SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government on Monday eased tough restrictions on outdoor rallies as the country adjusted its social distancing to the lowest level. The new guidelines allow rallies of fewer than 100 people, lifting an earlier ban on rallies of 10 or more, which had been in place since [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean health experts were split on the government’s decision to ease the level of social distancing in its virus fight as some of them said that the move could worsen the country’s virus situation. Health authorities on Sunday announced that the Level 1 distancing, the lowest in the [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s education ministry on Sunday said it will ease attendance caps for schools after health authorities decided to enforce the lowest level of social distancing measures. Schools around the nation are required to operate with antivirus limits amid the coronavirus pandemic. Currently, attendance is capped at one-third in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea on Sunday decided to lower its social-distancing guidelines to the lowest level on the three-tier scale amid a slowdown in new cases in recent weeks. The number of daily new infections have mostly increased by double-digits over the past two weeks, sharply down from triple-digits growth in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to keep its toughened social distancing scheme in greater Seoul this week amid rising concerns that the country may experience yet another rebound in the number of virus cases after the Chuseok holiday, health authorities said Sunday. Sunday marked the end of the extended Chuseok autumn [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea on Monday started to implement an enhanced social distancing scheme for upcoming holidays to better curb the nationwide spread of the novel coronavirus. The government has designated Monday to Oct. 11 as a special period for strengthened virus curbs as many people are expected to travel during [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Friday unveiled a set of detailed social distancing guidelines for upcoming holidays to stem the nationwide spread of the novel coronavirus, which center on limiting operations of risk-prone facilities and banning gatherings of a certain number of people. The government set the two weeks starting Monday [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Sunday decided to extend nationwide virus curbs under way since late August by another week, as untraceable cases coupled with cluster infections still persist ahead of the Chuseok holiday. Under the decision, the country will maintain the Level 2 social distancing scheme, which has been in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Internet cafes in the greater Seoul area reopened this week after the government relaxed its social distancing guidelines for COVID-19, but few reported better business due to bans on food consumption and minors on the premises. Industry representatives said food sales account for a large proportion of their income, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Cafes and gyms began to fill with patrons again as South Korea’s government loosened social distancing guidelines in the greater Seoul area starting Monday to mitigate economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on local businesses. At a branch of a coffeehouse chain in Noryangjin, southwest of Seoul, tables were [...]