The quarantine authorities will implement COVID-19 special quarantine measures from the day after tomorrow, Christmas Eve (24th) to the 3rd of the month following the end of the New Year holidays. The operation of the ski resort will be completely suspended, and major tourist attractions, which are crowded during the year-end and New Year holidays, will be closed.
Reporter Han Ji-yeon delivers.
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First, the ban on private gatherings with more than 5 people will be expanded nationwide.
It is strongly recommended to cancel dinners and parties, and meetings of 5 or more people are prohibited in restaurants.
To this end, reservations with 5 or more people in the restaurant or accompanying admission are prohibited, and a fine of 3 million won or less is imposed on the operator who violates this and 100,000 won or less to the user.
Movie theaters nationwide are closed after 9pm, and winter sports facilities such as ski resorts, snow sledding rinks and skating rinks used by many people in winter are prohibited nationwide.
In order to minimize movement between regions, reservations for accommodation facilities such as resorts, hotels, guest houses, etc., are restricted to within 50% of the rooms, prohibit parties within the accommodation, and party rooms frequently used as private gatherings and party venues Prohibited action.
Major tourist attractions such as Jeongdongjin, Gangneung, and national and public parks will be closed to see the sunrise.
In addition, we are strengthening quarantine management for high-risk facilities such as nursing and psychiatric hospitals and religious facilities, where infection is spreading through workers recently.
It is mandatory to conduct diagnostic tests every one week in the metropolitan area and every two weeks in the non-metropolitan area for employees of this facility, and strictly control the access of outsiders in the facility and prohibit private gatherings of workers.
Corona 19 special quarantine measures applied from the day after tomorrow to the 3rd of the following month are applied collectively across the country, and local governments themselves cannot implement mitigated measures.
The number of new corona 19 confirmed cases decreased by 57 from the previous day to 869, reaching the mid-800 level.
Although the number of new confirmed cases fell below 1,000 for two days in a row, group infections, large and small, are still spreading across the country, and 24 deaths a day, especially, are appearing.
The quarantine authorities predict that between 1,000 and 1,200 confirmed cases will occur next week.