From tonight in Seoul ‘curfew’ … Will the government increase the distance from the metropolitan area the day after tomorrow?



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The city of Seoul further strengthened the social distancing quarantine system for two weeks starting on the 5th. Daily facilities in Seoul, such as cinemas and PC cafes, will be suspended after 9 pm from this day. Currently, the level of quarantine protection has been raised even further from the second stage plus (+) alpha (α), which is actually the 2.5 stage level.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government’s action is expected to have a significant impact on the government’s decision to increase the distance to the metropolitan area on the 6th. The ‘2 + α’ phase of the distance between the metropolitan area implemented by the government on the day 1 ends at midnight on the 7th. As the spread of ‘Corona 19’ in the metropolitan area, including Seoul, gradually increases, there is a possibility of a 2.5-step upgrade. However, if you upgrade to step 2.5, the scope of restrictions such as the ban on gatherings of 50 or more people and the suspension of sports facilities will be broader, so there is the possibility that the level of measures of additional quarantine within the ‘2 + α’ stage such as Seoul City.

According to the Central Headquarters for Disaster Countermeasures and Security on the 5th, it will be decided on the 6th whether to increase the distance to the metropolitan area. The government expects the effect of ‘2 + α’, which has been implemented since 1, will come out around next week. The government’s explanation is that it will observe the spreading trend until the weekend and decide on additional quarantine measures.

Yoon Tae-ho, head of the Accident Control Headquarters, said in a regular briefing on the 4th that “there is a discussion on how to take the step remotely, and we will make an announcement and guidance before next Monday (7 ) “. The government implemented the second phase of distancing in the metropolitan area as of November 24 and is implementing the ‘2 + α’ phase as of December 1.

If upgraded to stage 2.5, the group ban of 5 types of entertainment facilities and other central administration facilities, as well as 14 types of general administration facilities, will be suspended after 9 p.m. These 14 types are Δ Hall PC Δ Wedding hall Δ Funeral hall Δ Academy Δ Vocational training institution Δ Bath business Δ Show room Δ Movie hall Δ Amusement park and water park Δ Entertainment room and various rooms Δ Indoor sports facilities Δ Industry of electronic beauty Δ Shops, supermarkets and department stores Δ Reading room, study cafeteria, etc.

In relation to these facilities, the Seoul Metropolitan Government measures were raised to the level of 2.5 levels. From the 5th, Seoul has banned meetings after 9 p.m. for general management facilities such as cinemas, PC cafes, game rooms, academies, vocational training institutions, reading rooms and study cafes, amusement parks, businesses. of beauty and beauty, shops, markets and department stores. Public transport will also reduce 30% of its operations after 9:00 p.m. However, the operation of small convenience stores of less than 300m2 and the packaging and delivery of restaurants so that basic necessities could be purchased.

All public facilities, such as 66 public cultural facilities such as museums, art galleries, performance halls, libraries, etc., operated by the city, autonomous districts and institutions funded by the city, 114 youth facilities and 1,114 public sports facilities, they are completely suspended regardless of time. I decided to do it.

Seoul has the largest spread of ‘Corona 19’ infection in the country. According to the Central Defense Response Headquarters, as of 0 o’clock, the trend of new confirmed cases in Korea from November 21 to December 4 (2 weeks) ‘386 → 330 → 271 → 349 → 382 → 581 → 555 → 503 → 450 → 438 → 451 → 511 → 540 → 629 people ‘. Among them, 295 patients confirmed in Seoul at 0 o’clock on the 4th, the most since the arrival of Corona 19 in Korea.

Given that the situation in the metropolitan area is not optimistic, a little more weight is put on the possibility of climbing the distance. “The government is closely following the current trend in the metropolitan area, but it is still a cautious outlook, but I think it is unlikely to be easily broken,” Yun Tae-ho said.

“The distancing effect of distance (2 + α steps) is predicted to appear after the weekend,” said Yun Tae-ho, head of the group. “We will see the trend at the end of the week and discuss additional measures and announce it.”

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