Prime minister urges suspending public facilities to stem COVID-19
Social affairsMar 21, 2020
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Saturday urged South Koreans to refrain from visiting public facilities – such as restaurants, bars, indoor gyms and religious gatherings – in the next two weeks to curb the spread of COVID-19. “Stronger self-isolation is unavoidable to contain the virus and to restore peaceful everyday life to our children,” Chung said in a statement, noting the government will force noncompliant facility operators to close down their shops