South Korea is beating coronavirus, but anxiety grows over 'new normal;' the government has dubbed life as “everyday quarantine.”
Early this month, a new committee of government officials, medical experts and scholars started drafting guidelines for communal safeguards as society entered the “new normal.”
“Rather than enforcing a lockdown, we will share detailed updates with the public, hoping this will motivate them to make their own informed decisions,” said Chang, who teaches economic sociology at Seoul National University. “Until the coronavirus subsides in other countries, we must assume it still exists here.”
A cameraman records footage among empty stands during a pre-season baseball game between Seoul-based Doosan Bears and LG Twins at Jamsil stadium.Since returning to work at the end of March, small adjustments have been made to her working life. Her 9-to-6 schedule has changed to 10-to-5 to avoid rush hour on the subway; there’s no more congregating during the lunch break; the meetings are smaller now, too.
While people reassure each other that the nation has passed through the worst of the crisis, things haven’t progressed much for South Korea’s more socioeconomically vulnerable groups., including many drab entertainment establishments like karaoke lounges and room salons. The government has recently started lifting these orders, but the toll it has taken on employees is expected to linger for some time.
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