Extend the distance to 24 days? ‘Conspiracy theory’ inflicted by bugs in Mars City

The health authorities plan to announce on the 2nd if they extend phase 2.5 of social distancing (second phase for non-metropolitan areas) and the period of special quarantine measures during the end of the year and the New Year holidays. As the current action ends on day 3, it is necessary to decide whether to extend it earlier. However, even before the official announcement from the health authorities was made, some local governments published and removed promotional materials to “ renew the distance ”.

A promotional material related to the “ distance extension ” posted on Hwaseong-si’s Instagram, Gyeonggi-do on the 31st of last month. [사진 독자 제공]

On the 31st of last month, two days before the announcement date announced by the health authorities, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, posted a promotional material titled ‘Expanding the distance to the metropolitan area’ on her official Instagram. The poster read: “The 2.5 steps of special quarantine + social distancing will extend until January 24” and “Cancel meetings or appointments.” In addition, the information classified by industry, such as “no grouping”, “commercial suspension at 21:00” and “only packing and delivery allowed” was separated by graphical editing. Hwaseong City, which hastily removed the promotional material, issued an apology late this afternoon saying, “We apologize for the confusion” and “We are going to raise the situation through the official government announcement this weekend.”

One citizen who only commented on the apology asked: “I have written all the detailed instructions” and “Are you postponing the ad to play in the media after you have configured everything in the script?” When declaring himself self-employed, he wrote: “If you advertise early, you can save on administrative costs. Another citizen also pointed out that “I intend to discuss it after putting everything together” and “the itinerary that was sown (in the local government) is already turning around.” Some citizens said they saw a text message similar to the content of the poster. Jeong Mo (29), who lives in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, said: “I saw the message that it will extend until the 24th in other places.”

Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun attended the Corona 19 Disaster and Security Countermeasures Headquarters meeting held at the Government Complex in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 27th. [중앙포토]

In this regard, Sung Dong-gyu, professor of media communication at Chung-Ang University, noted that “the government should be a safeguard against citizens against false news or inaccurate information.” Furthermore, Kang Seung-gu, a professor in the Department of Media and Visual Sciences at Korea National Broadcasting University, said, “Citizens who cannot predict the next few days may feel anxious.” You have to keep sending it, ”he said.

At 0 o’clock on the first day of the new year, the number of new coronavirus (Corona 19) infections per day was 1,029. The average from December 25 to 31 last year reached 1,000. On the 31st of last month, the Accident Recovery Headquarters said: “We have not yet seen the trend of the third epidemic decrease. We will announce the results of the review on the 2nd.”

Reporter Kyung-Hyun Kyung-Hyun [email protected]