Illegal Activities Flourish as COVID-19 Confirmed Patients' Receipts from Marts Are Used to Falsely Claim Vacation Leave

'Emergency Notice' posted on Jeollabuk-do Social Network Service (SNS) / Photo by Jeollabuk-do Facebook

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Seulgi Kim] As the number of people attempting to purchase receipts from restaurants and markets visited by confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) increases, local governments have issued warnings.

Jeollabuk-do posted an 'urgent notice' on its official social network service (SNS) on the 25th, stating, "Recently, posts about purchasing receipts from restaurants and movie theaters visited by confirmed cases have been appearing on SNS."

Jeollabuk-do stated, "It is judged that this is an attempt to impersonate contacts falsely to gain unfair benefits such as leave or official leave," and warned, "If someone uses fake receipts to obtain monetary or material benefits, including leave or official leave, this clearly constitutes obstruction of business, fraud, and obstruction of official duties."

Currently, health authorities notify close contacts who have spent time in the same places as confirmed COVID-19 cases to self-quarantine.

Jeollabuk-do judged this behavior as an attempt to gain unfair benefits such as leave or official leave based on the fact that the confirmed case's movement path matches one's own travel route.

The province urged, "Please be careful not to engage in buying or selling receipts, as legal punishment cannot be avoided."

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