Ganghwa County Pilots Revised Social Distancing Measures

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Shin Eun-seop] Ganghwa County announced on the 18th that it will pilot the revised social distancing measures starting from the 21st of this month until further notice.

The county stated that in consideration of the stable management of the COVID-19 situation, it decided to pilot the revised social distancing measures in the county through consultation with Incheon City's recommendations and the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters.

Key measures include expanding private gatherings to 6 people and extending operating hours for noraebang (karaoke), restaurants, and cafes to 24 hours. Operations of pojangmacha (tent bars) and entertainment establishments, which had been prohibited, will resume until 24 o'clock. Other facilities including public bathhouses, indoor sports facilities, reading rooms, study cafes, beauty salons, and PC bangs will operate without time restrictions while complying with quarantine guidelines.

In accordance with the pilot operation of the revised measures, the county plans to strengthen quarantine inspections on multi-use facilities to minimize risk. When violations are detected, the county plans to continue thorough quarantine management by applying zero-tolerance principles such as imposing administrative fines.