Halloween Brings Fears of Massive COVID Spread in Seoul

The authorities in Seoul seem to be showing more concern about Halloween parties spreading COVID than the 25,000 KCTU protesters that showed up in the middle of Seoul:

A shopping mall in Seoul is crowded with people, Sunday. Yonhap

The health authorities are on high alert over Halloween, as the upcoming celebration, during which time popular areas such as Itaewon and Gangnam are expected to be crowded with partygoers, could serve as catalyst for massive COVID-19 infections ahead of the government’s planned shift to its “Living with COVID-19” plan.

They are also redoubling their efforts to boost the vaccination rate among foreign residents amid growing concerns that their lower participation in the inoculation program could pose a major setback to the policy shift.

Korea Times

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setnaffa
setnaffa
3 years ago

Serfs and serf-wannabees live in fear all the time. Choose a different path.

ChickenHead
ChickenHead
3 years ago

It’s all a scam.

Gotta pump up those arrest and fine numbers before we start “living with covid”.

What better way than to do it with foreigners on the biggest foreigner holliday?

…two days before we start “living with covid”…

…whatever that means.

https://www.insight.co.kr/news/364429

Korea gets stupider every year for about the last 3 years.

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