Broadcaster Kim Eo-jun was caught by citizens talking with the party at a cafe without wearing a mask properly. This photo spread around social network services (SNS) such as Twitter on the 19th.
Broadcaster Kim Eo-jun was caught up in controversy over violation of untimely quarantine rules. Citizens witnessed Kim talking with a group while wearing’tusk’ at a cafe.
On the 19th, a photo spread online, such as on Twitter, shows a group of five men and women, including Kim, sitting or standing at one table. Kim, who sat down, kept a mask on her chin. ‘Tuxk’ and’Cosk’, which do not cover the entire respiratory system such as the nose and mouth with a mask, are considered non-wearing activities.
In accordance with the quarantine standards changed from the 18th, indoor eating in cafes is limited. However, the measure of banning groups of 5 or more people has been maintained. If this is violated, a fine or fine of not more than 3 million won may be imposed on businesses and users according to the Infectious Disease Prevention Act.
Some netizens, who saw this, reported that Mr. Kim was violating the quarantine rules for a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), and reported Mr. Kim to the’Safety Newspaper.’
According to TBS, this meeting took place immediately after the live broadcast of the radio program’Kim Eo-Jun’s News Factory’ in the morning of that day. The place is a cafe near the TBS office building in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, and Mr. Kim’s party was confirmed by the production staff of the news factory.
TBS said to the JoongAng Ilbo, “This meeting is a business meeting held by the news factory production team for broadcast monitoring and next-day broadcast production right after the end of the live broadcast this morning.” At the same time, he said, “From now on, TBS executives and staff members will be more thoroughly committed to social distancing and quarantine rules for the prevention of Corona 19.”
Meanwhile, Mr. Kim said in a news factory broadcast on November 13th last year, when it was mandatory to wear a mask, “That is why you should always wear a mask except when something goes into your mouth.” Park Hye-kyung, director of infectious disease policy at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who appeared on this broadcast at the time, explained how to properly wear a mask indoors and reconfirmed what he said. The theme of this broadcast was’a 100,000 won penalty for non-wearing masks from today-‘Tuxk/Cosque’ is also subject to crackdown.
Reporter Eunbin Kim [email protected]