SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The small southern county of Hadong in South Gyeongsang Province started to enforce the third-highest level of social distancing Saturday to prevent the further spread of the novel coronavirus. The provincial government said it raised social distancing by one notch to Level 2 under the new five-tier social distancing [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Big businesses in South Korea are taking preemptive steps to brace for tougher social distancing due to a recent surge in new coronavirus cases, sources said Friday. Seoul on Thursday raised its five-tier social distancing scheme by one notch in the greater Seoul area and some other areas where [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Citizens in the greater Seoul area and southern city of Gwangju will be required to follow stricter health regulations in public places and at gatherings under an enhanced social distancing scheme effective from Thursday, as the country is facing another potential flare-up of the new coronavirus. Social distancing was [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans in the greater capital area will face stricter social distancing rules under the government’s Level 1.5 scheme starting Thursday, including more toughened capacity limits at restaurants and worship services and caps on large gatherings. Under the government’s new five-tier scheme, Level 1.5 is issued in the capital [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The government decided Tuesday to raise the social distancing level by one notch to 1.5 in the greater Seoul area and Gwangju, amid a resurgence of new COVID-19 cases in the regions. The measure will go into effect on Thursday in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, while it will take [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will maintain Level 1 social distancing regulations under a revised five-tier scheme as the average daily number of new cases remains below 100 this week, the health authority said Friday. The new five-tier scheme, which takes effect Saturday, breaks the current three levels into five — 1, 1.5, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Thanks to the government’s decision to relax the social distancing restrictions to Level 1 starting from this Saturday, the ‘seat separation’ policies at movie theaters and performance venues will be lifted. Nonetheless, the nation’s movie theaters and performance venues are still struggling. The film and performance industry is welcoming [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s biggest auto parts company, has announced a plan to institutionalize its work-from-home program as one of its official human resources (HR) policies. To cope with South Korea’s social distancing campaign designed to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company launched the work-from-home [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Education’s expansion of in-person classes at schools went into effect Monday amid a growing concern over a widening learning gap and a recent drop in new coronavirus cases. The ministry raised the attendance cap, previously at one-third for elementary and middle schools, and two-thirds at high [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Cram schools, buffet restaurants and gyms bustled with activity Monday as the government adjusted its coronavirus restrictions to the lowest tier — Level 1. The government announced Sunday that with falling new infections, 10 types of “high-risk” facilities would be allowed to reopen, including various bars, karaoke rooms, large [...]