The nationwide upgrade of 1.5 steps, 2 steps in 5 locations including Busan … In the metropolitan area, step 2 + α (total)

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To curb the rapid spread of the new coronavirus infection in Korea (Corona 19), starting on the 1st of next month, the nationwide ‘social distance’ will be updated to 1.5 steps.

In particular, Busan, Gangwon Yeongseo, Gyeongnam, Chungnam and Jeonbuk, where infections are severe in all seven regions, are undergoing a two-step update.

In the metropolitan area, where the second stage is already applied, the current stage 2 will be maintained, but ‘2 + α’ will be implemented, taking additional measures for facilities prone to contagion in the quarantine dead zone.

The government held a meeting of the Security and Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters on the 29th and announced that it had confirmed it.

This measure will be applied from the 1st of the following month and will be applied for 2 weeks until the 14th in non-metropolitan areas and 1 week until the 7th in the metropolitan area.

The government raised the level of distancing in the non-metropolitan area this time based on the judgment that the ‘third pandemic’ is spreading throughout the country beyond the metropolitan area, and was divided into 1.5 stages and 2 stages of differential improvement according to the degree of contagion by region.

In the case of the metropolitan area, there was also the prospect of an improvement in 2.5 steps, but taking into account the enormous social and economic damages focused on the small and medium-sized self-employed, a “ quarantine clamp ” measure was designed to reinforce measures for each facility in the quarantine dead zone maintaining the second stage.

◇ The metropolitan area is in the second stage … Additional quarantine measures for toilet facilities and sports facilities

In the metropolitan area, additional quarantine measures will be introduced for facilities with a recent group infection or high-risk facilities and high-risk youth-focused activities.

First, as large-scale mass infections occurred in the saunas of the Seocho-gu apartment complex and the aerobics academy in Gangseo-gu, measures for bathing, indoor sports facilities, academies and the classrooms.

In the current phase 2, the bathhouse business restricts the number of users and prohibits eating and drinking, but in addition to this, the operation of the sauna and steam bath facilities (perspiration rooms) was stopped.

Also, the indoor sports facilities are currently closed after 9:00 p.m., but as of the 1st of next month, the intense ‘GX’ (Group Exercise) facilities such as Zumba, Taebo, Spinning, Aerobics, Step and Kickboxing will meet to close completely. You have issued a restraining order.

In addition, it was decided to ban wind instruments and singing classes in academies, classrooms and cultural centers in consideration of the high possibility of droplets and the difficulty of wearing masks for students and instructors. However, classes for college entrance exams are excluded in consideration of the 2021 college entrance exam schedule.

Complex convenience facilities such as a gym, sauna, cafeteria and reading room in the apartment complexes were also discontinued.

In addition, all New Years and New Years events and parties hosted by accommodation facilities such as hotels, party halls and guest houses were banned to prevent the spread of infection among young people.

When announcing this policy, the screenwriter recommended that “residents of the metropolitan area abstain from meetings and appointments, and cancel private gatherings such as dinners, alumni associations and clubs where 10 or more of them meet.”

◇ The non-metropolitan area is updated in 1.5 steps … Two-stage update in epidemic areas

The government decided to increase the distance in the non-metropolitan area to 1.5 steps, but in five regions, where the current prevalence of local communities is spreading, including Busan, Gangwon Yeongseo, Gyeongnam, Chungnam and Jeonbuk, the two will be updated. Steps.

If distance distancing is upgraded to steps 1.5 and 2, socioeconomic activities are severely restricted.

In step 1.5, the number of people using five entertainment facilities, such as entertainment pub, danran pub, thrill pub, collage, hunting boat, etc., among the 9 priority management facilities is limited to one for each 4㎡ (about 1.21 pyeong) of facilities, and in step 2 you have to close the door at all.

Singing practice centers and indoor sports facilities are subject to restrictions on the number of people and food intake in step 1.5, but must stop after 9 o’clock in step 2.

In the case of coffees, in step 1.5, the distance between tables is allowed, but in step 2, only packing and delivery are allowed regardless of business hours. In the second stage of the restaurant, packaging and delivery is only possible after 9 pm.

In step 1.5, hosting four types of events such as assemblies, festivals, large-scale concerts, and academic events with a size of more than 100 people is prohibited, but in step 2, all events with more than 100 people are prohibited.

The number of students attending also decreases from two-thirds to one-third as the number of students moves from stage 1.5 to stage 2.

The script made it mandatory to comply with the second-stage quarantine rules, such as prohibiting the intake of food in saunas, even in areas where step 1.5 was implemented.

In addition, in the area recently improved in the second phase, the operation of indoor sports facilities type GX was prohibited and measures were jointly implemented to strengthen the quarantine applied to the metropolitan area, such as the suspension of the operation of the sauna and bathing facilities. steam in the bathroom business.

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