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three-digit confirmed cases came out one after another, our daily life, which we wanted to recover little by little, went back to a few months ago. Companies that work from home without going to work are on the rise again.

This is Kim Ki-tae.

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door, which was crowded with <Reporter> employees, was closed tightly.

Naver started working from home again after 4 months.

Kakao also worked from home indefinitely.

Here in Pangyo Techno Valley, there are over 1,300 companies and a floating population of about 120,000 per day.

It's a weekday afternoon, and as you can see it's empty.

Although there were no confirmed cases among the staff, it was decided as a precautionary measure.

Pangyo game companies, such as NCsoft and Nexon, also took turns working from home.

Mobile telecommunication companies such as SKT, KT, and LGU+ have also decided to work from home for the time being.

It is already the third time this year that SKT has started working from home in the aftermath of Corona 19.

[Mobile operator officials: (than the initial period) Problems with coordinating non-face-to-face meetings and work have decreased a lot, and in the direction of increasing the advantages of telecommuting (expected to expand.)]

Corona 19 is an unfamiliar landscape at the beginning of this year . In the long run, it has already become commonplace in the IT industry.

It is predicted that it will be more active in industries where non-face-to-face work is possible.

[Lee Byung-Tae/Kaist Business School Professor: (Telecoming worker) You have been practicing for more than half a year and getting used to it. Tools keep coming out. Since companies have also invested (will spread more….)] If

social distancing is upgraded from the current stage 2 to stage 3, all public institutions will work from home, except for essential personnel. It is recommended to work from home at the standard level.

(Video coverage: Park Dae-young, video editing: Park player, screen provided: SKT)