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Elevation of Social Distancing to Level 2 for the Seoul Metropolitan Area
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Elevation of Social Distancing to Level 2
Social distancing level will elevate from level 1.5 to 2, effective midnight on Tue, Nov. 24. The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) is declaring an “emergency pause period for 10 million citizens” starting from tomorrow until the end of the year and implementing Seoul-style precision disease control and prevention for 10 types of facilities in Seoul.
This aims to lower the risk of infection by analyzing the disease transmission routes in the 10 types of facilities that had the most infection cases and adding appropriate measures for disease control and prevention accordingly.
Category | Level 1.5 (Current) | Level 2 (Additional Measures) |
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Bath facilities
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▶ Mask-wearing, keeping visitor logs, ventilation and disinfection, etc. ▶ Maximum of 1 user per 4 m2
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▶ No eating (water and non-alcoholic beverages allowed) ▶ Maximum of 1 user per 8 m2 (post capacity notice at the entrance) |
< Reinforced Measures in Seoul > ▶ No operations of saunas in bathhouses |
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Indoor sports facilities | ▶ Mask-wearing, keeping visitor logs, ventilation and disinfection, etc. ▶ Maximum of 1 user per 4 m2 (post capacity notice at the entrance) ▶ No eating
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▶ Suspension of operation after 9 PM |
< Reinforced Measures in Seoul > ▶ Suspension of operations of shower rooms (swimming pools excluded) |
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Religious facilities and activities | ▶ Mask-wearing, keeping visitor logs, ventilation and disinfection, etc. ▶ Participation in regular worship, mass, Buddhist and Cheondogyo ceremonies allowed for 30% of capacity ▶ No meetings and meal services |
▶ Participation in regular worship, mass, Buddhist and Cheondogyo ceremonies allowed for 20% of capacity |
< Reinforced Measures in Seoul > ▶ Remote worship, mass, Buddhist and Cheondogyo ceremonies strongly recommended |
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Restaurants and cafes | ▶ Mask-wearing, keeping visitor logs, ventilation and disinfection, etc. ▶ Facilities of 50 m2 or larger in size, comply with one of the following measures: ① Distance of 2 meters (at least 1 meter) between tables; ② Empty seats/tables between seats/tables; ③ Install partitions between tables ▶ Additional measure for buffet restaurants: – Use hand sanitizer or plastic gloves before and after using buffet tongs, plates, and utensils – Keep a distance between users in line for food |
▶ Cafes: Take-out and delivery only; Restaurants: Take-out and delivery only past 9 PM |
< Reinforced Measures in Seoul > ▶ Keep 2-meter distancing (at least 1 meter) between users when making orders or waiting |
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Workplace (e.g. call centers, logistics centers) |
▶ Mask-wearing, keeping visitor logs, ventilation and disinfection, etc. ▶ Remote work for an adequate percentage of employees (e.g. 33%) ▶ Call centers and logistics centers: mask-wearing, keeping distance between or each other or installation of partitions, mandatory ventilation and disinfection |
▶ Remote work for an adequate percentage of employees (e.g. 33%) in public organizations ▶ Assign different lunch times and apply flexible working arrangement ▶ Gatherings and eating out discouraged ▶ No gatherings and events with more than 100 users ▶ Mask-wearing at all times indoors |
< Reinforced Measures in Seoul > (Call centers) |
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Door-to-door sales and direct sales promotion halls
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▶ Mask-wearing, keeping visitor logs, ventilation and disinfection, etc. ▶ Maximum of 1 user per 4 m2 ▶ No singing and serving food ▶ Close operations after 9 PM |
▶ Maximum of 1 user per 8 m2 (post capacity notice at the entrance) |
< Reinforced Measures in Seoul > ▶ Maximum of 1 user per 8 m2 (up to 10 users) |
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Karaoke rooms
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▶ Mask-wearing, keeping visitor logs, ventilation and disinfection, etc. ▶ Used rooms to be immediately disinfected; to be used after 30 minutes ▶ Maximum of 1 user per 4 m2 (post capacity notice at the entrance) ▶ No eating
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▶ Suspension of operation after 9 PM
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< Reinforced Measures in Seoul > |
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Internet cafes (i.e. PC bangs) | ▶ Mask-wearing, keeping visitor logs, ventilation and disinfection, etc. ▶ Keeping an empty seat between parties |
▶ No eating (eating in individual spaces divided with partitions is acceptable; water and non-alcoholic beverages allowed) ▶ Keeping an empty seat between parties (When eating in individual spaces divided with partitions excluded) |
< Reinforced Measures in Seoul > ▶ Partitions must be high enough to block droplets (e.g. seated eye level) ▶ Used tables, headsets, mouses, and keyboards to be immediately disinfected for the next user ▶ Maximum of 2 users in a smoking area (post capacity notice at the entrance and inside the smoking area) |
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Private academies (excluding study rooms)
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▶ Mask-wearing, keeping visitor logs, ventilation and disinfection, etc. ▶ Maximum of 1 user per 4 m2 or keeping an empty seat between two seats |
▶ No eating (water and non-alcoholic beverages allowed; private academies that operate more than 80 hours of class a month are exceptionally allowed if measures for restaurants are complied with) ▶ Comply with one of the following measures: ① Maximum of 1 user per 8 m2 or keeping two empty seats between two seats; ② Maximum of 1 user per 4 m2 or keeping one empty seat between seats and suspend operations after 9 PM |
< Reinforced Measures in Seoul > (Private academies) |
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Social welfare facilities (e.g. sanatoriums, day care centers)
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▶ Mask-wearing, keeping visitor logs, ventilation and disinfection, etc. ▶ Operation with reinforced disease control and prevention; non-contact and non-active programs of less than ten users and minimization of density by controlling the number of users ▶ Exceptional access for volunteer workers and visitors allowed ▶ Limited permission of non-contact meetings, going out, and temporary leaving of facility |
▶ Limited number of users in the whole facility to 50% of capacity; reinforced disinfection and operation of non-contact and non-active programs for small groups (5 to 10 users) ▶ Restricted access for volunteer workers and visitors
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< Reinforced Measures in Seoul > ▶ Suspension of operation of restaurants for public citizens (provide alternate meal) |
Other Strengthened Measures for Level 2 Social Distancing
Other multi-use facilities
Category | Level 1.5 (Current) | Level 2 (Additional Measures) |
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5 types of entertainment facilities (clubs, pick-up bars, etc.) | ▶ Mask-wearing, keeping visitor logs, ventilation and disinfection, etc. ▶ Maximum of 1 user per 4 m2 ▶ No dancing and moving between tables |
▶ No gatherings |
Indoor standing performance halls | ▶ Mask-wearing, keeping visitor logs, ventilation and disinfection, etc. ▶ Maximum of 1 user per 4 m2 ▶ No eating |
▶ Suspension of operation after 9 PM ▶ Seats to be arranged (no standing), 1-meter distance between seats |
Wedding halls | ▶ Mask-wearing, keeping visitor logs, ventilation and disinfection, etc. ▶ Maximum of 1 user per 4 m2 |
▶ Maximum of 100 users per wedding hall |
Funeral halls | ▶ Mask-wearing, keeping visitor logs, ventilation and disinfection, etc. ▶ Maximum of 1 user per 4 m2 and 60 users per funeral service room |
▶ Maximum of 1 user per 4 m2 and 100 users per funeral hall |
< Reinforced Measures in Seoul > ▶ Maximum of 1 user per 4 m2 |
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Movie theaters | ▶ Mask-wearing, keeping visitor logs, ventilation and disinfection, etc. ▶ Keeping an empty seat between parties |
▶ No eating (water and non-alcoholic beverages allowed) ▶ Keep an empty seat between two seats |
< Reinforced Measures in Seoul > ▶ Distancing when moving around the ticket box, snack bar, and waiting area (use floor markers to indicate moving directions to customers) |
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Performance halls | ▶ Mask-wearing, keeping visitor logs, ventilation and disinfection, etc. ▶ Keeping an empty seat between parties |
▶ No eating (water and non-alcoholic beverages allowed) ▶ Keep an empty seat between two seats |
Arcades and multi rooms | ▶ Mask-wearing, keeping visitor logs, ventilation and disinfection, etc. ▶ Maximum of 1 user per 4 m2 |
▶ No eating (water and non-alcoholic beverages allowed) ▶ Maximum of 1 user per 8 m2 (post capacity notice at the entrance) |
< Reinforced Measures in Seoul > ▶ Used rooms to be immediately disinfected |
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Study rooms and cafes | ▶ Mask-wearing, keeping visitor logs, ventilation and disinfection, etc. ▶ Keeping an empty seat between parties ▶ Limited number of users in a group room to 50% of capacity |
▶ No eating (eating in individual spaces divided with partitions is acceptable; water and non-alcoholic beverages allowed) ▶ Keep an empty seat between two seats (not applicable if seats have partitions) ▶ Limit the number of users in a group room to 50% of capacity and suspend operations after 9 PM |
Amusement and water parks | ▶ Mask-wearing, keeping visitor logs, ventilation and disinfection, etc. ▶ Limited number of users to 50% of capacity |
▶ Limited number of users to 33% of capacity |
Barber shops and beauty salons | ▶ Mask-wearing, keeping visitor logs, ventilation and disinfection, etc. ▶ Maximum of 1 user per 4 m2 or keeping an empty seat between two seats |
▶ Maximum of 1 user per 8 m2 or keeping two empty seats between two seats |
< Reinforced Measures in Seoul > ▶ Apply a reservation system |
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Stores, markets, and department stores | ▶ Mask-wearing, ventilation and disinfection, etc. | Applies the same |
< Reinforced Measures in Seoul > ▶ Management of workers suspected with COVID-19 |
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National/public facilities | ▶ Mask-wearing, keeping visitor logs, ventilation and disinfection, etc. ▶ Velodromes, racecourses etc.: number of users limited to 20% ▶ Other facilities: number of users limited to 50% |
▶ Suspended operations of velodromes, regattas, racecourses, and casinos; Limited number of users to 30% or less for other facilities |
< Reinforced Measures in Seoul > (Adolescent facilities) |
Daily & socio-economic activities
Category | Level 1.5 (Current) | Level 2 (Additional Measures) |
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Mandatory mask-wearing | ▶ Facilities for concentrated and regular control, public transport, medical institutions and pharmacies, sanatoriums, day/night care centers, public assemblies and demonstrations, indoor/outdoor sports stadiums, high-risk businesses, and religious facilities | ▶ Mandatory in all indoor facilities, outdoor public assemblies and demonstrations, and sports stadium; administrative fine to be imposed for violations |
Meetings and events | ▶ Companies with more than 500 employees must report and discuss with local government; mandatory disease control measures ▶ Limited number of visitors to 100 individuals for public assemblies, festivals, large-scale concerts, and academic forums |
▶ Restrict gatherings of 100 people or more; gatherings of less than 100 people must comply with key measures for disease control – Exceptionally accepted when required for public service or critical business activities – For examinations, accepted only for less than 100 people distanced with partitions ▶ Exhibitions and international conferences: Limitation of 1 user per 4 m2, limitation of less than 100 people not applied |
< Reinforced Measures in Seoul > ▶ No gatherings of more than 10 people in all areas of Seoul |
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Sporting events | Limited number of the audience to 30% of the stadium capacity | ▶ Limited number of the audience to 10% of the stadium capacity |
Public transport | ▶ Mandatory mask-wearing | ▶ No eating in public transport, including bus and train |
< Reinforced Measures in Seoul > ▶ Reduced bus and subway operations by 20% after 10 PM (subway operations to be applied after the preparatory period) |