SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Loosening attitudes on social-distancing guidelines are the biggest enemy in combating the coronavirus pandemic, Vice Health Minister Kim Ganglip said, as tens of thousands of people plan to visit the southern resort island of Jeju during the holiday starting later this month. After four weeks of strict social distancing [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — With the increasing popularity of so-called ‘untact’ consumption, gift services are gaining attention in the e-commerce industry. SSG.Com, the online shopping unit of retail conglomerate Shinsegae, reported that sales of online gift services in March and April were 43.2 percent and 50 percent higher, respectively, than last year. Among [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Some blockbuster musicals and theatrical plays, which have been on hold for weeks due to the novel coronavirus epidemic, have resumed onstage performances as social distancing guidelines were eased in South Korea. The musical “The Phantom of the Opera,” which has been suspended since April 1 as two of [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — As demand for social distancing is expanding, a local movie theater has started to offer ‘untact’ screening services. CJ CGV, South Korea’s largest multiplex cinema chain, announced Monday that the new ‘untact cinema’ will open at the Yeouido franchise. Pick-up boxes at the theater, replacing convenience stores, allow customers [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean religious community is set to resume public meetings and services that have been on hold for nearly two months due to the novel coronavirus, after social distancing guidelines were eased. The government earlier said it will extend social distancing for two more weeks, but it has [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — When South Korea reported its first case of the new coronavirus on Jan. 20, little was fathomed about how this virus would change life. Three months into the virus outbreak, what was once deemed a regional virus has developed into a global pandemic, reshaping how people work, rest and [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Facilities under the government’s advisory to halt operations due to the new coronavirus resumed business Monday, with precautious quarantine steps, amid the eased social distancing rules. The government announced Sunday that it will maintain the social distancing drive until May 5, but it will ease some rules for facilities, [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half, or 63.3 percent, of South Koreans oppose an immediate easing of social distancing, a government poll showed Sunday. The results were released in line with the government’s announcement to extend a national social distancing campaign until early May, with eased regulations in some areas. Of those [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The government said Sunday it will maintain the social distancing drive against the coronavirus until early May, but it will ease the guidelines for some groups and cases like religious gatherings and recruitment tests. Maintaining distance from others in public places, daily sanitizing and wearing masks will be kept [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Concerns over social distancing, the government’s key tactic in fighting the new coronavirus, easing too quickly have emerged, as a growing number of people have gone outside to enjoy spring and take part in events such as Easter and the elections. South Korea launched an intensive social distancing campaign [...]