Osan City Conducts Joint Inspection on Implementation of Mandatory Mask-Wearing Administrative Order

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Osan City is conducting a joint inspection with Gyeonggi Province and the Osan Police Agency to check the implementation status of the administrative order mandating mask-wearing to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

This follows Gyeonggi Province's issuance of the administrative order mandating personal mask-wearing starting on the 21st as COVID-19 cases surge primarily in the Seoul metropolitan area.

The administrative order is valid from the 21st until separately lifted and applies to all residents and visitors throughout Gyeonggi Province.

The key provisions mandate mask-wearing in high-risk facilities and indoors as well as in outdoor gatherings such as assemblies and performances with large crowds. Exemptions apply to unavoidable circumstances such as everyday privacy or food consumption.

Violations of the administrative order will result in fines of up to 3 million won (effective immediately) or administrative fines of up to 100,000 won (to be implemented on 10.13) pursuant to the Act on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases.

Osan Mayor Kwak Sang-wook stated, "Given the grave situation with multiple COVID-19 confirmed cases occurring daily in the Seoul metropolitan area," and urged, "We ask all citizens to actively comply with quarantine guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19."