With France freaking out, South Korea ramps up bedbug control after suspected infestations
France has launched a war against the insects, and there are concerns in Britain.South Korea is ramping up pest control measures and inspections to prevent a spread of bedbugs after reports of suspected infestations at some saunas and residential facilities, officials said on Wednesday.
In South Korea, about 30 cases of suspected infestations have been reported nationwide, including at a traditional Korean spa called"jjimjilbang" in Incheon, west of Seoul, and a college dorm in the southeastern city of Daegu, officials said. "Public anxiety is inevitable as reports continue to come in," Park Ku-yeon, first deputy chief of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, who heads the team in change of the campaign, told a meeting.
Lotte Hotels and Resorts, a hospitality arm of Lotte Corp, said it had not found any infestations but issued guidelines to all branches and it plans to disinfect bedding, mattresses, carpets and sofas.Authorities in the capital, Seoul, said metro operators would disinfect trains more frequently and gradually replace fabric seats with plastic ones.