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Entrance to Itaewon World Food Specialty Street, before Halloween on the 26th. On Halloween (31), a quarantine door will be installed in the middle and at the end of the street.
31st Halloween festival At both ends of Itaewon World Food Specialty Street (Food Street), a quarantine gate will be installed. Festival day To pass the distance of 170 m behind the Hamilton Hotel in Yongsan-gu, you need to measure your body temperature, verify the place of visit with a QR code, and even a full body disinfection. This is a special measure to prevent the new coronavirus infection pandemic (Corona 19). Ho-seong Lee, vice president of the Itaewon Special Tourism Zone Association, said, “We plan to install two pieces of equipment costing 20 million won on the 30th, the day before Halloween.” “If you respond to the quarantine, it will be a more wonderful Halloween festival.” I made a call to join.
Merchants in Itaewon, who were hit by Corona 19 in early May, are anticipating the Halloween festival with anticipation and anxiety. The Itaewon business district stalled due to a sharp drop in visitors in early May, starting with ‘Yongin No. 66 confirmed. In the past week, social distancing has lessened and shows a recovery trend, but if visitors flock to the Halloween festival, the risk of group infection also increases, so Itaewon merchants are on the verge of contact. It’s because Itaewon’s game that survived may face a crisis again after Halloween.
On the 26th, Mr. Choi displays a visitor identification demonstration with a QR code at the entrance of a bar.
Kim Mo (40), owner of a restaurant on Itaewon Street, expressed optimism and pessimism at the same time, saying, “It’s good to see you, but I’m nervous at the same time.” Kim said: “We closed the restaurant for a week in May to avoid contagion.” Song Mo, who has been running a convenience store near Itaewon Station for 10 years, said, “In Itaewon, customers must open a club or bar before visiting.”
Taverns that were closed due to Corona 19 The situation is more desperate. Choi, who runs a bar on a food street, said: “If you follow government guidelines like keeping your distance, wearing a mask and checking QR codes, no problem.” Choi continued, “The Itaewon shopping district is just beginning to come to life, and I have to open the door for a living even though I am worried about Halloween.”
There is also a public opinion that “you must abstain from the Halloween festival” due to the crowds. Kang Mo, president of a prepaid cell phone shop, said: “Clubs and bars welcome the festival, but I’m afraid it will become the ‘second Corona 19 incident in Itaewon’ after the crowd gathered in a mess like last year. ” Park, 28, who lives in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, said, “I have been participating in the Halloween Festival since 2018, but I decided not to attend this year.”
The entrance to Itaewon ‘Club Street’ where the clubs meet on the 26th. The clubs are grouped on both sides of the road.
At the annual Halloween festival, the residents have a pretty laid-back vibe. Kim Mo (56), who has lived in Itaewon since elementary school, shook his head and said: “On the day of the festival, I cannot go to Itaewon by car or sleep” and “I plan to go to a relative’s house for a time”. Park Mo (25), a resident of Itaewon for 18 years, said: “Even if there is Corona 19, the people who will come to Itaewon will come.”
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