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The government announced that it would immediately appeal the court's decision. Although it was emphasized that the quarantine pass protects the right to health of unvaccinated people, the court's judgment may affect other industries, so the repercussions are not likely to be formidable.
Reporter Park Jae-hyun reports.
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After the court's decision, the quarantine authorities said, "The quarantine pass is a necessary system."
Currently, only 6.2% of adults are unvaccinated, the statistics reiterated that they account for 53% of severe cases and deaths.
However, according to the court's decision, it is no longer possible to immediately apply the quarantine pass for adults in private academies, reading rooms, and study cafes.
The introduction of the youth quarantine pass, which was going to be implemented from March, also became unclear.
We cannot rule out the possibility that this court decision will spread to other industries that apply the quarantine pass, such as restaurants, cafes, karaoke rooms, and sports facilities.
The court said, "The risk of spreading the infection among unvaccinated people is not significantly greater than those of those who are vaccinated.
This means that the quarantine pass should not act as a disadvantage to those who are not vaccinated, and the same can be applied to restaurants, cafes, and indoor sports facilities.
If the same logic is applied to other quarantine pass lawsuits, the very foundation of the quarantine pass policy itself may be shaken.
[Jo Ji-hyun / National Self-Employed Non-Captain Representative: From the previous administrative orders, it was a very improvised quarantine policy that did not take into account the characteristics of the industry.
As this continues, the parts for other industries…
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The government said it would immediately appeal the court decision.
However, since appeals do not affect the court's decision, a re-discussion across the quarantine pass seems inevitable.