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Itaewon Turns into Ghost Town Following Cluster Infection

SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The streets of Seoul’s bustling multicultural neighborhood of Itaewon looked abandoned Saturday night as the city government stopped clubs and bars from doing business earlier in the day following a recent cluster infection of the new coronavirus. Under the administrative order, all clubs, bars and other nightlife establishments are [...]

Seoul Mayor Orders Clubs, Bars to Close in Anti-virus Measure

SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon on Wednesday issued a de facto business suspension order on clubs and bars across the city following COVID-19 infections linked to a bar in the ritzy neighborhood of Gangnam. “(I) issue an order on banning gatherings at ‘room salons,’ clubs and ‘colatheques’ until the government’s [...]