Jeju raises alarm over excessive tourists during holiday
Posted : 2021-02-09 16:44
Updated : 2021-02-10 09:12
Tourists walk along an olle trail on Jeju Island in this undated file photo. / Courtesy of Jeju Olle Foundation
By Jun Ji-hye
More than 100,000 people are expected to travel to the southern resort of Jeju Island during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, angering many who followed the advice of the health authorities and refrained from visiting their families and relatives amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is raising concern among officials and residents of Jeju as the visitors may bring the coronavirus to the island.
This year s Lunar New Year holiday, or Seollal in Korean, is one of the country s key traditional holidays, running from Thursday through Sunday.
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