Prime Minister 丁 “The current social distancing step extends by 2 weeks… Maintains ban on meetings of 5 people.”

Input 2021.03.12 08:34 | Revision 2021.03.12 09:10

“Strengthening measures for quarantine in the metropolitan area”

The current social distancing stage, which is the second stage in the metropolitan area and 1.5 stages in the non-metropolitan area, will be extended by two more weeks. The ban on private gatherings with more than 5 people is also maintained.

Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun said at the Corona 19 Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters meeting held at the Seoul Government Complex on the 12th. “He said. Accordingly, the current distancing phase will be extended for two more weeks from the 15th to the 28th.

Maintaining the current distancing stage is due to concerns that the number of new coronavirus confirmed cases could remain in the 300-400 range for eight consecutive weeks, and that after easing the stage, it could spread to the fourth pandemic.

Prime Minister Jung said, “The momentum of Corona 19 that is about to spread to the 4th epidemic and the quarantine efforts to suppress it are in a tight confrontation.” “This can be realized.” “It is very worrisome that the third epidemic began in the metropolitan area, where more than half of our people live, and the spread is still continuing,” he said.

He said, “We will strengthen quarantine measures in the metropolitan area,” and “We will intensively check the quarantine status of multi-use facilities by setting the next two weeks as a special period of action. In addition, he said, “We carry out extensive diagnostic tests for workplaces where foreign workers are concentrated,” he said.