Possibility of easing’private gathering ban’ from next week
Reporter Baeksang Kim [email protected]
Input: 2021-03-08 19:04:52Revision: 2021-03-08 19:07:23Posted: 2021-03-08 19:08:17 (p. 02)
Jung Soo-Bon, Vice Head of the Department of Health and Welfare, is speaking at a public hearing held on the afternoon of the 5th to gather opinions from the field on the reorganization of the social distancing system held at the LW Convention in Jung-gu, Seoul. yunhap news
As the “social distancing” adjustment plan to prevent the spread of Corona 19 has been changed and applied from the 15th, the possibility of easing the standard of banning private gatherings is raised from inside and outside.
Simplify distance in 4 steps
Government announces mediation proposal on the 12th
On the 8th, Sohn Young-rae, head of the Central Accident Response Headquarters, said on the 8th, “We aim to announce an adjustment plan for distance adjustment that will be applied in the future on Friday (12th)”. The distance between the 1.5th stage and the second stage of the metropolitan area, which is currently in effect, will end on the 14th. It is unlikely that the distancing phase itself will be mitigated. This is because 300, 400 confirmed cases are maintained nationwide per day. However, it is observed that the’prohibition of private gatherings with more than 5 people’, excluding immediate family members, may be partially mitigated in the non-metropolitan area. This is because public opinion complaining of fatigue, saying that the ban on private gatherings with more than five people is too strict. In addition, this month, the number of new confirmed cases continues to decrease compared to the peak of the third epidemic in the non-metropolitan area, raising expectations for easing.
In particular, the government is preparing a new distancing system that is being reviewed, and there is a possibility that this will be partially applied starting next week. The quarantine authorities will consider simplifying the distance to four steps and easing the standards for banning private gatherings. According to this plan, the ban on private gatherings in Busan and others can be lifted in the first phase. Reporter Baeksang Kim k103@