SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The government on Friday issued a monthlong advisory on clubs and bars, asking such establishments to voluntarily suspend business after group infections were reported at Seoul’s popular multicultural neighborhood of Itaewon. Under the advisory, clubs and bars across the country will be advised to voluntarily suspend business for a [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s education ministry on Thursday unveiled updated quarantine guidelines for schools ahead of their scheduled reopening this month, such as asking students to self-monitor possible symptoms. The guidelines, fixed after consultations with health authorities, mandate that students and staff check their health conditions on a daily basis and [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has stepped up the quarantine process for migrant workers as imported cases of the new coronavirus remain a threat to the country’s containment efforts. Foreign workers with the E-9 visa, when returning from a short trip overseas, should arrange a self-quarantine place in advance and notify the [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — After successfully flattening the coronavirus curve, South Korea is transiting this week to a quarantine scheme that allows citizens to return to their daily routines under eased guidelines. But health authorities are still wary of “blind spots” in the fight against the virus — cluster infections and imported cases. [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Four foreign nationals have been deported to their home countries after getting caught violating self-isolation rules, the justice ministry said Friday. The violators, including one Vietnamese student, were fined and ordered to leave the country for failing to comply with the country’s self-quarantine order aimed at containing the coronavirus. [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government is pushing for a new international standard based on the country’s quarantine practices to share its experiences with the world. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced Sunday that it will compile all procedures and methods used to fight the coronavirus to create a [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Friday unveiled a set of guidelines for each facility and occasion to better implement an “everyday life quarantine” amid a slowdown in new coronavirus cases. The latest guidelines are detailed virus prevention instructions introduced by the government earlier this week that communities and individuals should follow [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Wednesday unveiled a set of guidelines for “everyday life quarantine” amid a slowdown in new coronavirus cases. The draft of new guidelines centers on preventative hygiene measures that communities and individuals should follow when the country initiates “everyday life quarantine,” which would allow people to engage [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Election officials here focused Wednesday on counting ballots for the general elections, taking precautions against the spread of COVID-19 by wearing face masks, gloves and even face shields. Vote counting immediately got under way after self-isolating voters cast their in-person ballots nationwide for a while after the regular voting [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Most South Koreans believe that it’s necessary to use electronic wristbands to keep track of those under self-quarantine as the country aggressively moves to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, opinion polls showed Thursday. In a survey of 1,000 adults nationwide, commissioned by the Ministry of Culture, Sports [...]