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The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters announced on the 2nd that social distancing adjustments were made, and it has changed its policy so that schools in the metropolitan area and ski resorts across the country can be operated in a way that is limited by the number of people and time.
In the case of academies in the metropolitan area, it was decided to allow the number of students to be limited to nine or less at the same time. Ski slopes, snow sledding slopes, and ice rinks are also allowed to operate on a limited basis. The condition is that the capacity is limited to one-third and is open until 9 pm.
However, there was no mention of indoor sports facilities such as gyms and Pilates centers that were closed for nearly a month. As a result, the health and pilates industry, where the ban on gatherings was extended, strongly protested, saying it was a measure that was not fair.
Lee Mo (40), who runs a Pilates academy in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, said, “Restaurants, cafes, and academies allow some business, but we are angry with strict standards only for sports facilities.” “The proportion of people is high, but due to the corona, there are many cases of short-term registration or requesting membership refunds, which is hurting sales.”
In the online community, articles about the opening of the gym from the 4th were scattered. The community predicted the group action, saying, “We have decided to open the gym from the 4th to protest the unreasonable and unfair gathering ban” and “We will open the center door as a protest.”
It was pointed out among the academy workers that this measure was ineffective and that the reality was a’desktop administration’. Kim Mo (35), who runs a practical music academy, commented on the guidelines of the quarantine authorities, “It was a decision made without knowing the reality to limit the size of the academy to only 9 people unconditionally. , There is an academy with a size of 10 pyeong, and it is more realistic to limit the number of people by area.”
Sohn Young-rae, head of the Strategic Planning Division of the Central Accident Recovery Headquarters (heavy water version), responded to the dispute over equity by dividing the business types allowed for business into indoor sports facilities, saying, “Partially allowing business of business such as academy and Taekwondo eases the burden of caring for parents. It was a measure to do it,” he explained.
Meanwhile, as the social distancing period extended by two weeks, the sighs of self-employed people deepened. There are also voices with self-confidence saying that it is better to close the business altogether while missing both the end of the year and the beginning of the year.
Earlier on the 1st, in Daegu, the director of a fitness center in his 50s, who has usually complained of economic difficulties caused by the corona crisis, was found dead. It is known that Mr. A, the director of the dead gym, left a memo saying, “I’m sorry to my family.”
Mr. Choi, 38, who runs a wine bar in Hongdae, said, “Since all Christmas and year-end business meetings have been blocked, the rent has plummeted, so the rent burden is growing.” “Self-employed people with economic margins may be able to withstand more loans. The self-employed, who had endured with it, has no choice but to worry about closing the business.”
Some self-employed people in the banned business sector said they would endure by jumping into the delivery industry. Kim Mo (33), who runs a coin karaoke in Gimpo, said, “Only 4 million won for rent and 1.3 million won for the management fee. The cost of going out to two stores is 7 million won per month. Even if the rent is reduced from the deposit, the management fee is unbearable due to a late fee. Situation,” he said, “a child was also born at the end of last year, and he is traveling from Gimpo to Gangnam for delivery.”