Seoul City Imposes 1.5 Million Won Fine and 2-Week Gathering Ban on Restaurants with Cluster Infections

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 4th that it imposed a fine of 1.5 million won and ordered a two-week closure on a restaurant where a COVID-19 cluster infection occurred.

At the restaurant located in Yeongdeungpo-gu, one staff member was first confirmed positive on the 25th of last month, and since then, 34 people have tested positive.

According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government's investigation, the restaurant failed to comply with quarantine rules, such as posting notices requiring customers to wear masks and checking employees' symptoms at least once a day.

Accordingly, the Yeongdeungpo-gu district office, which has jurisdiction, imposed a fine of 1.5 million won and a warning on the owner and ordered a two-week closure until the 17th.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government emphasized, "We will continue to strictly respond according to the law if violations are found during inspections of businesses."