Operation of similar entertainment facilities despite the general restaurant of’Pocha Endpanwang’
There are few cases of anomalous sales nearby… Point out the side effects of’balloon effect’
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A new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) group infection occurred in a hunting pot in a food alley near Konkuk University Station in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, and a total of 43 people were confirmed until the day before. It was confirmed that the business where the confirmed person occurred was registered as a general restaurant, but in reality it was operated as a business of similar entertainment facilities, such as gamseong bar and hunting pot tea, that were prohibited from business.
Due to Corona 19, the business restrictions of entertainment establishments are prolonged, and there are many cases of such anomalous business among nearby pubs, raising concerns about the spread of infection.
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Gwangjin-gu Offices on the 3rd, the’Pocha Endpan King’ in Gwangjin-gu, where the group infection occurred, wrote a letter of confirmation in August of last year stating that he will accept claims for compensation in case of a confirmed case, and has been operating in the form of a general restaurant.
However, at the end of October last year, the establishment was banned from gathering for two weeks because it did not properly observe the rules of distance, such as installing partitions between tables. On the 28th of last month, a scene where several people were drinking and dancing in close proximity to and from the 2nd and 3rd floor was caught by the ward office crackdown team.
An official at the Ward Office said, “I continued to conduct guidance and inspection, but it is not easy for the businesses to change their business types quickly by going between general bars and hunting pots,” and said, “It seems that anomalous business was attempted by crowds of students who became adults in the new year. “I said.
In fact, local residents and students said that not only this establishment, but also a number of restaurants and pubs in the same alley that are actually operating like’clubs’.
In particular, there were pointed out that when the distancing stage was upgraded and the business of these establishments was limited to 9 p.m., the balloon effect of crowding people at certain times appeared.
Some experts stressed that a new standard of distance should be established, saying that the general quarantine rules, such as’restriction of business after 9 o’clock’, may have adverse effects on quarantine like this case.
Kim Woo-joo, a professor of infectious medicine at Korea University’s Guro Hospital, said, “It does not help to prevent the spread of corona by keeping the business hours well. It is much more important to reduce the density by distributing the number of people and to keep distances and hygiene rules within the restaurant. “He said.
Professor Kim said, “However, since there are only measures that are difficult to follow in the field,’anomalous business’ appears like this time,” he said. “Rather than restricting collectively by industry, we must judge how well each business adheres to the quarantine regulations and provide effective compensation.” Added.
/ Intern reporter Park Shin-won [email protected]
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