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, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The defense ministry has ordered all service members to wear masks at all times in public, both indoors and outdoors, as part of efforts to battle the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Tuesday. Under the rule effective Monday, any gatherings or training involving more than two people are banned unless [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s capital began to mandate face masks Monday in its latest efforts to put the brakes on the new coronavirus that is spreading at an alarming rate in Seoul and surrounding areas. Under the move, all Seoul residents and visitors to the city are required to wear masks [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting Monday, people in Seoul will be required to wear masks while in public, as the government is considering further tightening the social distancing guidelines in response to the continued spread of the novel coronavirus throughout South Korea. Seo Jeong-hyup, acting mayor of Seoul, made the announcement at a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — After being hit hard by the outbreak of the coronavirus, South Korea’s fashion and beauty companies are finding their feet again on the back of face masks and hand sanitizers. Home-grown innerwear maker SBW Inc. is placing bigger emphasis on the production of face masks rather than its main [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent smartphone app upgrade means that passengers won’t have to struggle over people refusing to wear masks on subway trains in Seoul. Starting on Aug. 3, Seoul will add a new function to Seoul Metro’s smartphone app that will enable passengers to report those who refuse to wear [...]