

Along with this, the script has decided to set the holiday period from September 30 to October 4 as a ‘special quarantine period’, and review measures to apply quarantine measures equivalent to the second stage of ‘social distancing’ throughout the country. Consequently, the suspension of operation of high-risk facilities, such as entertainment clubs and bars, is subject to review.

“In the next three weeks, considering the Corona 19 outbreak, we will decide which of the two-stage measures to choose, such as restricting the operation of high-risk facilities or prohibiting indoor gatherings with 50 or more people,” said Son, head of Strategic planning.

Jang Hye-jin, Busan.com reporter [email protected]