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Companies are also in emergency due to the strong counterattack of Corona, which has led to a new mutation. In the atmosphere of refraining from overseas business trips and year-end gatherings, we are increasing the proportion of telecommuting again.



Correspondent Kim Ki-tae reported.



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Hyundai Motor Company recently issued internal guidelines to refrain from overseas business trips.



"Europe and countries with omicron mutations should review their business trips at the highest level."



[Hyundai Motors official: The external situation is not good, such as the recent inflow of the Omicron mutant virus and the growing rate of re-spreading in Europe, so we are closely monitoring it. As the spread is noticeable, we have taken a preemptive response.]



Samsung Electronics also restricted the scope of business trips to 'required' for business purposes and required approval from the business division.



It is now unclear whether SK Chairman Chey Tae-won and Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Eui-sun will attend CES, the world's largest consumer electronics show, to be held in Las Vegas next month.



Of particular concern are the supply chain disruptions caused by the lockdown and the management of overseas operations.



In the first half of this year, as the delta mutant virus spread to India, Vietnam, and Indonesia, factories in the region were shut down in large numbers, severely affecting production.



Accordingly, it seems that they are busy preparing countermeasures, such as checking the quarantine guidelines of local factories in advance.



Uncertainties are greater in industries that are concerned about performance deterioration due to the re-spread of mutations, such as aviation and oil refining.



[Low-cost airline official: Because it happened in a situation where (customers) increased step by step.

It remains to be seen how the route plan will change in the future.] We



are also increasing the in-house quarantine measures to raise the rate of telecommuting, which has been gradually easing since the With Corona virus, back to more than 50%.



He also advised executives and employees to refrain from face-to-face meetings and to refrain from year-end gatherings and large-scale banquets as much as possible.



(Video editing: Jo Moo-hwan)