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

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

This follows Gyeonggi Province's implementation of an administrative order mandating personal mask-wearing beginning on the 21st, in response to a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases centered in the Seoul metropolitan area.

The administrative order remains in effect from the 21st until separate notice of revocation. It applies to all residents and visitors in Gyeonggi Province.

The main provisions mandate mask-wearing in high-risk facilities and outdoors where large crowds gather for meetings or performances. Exceptions are made for unavoidable circumstances such as daily private life or eating.

Violators of the administrative order are subject to fines of up to 3 million won (immediate implementation) under the Infectious Disease Prevention and Management Act, or administrative fines of up to 100,000 won (implementation from October 13).

Osan City Mayor Gwak Sang-uk stated, "The situation is grave with multiple COVID-19 confirmed cases occurring daily in the Seoul metropolitan area," and urged "all citizens to actively comply with quarantine guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19."