Metropolitan area gym-academy-karaoke’shutdown ‘… Mart, etc. only until 9 pm

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The ‘social distance’ to respond to the third pandemic of the new coronavirus infection in Korea (Corona 19) was updated to 2.5 stages in the metropolitan area and 2 stages in the non-metropolitan area starting at 0 hours a day 8.

According to the Headquarters for Security and Disaster Countermeasures (intermediate script), the ‘distance adjustment plan’ will apply for three weeks until the 28th.

Even with this measure, if the Corona 19 situation is not stable, step 2.5 can be extended or upgraded to step 3, the highest level.

Previously, the government updated the distance between the metropolitan area to 1.5 steps on the 19th of last month and 2 steps on the 24th, five days later, and from the 1st of this month, ‘Step 2 + α’, which blocks the operation of some multipurpose facilities such as sauna and aerobics academy. Measures were introduced, but since the quarantine effect was not seen, it was decided to increase the distance even more.

◇ Meetings and events with 50 or more people are prohibited in the metropolitan area … ‘For’ after 9 pm, such as in the market, the cinema and the PC room

The government recommended that residents of the metropolitan area, where step 2.5 was applied, stay home, stop going out and gatherings, visit other areas, and refrain from using the multipurpose facilities as much as possible.

To this end, gatherings and events of more than 50 people were banned, and the main multipurpose facilities were closed after 9:00 p.m.

With this step 2.5, the operation of 130,000 commercial establishments in the metropolitan area will be suspended and 460,000 operations will be restricted.

Specifically, in addition to 5 kinds of entertainment facilities such as entertainment pubs, danran pubs, emotional pubs, collages and hunting tea, direct sales promotion rooms such as door to door sales, singing practice rooms, stand-up performance rooms. indoor, indoor sports facilities, etc. It fell. Indoor sports facilities include a gym, indoor golf driving range and billiards.

Additionally, all academies were also suspended to minimize student dismissals during winter break. However, considering that the 2021 university entrance examination is ongoing, classes related to entrance exams and training courses for the development of professional competencies were excluded.

Most general management facilities, such as hypermarkets, department stores, movie theaters, computer cafes, beauty and beauty shops, game rooms, and amusement parks, close after 9 pm. Tasting is also prohibited in shops, markets and department stores.

Under the 2.5-step measure that limits the number of meetings and activities to fewer than 50 people, the number of people used in wedding and funeral halls is also limited to 50 people or less.

Sporting events are held without spectators and the number of attendees has dropped to less than a third.

The measures to restrict the use of cafes and restaurants are the same as in step 2 applied previously in step 2.5. In cafes, only packing and delivery is allowed regardless of business hours, and packing and delivery is only allowed after 9pm in restaurants.

In the case of religious activities, “not face to face” is the beginning of step 2.5. If you have to do face-to-face activities, only 20 people are allowed.

Meanwhile, in step 2.5, as the risk of infection in the area is high, it is mandatory to wear a mask not only indoors but also outdoors where a distance of more than 2 m between people is not maintained. If this is violated, a penalty of 100,000 won will be imposed each time it is caught.

◇ 5 types of entertainment facilities are suspended in the non-metropolitan area … In restaurants, only packaging and delivery after 9 pm

In the non-metropolitan area, the business of five types of entertainment facilities will be suspended for three weeks after the second step.

In addition, direct sales promotion rooms, such as singing practice rooms, indoor standing performance rooms, and door-to-door sales, are prohibited from operating after 9:00 pm.

In the case of cafes, only packaging and delivery can be opened, and restaurants are open until 9pm, but only packaging and delivery is possible after that.

Quarantine management is strengthened in general management facilities.

In the case of indoor sports facilities, the number of people is limited to one for every 4㎡ (approximately 1.2 pyeong), and the operation is suspended from 9 pm.

Food intake is prohibited in bathrooms, cinemas, game rooms, multiplex halls, academies and vocational training institutions, and the number of users per area must be limited or the density must be reduced by “floating down”.

Due to the ban on meetings and events with more than 100 people, wedding and funeral halls are also limited to fewer than 100 people.

Spectators can enter the sports stadium, but the number is limited to 10% of capacity.

Each local government can adjust quarantine measures according to the situation.

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