A notice of the ban on sitting in a restaurant in downtown Seoul on the 22nd for social distancing. yunhap news
From 0 o’clock on the 23rd, an administrative order to ban private gatherings of 5 or more people was in effect across the metropolitan area. The local governments of Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon announced the basics of the executive order on the 21st, and on the 23rd, they released a detailed’Frequently Asked Questions’ (FAQ) with several additions. Private gatherings of 5 or more are allowed ‘Family’ standard changed from’People with the same residence on resident registration’ to a direct family memberSome things have been corrected, such as. It was organized based on the data released by the city of Seoul.
-It is a family of 4 Can I meet my parents who live separately?
“All private gatherings with five or more people are prohibited, but ordinary family life is excluded, such as’immediate family members’ on the family relations register or people with the same residence on the resident registration card, gathering indoors or outdoors. A couple with two children are allowed to meet their parents and have six members. However, separate from the administrative order of the metropolitan area, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (the main script) prohibits meals for more than 5 people in restaurants from 0 o’clock on the 24th, so eating out is impossible.”
―Can I have a meeting with 5 or more people with my brother’s family?
“The administrative order permits meetings of five or more people to be’immediate family’, so if you meet a younger brother’s family that corresponds to a’partnery family’, it becomes a private meeting with five or more people. However, the Seoul city explained that it is possible to meet a younger brother’s family and parents together because they become’direct family members’ based on parents. However, controversy remains, as’family gatherings and events such as ceremonies are also banned when there are more than 5 members, such as attending family members other than immediate family members.’
―What is a’private meeting’?
“It’s all a group activity for fellowship. Alumni associations, clubs, outings, year-end parties, New Year’s parties, online cafes, workplace dinners, workshops, housewarming, as well as family gatherings such as first-birthday parties, sixtieth birthdays, and Chilsunyeon are also prohibited. However, in the case of weddings and funerals, it is possible with less than 50 people (less than 30 people at the funeral hall in Seoul) at the level of 2.5 levels.”
―What if a family of four had a child-raising assistant at home every day?
“The matters not specified in the administrative order, such as care for infants, education (teaching, etc.), and directors, are not considered private gatherings with more than 5 people, and the guidelines of 2.5 steps of social distancing are applied as before.”
―Is it okay to go out to eat with 5 or more outsiders after a business meeting or meeting at the company?
“If it is unavoidable due to the performance of public affairs by administrative and public institutions or management activities of companies, etc., it is not considered a private meeting. It does not matter if you work at a business site such as a company or factory, or gather at least five people at the National Assembly or government meetings. However, since meals after the meeting are not included in the company’s essential management activities, meals with more than 5 people are prohibited.”
―For the job interview at the company, more than 5 people including applicants gather.
“Working in a corporate office is not a ban because it cannot be considered a private meeting. Accordingly, interviews and meetings are both possible, but the quarantine rules according to step 2.5 of social distancing must be observed.”
―Does religious meetings correspond to private meetings? Is it possible for Christmas services and Mass?
“Religious meetings such as regular worship, mass, and court are not considered private meetings, so they are excluded from the ban on gatherings of five or more people. Measures are applied continuously. For non-face-to-face purposes, no more than 20 people including personnel in charge of video production and transmission, etc. (video production and transmission personnel for non-face-to-face, etc.) are allowed. As group infections continue to occur in religious facilities in recent years, the quarantine authorities are emphasizing that’don’t face any face-to-face with respect to religious facilities.’
―Can 6 people go to the golf course and divide into two teams? The golf course is a large outdoor space, so if it is played in different places, isn’t it difficult to say that two teams are in the same space?
“This measure restricts group activities that gather at the same time period, from meetings of the party to separation from indoors and outdoors △at the same place △for the same purpose (limited to private purposes such as social formation) △5 or more people △ Is to do. Therefore, even if six people go to the golf course together and play golf by dividing into two teams, it is subject to restriction as it is prohibited from meeting the first time.
―Is it possible for 6 people to split into two tables of 3 people each?
“This measure is not a regulation on multi-use facilities, but rather prohibits’private gatherings’ for the purpose of forming friendship, and if it is a’private gathering’ even if sitting at two tables in the same restaurant, it is a violation. According to the script guidelines, meetings of 5 or more people are held in all restaurants nationwide from 0 o’clock on the 24th, and therefore cannot be used.”
―Is it prohibited to accept reservations for more than 5 people at accommodation establishments such as hotels?
“Reservations for facilities with more than 5 people at lodging establishments such as hotels, movie theaters, and exhibition halls may be restricted depending on the purpose of use. In particular, reservations are restricted to within 50% of the rooms from 0 o’clock on the 24th according to the scriptural measures, and the capacity of the room exceeding the number of guests is prohibited. Reservations are permitted for purposes such as business trips, which are inevitable for the performance of public affairs or essential business activities of the company, and for family relationships even if there are more than 5 people, but reservations for facilities with more than 5 people for private meetings and parties are prohibited.”
―It is recommended to refrain from meetings in party rooms, which belong to the free industry.
“The party room is banned from 0 o’clock on the 24th of the script, until 24 o’clock on the 3rd of January next year, so it cannot be used regardless of the nature of the meeting or the number of people.”
―Is the owner of the facility where the meeting was held also punished?
“According to the’Act on the Prevention and Management of Infectious Diseases’, a fine of not more than 3 million won and a fine of not more than 3 million won, facility closure or suspension of operation (after the next 30 days) Such measures are possible. Users may be fined up to 3 million won and fined up to 100,000 won. Fines and fines can be levied in duplicate. In addition, if a confirmed person comes out due to a violation of the administrative order, the right to reimburse medical expenses, etc. may be requested.” By Park Tae-woo, staff reporter [email protected]