SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) – As the novel coronavirus pandemic drags on, so-called ‘untact’ technology is garnering attention around the world. Among the new innovations, drive-through services, which allow people to shop while remaining in the comfort of their own cars, have seen significant interest as they can reduce the risk of infection. Recently, [...]
GWANGJU, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — With a steady number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continuing to be reported on a daily basis, drive-through shopping services at department stores that let customers pick up food and beverages without having to leave their vehicle are drawing attention as a new consumption trend geared at preventing the coronavirus [...]
CHANGWON, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A so-called drive-through conference, where people participate in a meeting in their own cars, was held to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. A branch of the Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) located at GM Korea’s Changwon Plant held a regular general meeting in the plant’s parking [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — As drive-through services to deal with the coronavirus rise in popularity, more people are bringing their cars to car washes and disinfection facilities, which are now enjoying a surprise boom in business. Cho Yeong-min, the owner of a car wash in Daegu, the southeastern city hit hardest by the [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Special drive-through seafood sales to help fish farmers struggling with the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak have ended in a major success. The city of Pohang and the Pohang Fish Farmers Association held a series drive-through sales on March 14 and 15 as well as Saturday and Sunday to [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, more people are shunning direct contact with others. In turn, drive-through services where people can purchase goods and services from their own cars is gaining popularity. Pohang Jecheol Middle School, located in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, distributed school materials to families of [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A local drive-through clinic is gaining attention for its efficient test methods amid the coronavirus outbreak. The clinic, located in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, tested a total of 2,331 people from Feb. 26 to last Tuesday, for a total of around 111 people per day. Among them, three people were [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of drunk driving accidents is rapidly skyrocketing as the police have reduced drunk driving checkpoints in the wake of the spread of the novel coronavirus. In response, a local police agency has introduced a new type of enforcement for drunk driving, similar to a “drive-through,” increasing the [...]
POHANG, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Pohang in North Gyeongsang Province has implemented a drive-through system to sell seafood in a bid to prevent further spread of the coronavirus. The city office and the Pohang Fish Farming Association sold lunch boxes that come with raw fish filets on the roadside of Guryongpo [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting next month, so called ‘drive-through’ systems will allow residents of Jeju City to receive civil affair documents without having to exit their vehicle. Jeju City is already constructing drive-through windows by the west wall of the city hall’s 5th annex building, and they will enter service in February. [...]