From today, the second stage of the metropolitan area… Restaurant and cafe open until 10:00 p.m.

Input 2021.02.15 06:56

Due to the’third pandemic’ of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), the high-intensity’social distancing’ measures that lasted for more than two months have been eased from the 15th. Although the restrictions on business hours for restaurants and cafes were eased, it decided to keep the ban on private gatherings with more than 5 people. This distance adjustment plan will be applied until 12:00 pm on the 28th.

According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters on this day, the distance for COVID-19 quarantine will be lowered one step at a time from this day to step 2 in the metropolitan area from step 2.5 to step 2, and from step 2 to step 1.5 in the non-metropolitan area.

In the metropolitan area, restrictions on operating hours for multi-use facilities such as movie theaters, PC rooms, game rooms, amusement parks, academies, reading rooms, large marts, and beauty salons have been lifted. There are about 480,000 facilities in the metropolitan area whose business hours are lifted. However, the current policy of banning the operation of sauna and steam facilities remains the same while allowing the operation of the bathhouse business where group infection has continued since October last year.

In particular, the opening hours of restaurants and cafes have been delayed by an hour from 9 pm to 10 pm. After that, only packaging and delivery are possible. The opening hours of the door-to-door sales promotion hall, singing practice hall, indoor standing performance hall, indoor sports facility, academy classroom, and party room were also increased to 10 pm.

The number of weddings and funeral halls has been increased from 50 to less than 100. Sports stadiums can receive spectators up to 10% of the capacity. The number of people who can accommodate low-risk religious activities such as regular worship, worship, and mass has also increased to less than 20% of the total number of seats (less than 10% for the 2.5th level).

In the non-metropolitan area, which was lowered to 1.5 levels, restrictions on business hours for restaurants and cafes were also lifted. In addition, about 520,000 multi-use facilities, including singing practice halls, indoor standing performance halls, indoor sports facilities, and party rooms, are no longer subject to business hours. However, the door-to-door sales promotion hall can be operated only after 10 pm.

Looking at the number of restrictions, etc., the capacity of the singing practice center and indoor sports facility is limited to one person per 4㎡ (about 1.2 pyeong). Food intake is also prohibited. Food intake is also restricted in bathrooms. Excluding exhibitions, fairs, and international conferences, assemblies and demonstrations, large-scale concerts, festivals, and academic events are limited to less than 100 people. Weddings and funeral halls are also limited to one person per 4 square meters. If the number of participants exceeds 500, they must report and consult with the local government.

Nationwide, five entertainment facilities such as entertainment pubs, danran pubs, sensation pubs, collages, hunting pot tea, and’Hold’em Pub’ (a pub where you can play card games while drinking alcohol) are also open until 10 p.m. I can now. Instead, the capacity is limited to one per 8㎡ (about 2.4 pyeong) of the facility area. Measures to allow only two-thirds of the number of rooms to be reserved for accommodation facilities or to sell only window seats for railroad tickets have also been lifted.

The ban on private gatherings with more than 5 people will be maintained for the time being. However, an exception was applied for immediate family members, allowing meetings of five or more people to be held at restaurants, etc., even if the residence is different. Direct family members include grandparents, maternal grandparents, parents, sons and daughters-in-law, daughters and son-in-laws, grandchildren, and granddaughters. However, brothers and sisters are not included. It is forbidden to meet more than five brothers or sisters without parents.