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The city of Busan has released its measures for the 1st phase of “Living With Covid”.
Major quarantine measures for the first of the three-stage Gradual Return to Normal Life scheme
(Effective November 1, 2021, until further notice)
Quarantine Measures for Prevention and Control (Common):
Required quarantine rules:
① Wear a mask indoors and outdoors, ② Keep a visitor log
③ Ventilate regularly (more than 3 times per day),
④ Disinfect regularly (more than one time per day), ⑤ Appoint a disease control and prevention supervisor, ⑥ Public notice of quarantine measures for prevention and control, and facility capacity
Gatherings/Events/Rallies
Private gatherings: Up to 12 people, regardless of vaccination against COVID-19
(Restaurants and Cafes): Up to 12 people (including 4 or less unvaccinated people)
*Except when immediate family are gathering, when a person is about to pass away requiring the family to gather (including long-distance family gatherings during vacation, weekends, and more); when it is required for the care of children under 12, the elderly, or the disabled (the number of care-givers); when employees of multi-use facilities gather (except employees of entertainment facilities) ; when people gather for games at outdoor sports facilities (no more than 1.5x the number of players for each sport (only add fully vaccinated people)
※ fully vaccinated participants*: People who are vaccinated against COVID-19 include those who have passed 14 days since getting their second dose of the vaccine or completed an applicable single-dose vaccination.
※ fully vaccinated participants, etc.**: Those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, who have a negative result from a PCR test within 48 hours, who have fully recovered from COVID-19, who are not subject to inoculation due to medical reasons with proof of a doctor’s note, or people aged 18 or younger.
Other gatherings, events & rallies
– Rallies with less than 100 participants, regardless of vaccination against COVID-19 are allowed
– Rallies with less than 500 participants only including fully vaccinated participants, etc.**
The authorities introduced a “vaccine pass” system, which requires a vaccination certificate or a negative test result for entry into multi-use facilities, such as entertainment facilities and indoor gyms.
Multi-use facilities with mandatory vaccine pass system
Entertainment facilities (bars, including night clubs and room salons, karaoke bars, pubs, hunting pochas), ’Colatecs’ (Korean-style cabaret) and dance halls
(Business Hours) until 24:00
(Capacity) No restrictions
Eating food is prohibited at colatecs and dance halls
Only people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and fully recovered from COVID-19 are allowed to use the facilities
Mandatory vaccine pass system
Singing rooms (including coin singing rooms), Bathhouses/saunas, Indoor sports facilities, Velodromes, regattas and race courses, Casinos
(Business Hours) No restrictions
(Capacity) No restrictions
Fully vaccinated participants, etc.** are allowed to use
But, velodromes, regattas and race courses, casinos, use of facilities for the elderly or the disabled and visiting convalescent hospitals, nursing homes/care facilities, are only allowed to use if fully vaccinated or have a negative result from a PCR test
Eating food is prohibited
Mandatory vaccine pass system
Multi-use Facilities without restrictions of vaccine pass system
Restaurants/cafes, Hold’em pubs:
(Business hours) No restrictions
All facilities regardless of their size must comply with one of the following measures: ① Distance of 1 meter between tables; ② Empty seats/tables between seats/tables; ③ Install partitions between tables
No limit on the number of people (but only including 4 or less unvaccinated people)
(Eating food) No restrictions
Movie theaters, concert halls:
(Business hours) No restrictions
Keep one seat empty between customers (except for fully vaccinated participants, etc.**)
Eating food is prohibited
(Movie theaters) Eating food is prohibited (except for fully vaccinated participants, etc.**)
No restrictions for available users
Sports Stadium:
(Business Hours) No restrictions
No restrictions for available users
50% of facility capacity
Eating food is prohibited (except for fully vaccinated participants, etc.**)
Private academies (without seats), arcades/multi-rooms/DVD rooms:
(Business Hours) No restrictions
Limit on the number of people (1 person/4㎡)
No restrictions for available users
Eating food is prohibited
Private academies (with seats), Study rooms and cafes, internet cafes (PC rooms):
(Business Hours) No restrictions
Keep one seat empty between seats (except with partitions)
For private academies, keep one seat empty between seats with or without partitions
No limit on the number of people only including fully vaccinated participants, etc.** (except private academies and study rooms)
No restrictions for available users
Eating food is prohibited
(PC rooms) Eating food is prohibited (except with partitions)
Amusement parks, water parks
(Business Hours) No restrictions
50% of facility capacity
No restrictions for available users
(Eating food) No restrictions
Outdoor sports facilities, retail stores, mart, department stores, museums and art galleries, libraries
(Business Hours) No restrictions
No restrictions for available users
No limit on the number of people
Eating food is prohibited
Exhibits and expos:
(Business Hours) No restrictions
(Capacity) No restrictions
Comply with one of the following measures:
① less than 100 people, regardless of vaccination status against COVID-19
② less than 500 people only including fully vaccinated participants, etc.**
③ Limit on the number of people (1 person/6㎡) and required negative test result for staffs in each booth
Eating food is prohibited
International conferences and workshops:
(Business Hours) No restrictions
Keep one seat empty between seats
Comply with one of the following measures:
① less than 100 people, regardless of vaccination status against COVID-19
② less than 500 people only including fully vaccinated participants, etc.**
※ For international conferences, keeping two seats empty between fixed seats is applicable
(Eating food) No restrictions
Wedding halls, ’Doljanchi’, Funeral homes
(Business Hours) No restrictions
(Eating food) No restrictions
Limit on the number of people (1 person/4㎡)
Comply with one of the following measures: ① Distance of 1 meter between tables; ② Keep one seat empty between seats; ③ Install partitions between tables
Comply with one of the following measures:
① less than 100 people, regardless of vaccination status against COVID-19
② less than 500 people only including fully vaccinated participants, etc.**
For weddings, the following is applicable – up to 250 people allowed, regardless of catering (up to 250 people, including 201 fully vaccinated will be allowed to attend weddings.)
Religious facilities:
(Business Hours) No restrictions
50% of facility capacity (except for fully vaccinated participants, etc.**)
No restrictions for available users
Eating food is prohibited
Prohibited from chanting or praying loudly
Holding small meetings or choir is allowed including only fully vaccinated people
Businesses considered high-risk:
Call centers: notice of quarantine measures to all employees
Distribution and logistics centers: notice of quarantine measures to all employees
Eating food is prohibited (except water and non-alcohol beverages).
For more detailed guidelines, please visit the city website (Korean)
