{"id":938103,"date":"2021-10-29T15:59:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T19:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=938103"},"modified":"2021-10-29T15:59:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T19:59:06","slug":"south-korea-declares-halloween-a-coronavirus-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-korea-declares-halloween-a-coronavirus-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea Declares Halloween a Coronavirus Threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsouth-korea-declares-halloween-a-coronavirus-threat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=938103&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">South Korean health officials recently <a href=\"http:\/\/www.koreaherald.com\/view.php?ud=20211027001063\">discouraged<\/a> \u201cforeigners and young people\u201d against gathering for Halloween celebrations, warning that government authorities will seek to deport any foreign nationals found guilty of violating coronavirus restrictions, the <em>Korea Herald<\/em> reported Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea\u2019s Ministry of Health and Welfare issued a press release last week announcing its staff would carry out special inspections \u201cfor social distancing violations\u201d from October 27 to November 2 \u201cin areas [of Seoul] densely populated by foreigners and young people.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe stiffest penalty that can be given to a non-Korean national found breaching COVID-19 [Chinese coronavirus] rules is deportation,\u201d the notice read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBars, nightclubs, and other nightlife spots in Seoul\u2019s party neighborhoods such as Itaewon, Hongdae, and Gangnam, in particular, will be watched closely from Wednesday to next Tuesday,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Health Ministry spokesman Son Young-rae told reporters at a press briefing on October 27 Halloween is \u201cmore widely celebrated among certain cultures and in neighborhoods that foreigners frequent, which will come under closer inspections for possible safety violations.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Son said the Health Ministry issued its deportation warning because it is \u201cone of the penalties for foreigners violating COVID-19 [Chinese coronavirus] safety regulations\u201d in South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKorean nationals are punished just as severely for the same violations,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18515482\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SK.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18515482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SK.jpeg\" alt=\"SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 27: People dressed up in costumes participate a Halloween festival on October 27, 2018 in Seoul, South Korea. Halloween, which is named from &quot;All Hallows&#039; Even&quot;, falls a day before All Saints&#039; Day on November 1 where Christians remember their deceased loved ones. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">People dressed up in costumes participate in a Halloween festival on October 27, 2018, in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>South Korea Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom urged state health officials on October 27 to \u201ckeep the Halloween risk in check,\u201d suggesting the autumnal holiday presented a public health risk.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a meeting of South Korea\u2019s coronavirus response team on Tuesday, Prime Minister Kim said he was concerned about Halloween causing super-spreader events in Seoul because \u201cthe vaccination rate is not high enough among younger people and foreigners.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWestern Halloween traditions like trick-or-treating are not common in Japan and South Korea, but those countries do offer a variety of Halloween festivals and celebrations, with a few returning this year after the pandemic,\u201d <em>Stars and Stripes<\/em>, a military newspaper published by the U.S. Department of Defense, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/living\/pacific_travel\/2021-10-26\/halloween-traditions-japan-south-korea-3376007.html\">noted<\/a> on October 26.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHalloween parades are a popular way to celebrate the holiday in Asia, especially in cities such as Itaewon in Seoul, South Korea, and Kawasaki in Japan. They are crowded places where young adults dress up in elaborate costumes and let loose until the early-morning hours,\u201d according to the publication.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKorean amusement parks such as Everland go all out during the Halloween season, with themed food, park decorations, gory makeup stations and a revamp of their multiple gift shops to sell a variety of Halloween-themed merchandise,\u201d <em>Stars and Stripes<\/em> detailed.<\/p>\n<p>South Korean amusement parks that traditionally offer Halloween events, such as Everland and Lotte World, told the <em>Korea Herald<\/em> on October 28, \u201ctheir parades and activities will still be masked and socially distanced until November dawns and restrictions are lifted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>South Korea\u2019s federal government plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/AEN20211025002300320\">lift<\/a> most coronavirus restrictions nationwide starting November 1.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15281172\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Seoul-Coronavirus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15281172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Seoul-Coronavirus.jpg\" alt=\"Masked pedestrians walk through the Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul on December 23, 2020, as South Korea banned gatherings of more than four people in the capital and surrounding areas amid a surge in cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je \/ AFP) (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Masked pedestrians walk through the Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul on December 23, 2020, as South Korea banned gatherings of more than four people in the capital and surrounding areas at the time. (Jung Yeon-je\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201c[A]s the most restrictive tier of social distancing is still in effect through Sunday [October 31], businesses offering drinking and dancing cannot open at night,\u201d the <em>Korea Herald<\/em> noted on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Seoul\u2019s ongoing restrictions on gathering, the public relations office of Yongsan, a district in Seoul, told the <em>Korea Herald<\/em> on October 27, its police officers \u201cwill still be making the rounds to ensure there are no violations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yongsan is home to the Itaewon neighborhood, an established base for ex-pat communities in Seoul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korean health officials recently discouraged \u201cforeigners and young people\u201d against gathering for Halloween celebrations, warning that government authorities will seek to deport any foreign nationals found guilty of violating &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-938103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/938103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=938103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/938103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=938103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=938103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=938103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}