The government announced on the 13th whether it will extend 2.5 steps in the metropolitan area … Attention to the third plan

On the 13th, the government announced whether to extend the 2.5 steps to strengthen social distancing.

With the epidemic of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) still ongoing, it is worth noting whether the government will focus on the economy or on quarantine.

The second phase of the reinforced social distancing was scheduled to run from August 30 to September 6, but the government extended the measure until the 13th of the 4th for a week.

Therefore, it is necessary to decide whether to finish step 2.5 of the reinforced social distancing on this day or to expand it further. Joon-wook Kwon, deputy director of the Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters (Daebon Bang), also answered questions about the content of the Life Prevention Committee discussion on the 12th. I’m going to give you. “Step 2.5 of social distancing The strengthening began with the Sarangjeil Church in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul in August and downtown Seoul as a result of the rapid increase in the number of confirmed cases in Korea. On the 27th of last month, there were 441 new confirmed cases in Korea. , exceeding 400 after 5 months and 19 days.

In step 2.5, when using general restaurants, breakout restaurants, and bakeries, only packing and delivery is allowed after 9 PM. Franchise cafes can only pack and deliver, regardless of time.

In addition, as of day 7, quarantine measures for franchise-type bakeries, ice cream parlors and ice cream parlors, and vocational training institutions were strengthened, and these establishments prohibited drinks and food in stores from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the next day. Only packing and delivery were allowed.

It is a measure at the cost of economic damage such as the self-employed. The financial burden is high to maintain step 2.5 of reinforced social distancing. The government also announced that it will review a third method, which will not expand or make 2.5 steps more flexible in the metropolitan area.

On the 11th, Taeho Yoon, head of quarantine prevention at Accident Recovery Headquarters (heavy water supply), said: “Today we will discuss whether we should extend or stop (social distancing in the metropolitan area) or take other third measures to take more effective distancing measures. The result, ”he said.

As government documents reviewed by job-level staff on recent measures to extend the distance to the metropolitan area have been disseminated via the Internet, the third plan is gaining more weight.

A document known to have been drawn up at a time when the number of confirmed cases in Korea declined after health authorities once extended the 2.5-step measure, stating that the 2.5-step distance in the metropolitan area It was extended to 20 days, but some medium-risk facilities had to ease quarantine measures. Is contained. It is about taking the same measures as applying the second step of distancing until the 20th, except in the metropolitan area.

Here, restrictions on the number of seats in the store are allowed in franchise type cafes, bakeries, ice cream parlors and ice cream parlors, etc., where eating and drinking in the store is not allowed during all business hours, as well as in academies, coffee shops studio and covered sports facilities. It contained content that the rules were mandatory.

Even in non-capital regions, measures are being relaxed step by step according to the guidelines of Jungsubon’s ‘Standards for Adjusting Social Distance by Region’. According to this, if the spread of infection in the region stabilizes after the update, and the number of confirmed cases per day in Korea for a week decreases below the standard for each region, it can be adjusted downward for each region. .

Sejong City decided to ease group restrictions on PC rooms, which had been banned from meeting at 0 o’clock on the 10th. Busan City is reported to have also decided to ease the ban on grouping at six facilities, including cafes with computers, from the 10th.

Currently, the number of new confirmed cases in Korea continues to fluctuate. From 167 on the 6th, it decreased to 119 on the 7th and then increased to 136 on the 8. It is 136 on the 12th, followed by 156 on the 9th, 155 on the 10th and 176 on the 11th.