The government has decided to extend the current 2.5-stage metropolitan area and the second-stage social distancing in non-metropolitan areas by two weeks until the 31st. ‘Prohibition of private gatherings with more than 5 people’ and’business restrictions after 9pm’ are also maintained, but some multi-use facilities such as cafes, academies, gyms, and karaoke rooms are conditionally allowed to operate.
Cafes can eat indoors until 9 pm
Accordingly, from the 18th, cafes nationwide will be able to eat in-store until 9 pm. In addition, indoor sports facilities such as gyms are permitted to be operated in a manner that restricts the number of users in the current group ban.
First, in cafes nationwide, eating in the store is allowed until 9 pm, subject to the same quarantine rules as restaurants. In restaurants and cafes with facility permits and reporting areas of 50m2 or more, only 50% of the store’s seats are used by floating one table or seat. If it is difficult to observe this, a distance of 1m between tables or partitions must be installed.
If you do not eat, it is mandatory to wear a mask, and if you violate this, a fine of not more than 100,000 won is imposed. If two or more users ordered only coffee, beverages, and simple desserts at a restaurant or cafe, it was recommended to limit the time spent in the store to less than one hour.
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Seoul metropolitan gymnasium and karaoke rooms are limited to one per 8㎡
Operation of indoor sports facilities and karaoke rooms in the metropolitan area, which were closed, will also resume. Operation is allowed under the condition that the number of personnel is limited to 1 per 8㎡. The academy also changed the existing limit of 9 teachers at the same time to 1 per 8㎡. In the case of the gym, intense Zumba, spinning, Taebo, and aerobics are also prohibited.
In the ski resort, the use of auxiliary facilities such as restaurants and cafes located in the ski resort is prohibited, but from the 18th, it can be operated under quarantine regulations. Additional facilities such as changing rooms and entertainment rooms are limited to one person per 8㎡ of facility area.
However, 5 types of entertainment facilities (clubs and other entertainment pubs, Collatec, Danran Izakaya, Hunting Potcha, Gamseong Izakaya) and Hold’em Pubs are prohibited from gathering nationwide.
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