Yeongdeungpo-gu Conducts Full Inspection of 20 Coin Karaoke Establishments

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Yeongdeungpo-gu in Suwon City conducted a full inspection of 20 coin karaoke establishments within its jurisdiction on the 22nd.

The inspection was conducted in accordance with Gyeonggi Province's extension of the 'administrative order banning gatherings.' Officials visited coin karaoke establishments in the district to post notices and gathering ban orders, and urged businesses to comply with the administrative gathering ban order.

The administrative gathering ban order was originally scheduled to end at 24:00 on the 21st. As confirmed cases continued to occur in the Seoul metropolitan area, it was extended to 24:00 on July 5th. However, businesses are permitted to operate if the owner submits a compliance commitment letter to the city's gathering ban lifting review committee and receives approval.

Compliance requirements include ▲management of electronic access logs using mobile QR codes ▲installation of CCTV at facility entrances ▲screening for fever and respiratory symptoms at entrances ▲maintaining minimum distance of 1-2 meters between users within facilities, etc.

Violations may result in prosecution under Article 80, Section 7 of the 「Infectious Disease Prevention Act」 (fines up to 3 million won), and in the event of confirmed COVID-19 cases, businesses may be held liable for damages (including claims for recovery) for treatment and quarantine costs.

Song Young-wan, head of Yeongdeungpo-gu Office, said, "Although these are difficult times, numerous cases of close contact between users have occurred in multi-use facilities. We ask for your broad understanding that this is an urgent measure to prevent such incidents."