From today, you can open the gym and have a cafe.

2 weeks extension for metropolitan area 2.5 stage and non-metropolitan area 2 stage

Eat in-store until 9pm at the cafe

Fitness centers, karaoke rooms, and academies resume operation

In accordance with the government’s “Social Distancing” adjustment plan, indoor sports facilities such as gyms, billiards, and screen golf and singing practice areas will be limited from the 18th. Cafes that were only allowed for packaging and delivery can sit and eat at the store until 9 PM like a restaurant.

According to the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters on the 18th, the existing social distancing measures (2.5 steps for metropolitan areas, 2 steps for non-metropolitan areas) will be extended for two weeks until the 31st. The ban on private gatherings of five or more people, which had a great effect on quarantine, is also maintained.

Some measures were to be relaxed. In the metropolitan area, the operation of 112,000 multi-use facilities including indoor sports facilities such as gym, billiard room, screen golf, singing practice center, door-to-door sales, academy, and indoor standing performance hall will resume operation. However, after 9:00 pm, the operation will be suspended until 5:00 am the next day, and the number of users used during the same time period is, in principle, limited to one per 8㎡ (about 2.4 pyeong). Among indoor sports facilities, group activities (GX) such as Zumba, Taebo, Spinning, and Aerobics are prohibited. The use of shower rooms is also continuously prohibited except for swimming.

Karaoke rooms can be operated, but rooms used by guests can be reused 30 minutes after disinfection. Coin karaoke rooms, where it is difficult to meet the number of users per 8㎡, should be used by only one person per room. Among the academies, only one-to-one lessons are allowed in one space for singing and wind instrument lessons, and up to four people can teach if a partition is installed.

Stores of 190,000 cafes nationwide have also become possible. You can eat and drink at the store until 9 pm, but if more than two people ordered only coffee, drinks, and simple desserts, it was recommended to stay within an hour. When you do not eat, you must wear a mask, and if you violate this, a fine of not more than 100,000 won will be imposed. In addition, cafes and restaurants with a facility permit/report area of ​​50m2 (approximately 15.2 pyeong) or more must use only 50% of the store’s seats with one table or seat spaced apart. If it is difficult to observe this, you must keep a distance of 1m between tables or install partitions.

Religious activities such as regular worship, court meetings, and masses that have been conducted non-face-to-face can also be conducted face-to-face if the number of participants is limited. Regular religious activities include Sunday, Wednesday, and morning worship, Sunday and morning Mass, and New Year’s Eve meetings organized by religious persons or religious groups at certain times and places. The number of participants is limited to 10% of the seats in the metropolitan area and 20% of the seats in the non-metropolitan area. Even at this time, participants must follow basic quarantine rules such as wearing masks and keeping distance. Except for regular religious activities, all kinds of in-person meetings and events, lodging, provision of food, and group meals are prohibited. For example, meetings and meals such as revival meetings, Bible study meetings, district worship services, visits, and choir practice meetings are not allowed. In prayer centers, training centers, and mission facilities, quarantine regulations such as limiting the number of people, prohibiting lodging and eating, and prohibiting voiceless prayer must be observed.

In addition, the ban on grouping of auxiliary facilities such as restaurants, cafes, changing rooms, and entertainment rooms in outdoor winter sports facilities such as ski resorts, ice rinks, snow sledding areas, etc. will be lifted. It is also possible to operate facilities in multi-family housing complexes such as apartments.

The government’s action reflects the growing difficulty of living in facilities that are banned from gatherings or restricted operations. The day before, Minister of Health and Welfare Kwon Deok-cheol explained the purpose of the changed measures, saying, “As the distance between them prolonged, the difficulty of living in facilities prohibited from gathering intensified, and the issue of equity between industries was raised regarding the quarantine rules that prevent eating and drinking in restaurants.” . However, as there are still more than 400 to 500 patients a day, the possibility of re-proliferation cannot be ruled out if the distancing step is eased, so it seems that the distant step has been maintained and some industries have opened breath.

However, group bans for five types of entertainment facilities and Hold’em pubs with high risk of group infection are maintained. In addition, a ban on party rooms used as venues for individual gatherings and parties, such as birthday parties and club meetings, is also maintained, and events and parties organized by accommodation facilities such as guest house parties are also prohibited. It is advisable to prohibit privately hosted parties within the accommodation.

Meanwhile, in preparation for the coming Lunar New Year holidays, February 1-14 was designated as the Lunar New Year special quarantine period and measures were taken. First of all, only window seats are sold for railroad tickets, and quarantine is strengthened, such as paying expressway tolls. Indoor eating in highway rest areas is prohibited

In addition, in the case of nursing homes and nursing facilities, a ban on visits will be implemented, and visits using video calls will be recommended to stabilize the emotions of the elderly. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters said, “As the government, local governments, and people participated in last year’s Chuseok holiday, they refrained from visiting family and relatives and traveling so that the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday can be a turning point for the stabilization of Corona 19. You will do it”.

/ Reporter Joowon Lee [email protected]

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