Government bans meetings with more than 5 people, restricts business at 9 p.m. Extends 2 weeks until New Year holidays (total)

Input 2021.01.31 16:09 | Revision 2021.01.31 16:19

“The third epidemic, threatening everyday life again”

In order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the government is extending the current social distancing measures (2.5 steps in the metropolitan area, 2 steps in the non-metropolitan area) until February 14, another two weeks. Accordingly, measures such as the current distancing until the Lunar New Year holidays (February to 14), the ban on private gatherings with more than 5 people, and restrictions on business after 9:00 pm for multi-use facilities are applied.

Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun said at a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters presided over at the Seoul Government Complex on the same day, saying, “The 3rd epidemic, which had slowed down, is threatening our daily lives again.” Prime Minister Chung said, “We will implement special quarantine measures for the New Year without shaking, and normalize only some quarantine measures specially strengthened in the winter.”

Prime Minister Chung said, “This decision by the government was not easy,” he said. “Only when the strongest third spread is stabilized until the Lunar New Year holiday, vaccination and school opening in March will be done without a hitch, and the recovery of precious daily life will be accelerated.”

Prime Minister Jeong said to small business owners and self-employed people, “I am sorry and sorry,” and “I earnestly appeal to you that you will give me a little more effort to get through the last moment as soon as possible.”

Prime Minister Chung also delivered a notification about vaccines the day before of the international vaccine project’COVAX facility’, saying, “As early as mid-February, about 60,000 Pfizer vaccines will enter Korea.” Prime Minister Chung said, “AstraZeneca vaccine through COVAX facility is also approved for emergency use by WHO (World Health Organization), and at least 1.3 million people and maximum 2.19 million people are introduced in the first half, of which at least 300,000 people are introduced in February to March. It is supplied.”

Prime Minister Chung said, “As the AstraZeneca vaccine, which the government signed an individual contract with, will be supplied from the end of February if it passes the approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, the introduction and inoculation schedule of the vaccine in the first quarter became more visible.” “Please prepare thoroughly for the level of the ministry.”