SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — People in South Korea are violating mask-wearing rules more than any other regulations in place against COVID-19, government data showed Tuesday. Restaurants are where such breaches of antivirus restrictions occur most frequently, followed by indoor gyms and religious facilities, according to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. The [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans taking the bus or subway to work Friday morning were greeted by public officials warning them of a 100,000 won (US$90) fine should they fail to wear a mask in public. In a country that has received widespread praise for its response to the coronavirus pandemic, most [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government said Thursday it will launch a 24-hour response system to handle all queries about potential violations of rules on the wearing of masks in public places. The decision comes as all those not wearing a mask in public will face a 100,000 won (US$90) fine [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — With mask wearing becoming a new social norm in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, only a handful of South Korean consumers turned out to be using new masks every day. According to a survey conducted by Consumers Korea, a non-profit organization of consumers in South Korea, of 1,000 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government will begin imposing fines of 100,000 won (US$88) on those who do not wear face masks in public next week, a measure aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Enforcement of mandatory mask wearing will begin Nov. 13 after a one-month trial period, officials [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Train passengers failing to wear masks and comply with quarantine rules against infectious diseases will face monetary penalties under a soon-to-be revised law, the government said Monday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport made a pre-announcement of the revision of the Railroad Safety Act scheduled to take effect [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Lines Co. pledged on Tuesday to force passengers refusing to wear protective masks to disembark and ban them from future flights. As part of the company’s ‘Care First’ integrated prevention program, this new regulation requires all passengers to wear protective masks onboard. Korean Air is the first [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Reports to the police over people not wearing masks have surged seventeenfold after the Seoul city government mandated face masks in an anti-virus measure, data showed Monday. Reports on people without masks totaled 1,280 cases, or an average of 256 cases per day, between Monday and Friday last week, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Many government bodies in South Korea, including those in all major metropolitan areas, have made it mandatory to wear a mask both indoor and outdoor as a part of efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Nonetheless, voices are growing that it’s difficult to crack down on people [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Passengers without face masks will not be allowed in taxis in Seoul, the government announced Tuesday, as part of measures aimed at increasing safety in the greater Seoul area amid a resurgence in COVID-19 cases. “Seoul plans to tighten quarantine measures at public transportation and logistics facilities,” Yoon Tae-ho, [...]