S.Korea court exempts teens, supermarkets from vaccine passes

14/1/2022 19:31

        A South Korean court on Friday ruled that large shops and teenagers should be temporarily excluded from COVID-19 vaccine pass mandates in the capital Seoul, part of an intensifying legal fight over one of Asia's strictest vaccination policies.
        
        A group of more than 1,000 doctors, professors and ordinary citizens filed for an injunction last week against Seoul's mayor to suspend the mandates, which require vaccination passes or testing for entry to most public facilities except for schools.
        
        An administrative court in the capital said department stores, supermarkets and shops in Seoul that have 3,000 square meters or more of space should be exempted.
        
        The court said the mandate should not apply to teenagers using any Seoul-based facilities.