S. KOREAN GOVT. TO BAN EATING AT 21 TYPES OF PUBLIC PLACE FROM MONDAY

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• S. Korean govt. to ban eating at 21 types of public place from Monday.
• The violators will be fined $88 starting April 5.
• The govt. extended the current Level 2 social distancing rules in Seoul’s densely populated ar...

S. KOREAN GOVT. EASES RESTRICTIONS ON RESTAURANTS, GYMS, CAFÉ

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• S. Korean govt. eases restrictions on restaurants, gyms, café.
• The restrictions have been eased for areas located outside greater Seoul.
• The above establishments will be allowed to stay open until 10 p.m from Monda...

S. KOREA ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES FOR 2 MORE WEEKS

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• S. Korea announces extension of social distancing measures for 2 more weeks.
• The measure has been taken to prevent infections around the Lunar New Year holiday.
• The Greater Seoul area will continue to maintain Level 2.5 m...

LEVEL 2.5 MEASURES EXTEDED FOR TWO MORE WEEKS IN SOUTH KOREA

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• Level 2.5 measures extended for two more weeks in South Korea.
• However, the extension will bring certain ease in restrictions on cafés, gyms, and other indoor facilities.
• In the capital, restaurants, cafes will be ...

SEOUL CAFÉ AND GYM OWNERS FILE LAWSUITS AGAINST GOVT. OVER COVID-19

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• Seoul café and gym owners file lawsuits against govt. over COVID-19.
• Around 230 gym owners filed a 5 million won lawsuit in Seoul Western District Court.
• South Korea has imposed Level 2.5 social distancing restrict...

SOUTH KOREA GOVT. PLANS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY HANDOUTS TO SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS

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• South Korea govt. plans to provide emergency handouts to small business owners.
• The government plans to do so by early February, around the Lunar New Year holiday.
• The government will provide US$8.6 billion in relief fund...

SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN S. KOREA STAGE PROTESTS AGAINST COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS

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• Small business owners in S. Korea stage protests against COVID-19 restrictions.
• Several coffee shops, bars, and internet cafes joined the growing list of small business owner protests.
• The complaints have grown ever sinc...

SEOUL TO EXTEND ITS CURRENT SOCIAL-DISTANCING RESTRICTIONS UNTIL JAN. 3

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• Seoul to extend its current social-distancing restrictions until Jan.3.
• Health Minister Kwon Deok Cheol announced social distancing level 2.5 for Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province.
• Areas in the rest of the country hav...

PM ASKS GOVT. FOR MEASURES TO MINIMIZE IMPACT OF SOCIAL-DISTANCING ON ECONOMY

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• PM asks govt. for measures to minimize the impact of social-distancing on the economy.
• Seoul, Gyeonggi Province, and Incheon are currently under level 2.5 coronavirus alert system.
• Most other parts of South Korea are unde...

CORONAVIRUS CASES AGAIN RISE TO 900 WITH A TOUGH BATTLE ON CARDS IN SOUTH KOREA

• South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases rebounded back to nearly 900 Tuesday after a brief lull the previous day, as the country fights to halt the nationwide spread of the virus in winter, warning that the toughest virus curbs may be in store.
• The country registered 880 ...

SEOUL PREPARING FOR THE WORST TILL YEAR END WITH RESTRICTIONS, DISTANCING IN FULL DISPLAY

• Rallies with at no more than 10 individuals will be disallowed in Seoul until the year's end, as an integral component of revalidated  social separating measures applied by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, it stated, Monday.
• These measures are in accordance with the ...

SOCIAL DISTANCING IN SEOUL TO INCREASE IN A BID TO STALL CORONAVIRUS FAN-OUT

• Korea on Sunday changed its stance and decided to enforce tougher distancing regulations for the greater Seoul area and the south-western region as health authorities try to stall a resurgence of the novel coronavirus.
• The government declared that the Level 2 distancing, the th...

STRICT REIN ON DISTANCING AS COVID-19 CASE-LOADS CROSS 200 IN SEOUL

• South Korea is set to implement a new social distancing scheme in the greater Seoul area.
• It plans raising the social distancing scheme in the greater Seoul area by one notch to bring down the upward trend of coronavirus infections as the number of new cases swayed above 200 fo...

SOUTH KOREA CORONAVIRUS CASES BELOW THRESHOLD FOR SIXTH CONSCUTIVE DAY

• South Korea's latest coronavirus figures stayed below 100 for the sixth straight day Tuesday, but the country is waiting in apprehension for a possible resurgence in new infections after a long holiday as a bevy of clusters were reported.
• The country upped 75 more COVID-19 ...