Level 3 social distancing fatal to companies

<div class="view_headline HD" style="text-align: center;">(Business KoreaTimes Thursday 27 August 2020)</div><div class="view_headline HD" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Level 3 social distancing fatal to companies</span></strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> </span></div><div class="view_headlineK HD_kor"><br></div><div class="date_div"><div class="view_date">Updated : 2020-08-27 22:52</div></div><div class="line_w1220_bottom"></div><div style="clear: both;"></div><p>  </p><div class="view_div"> <div class="left_pane" style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; position: relative;"><div style="top: 0px; right: 1225px; position: absolute; z-index: 100;"><table><tbody><tr><td> <div class="notAllowedIframe">카페회원들의 안전을 위해 iframe 태그를 제한 하였습니다. <a href="http://blog.daum.net/cafe_notice/2639" target="_blank" class="txt_sub p11 u">관련공지보기</a><span class="arrow txt_sub">▶</span></div></iframe> <strong> </strong></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><strong>  </strong><div class="right_pane" style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; position: relative;"><strong> </strong><div style="left: 1225px; top: 0px; position: absolute; z-index: 100;"><strong> </strong><div id="sidebar"><table><tbody><tr><td><div id="stickyunit"><strong> </strong><div class="notAllowedIframe">카페회원들의 안전을 위해 iframe 태그를 제한 하였습니다. <a href="http://blog.daum.net/cafe_notice/2639" target="_blank" class="txt_sub p11 u">관련공지보기</a><span class="arrow txt_sub">▶</span></div></iframe><strong> </strong></div></td></tr><tr><td><strong> </strong><ins class="adsbyadop_1da4e08e-f204-4c5b-8415-3ed7f3424ddfbah" style="width: 120px; height: 600px; display: inline-block;" _adop_zon="1da4e08e-f204-4c5b-8415-3ed7f3424ddf" _adop_type="re" _page_url=""><div style="width: 120px; height: 600px;"><iframe id="adopB78381" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;" paddingwidth="0" paddingheight="0"></iframe><strong></strong></div></ins><strong> </strong></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><strong>  </strong><div class="view_left_div"><div title="Hong Ji-min" class="view_reporter_div"><a href="http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www2/common/morelist.asp?categorycode=704&id=jiminhong"><strong></strong></a></div><div class="view_sns_div"><strong> </strong><div><a class="roll" href="http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2020/08/113_294971.html#"></a></div><strong> </strong><div><a class="roll" href="http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2020/08/113_294971.html#"></a></div><div><a class="roll" href="http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2020/08/113_294971.html#"><strong></strong></a></div><div><a class="roll" href="http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2020/08/113_294971.html#"><strong></strong></a></div></div></div><strong>  </strong><div class="view_mid_div"><strong>  </strong><div class="addthis_inline_share_toolbox_jlvg"></div><strong> </strong><div style="margin: 15px 0px 0px;"></div><strong>  </strong><div class="view_article"><div id="p"><strong> </strong><div itemprop="articleBody"><div id="startts"><table class="tinymce_table" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 100px; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><strong><img width="740" alt="A quiet square in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province is seen in this Aug. 20 photo. Despite the large number of surrounding IT firms, the streets are almost empty at lunchtime as companies are increasingly adopting work-from-home policies due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases. /Yonhap" src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.koreatimes.co.kr%2Fupload%2FnewsV2%2Fimages%2F202008%2Ff91c39a71b974c299c7f37a950ea1fee.jpg%2Fdims%2Fresize%2F740%2Foptimize"></strong></td></tr><tr><td class="view_caption"><strong>A quiet square in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province is seen in this Aug. 20 photo. Despite the large number of surrounding IT firms, the streets are almost empty at lunchtime as companies are increasingly adopting work-from-home policies due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases. /Yonhap</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><span><br><br><span style="font-size: 11pt;">While chances are increasing that the government will adopt Level 3 social distancing measures due to the surging number of coronavirus cases, conglomerates fear that their business operations could be negatively impacted by the implementation of stricter measures, industry officials said.</span><br><br><span style="font-size: 11pt;">They said Level 3 social distancing measures could deal a harder blow to companies that mainly generate profits from manufacturing, as the stricter measures could delay their production schedule, which will consequently cause setbacks in exports.</span><br><br><span style="font-size: 11pt;">On Aug. 19, the government announced Level 2 social distancing measures for the greater Seoul area would be adopted due to the rising number of infections. The measure was extended nationwide starting Aug. 23. However, the health authorities have warned that Korea may have to implement the highest level of social distancing ― Level 3 ― if the rate of transmission does not slow down.</span><br><br></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Korea Times Weekly</span><br></strong><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><br></p>