Financial Supervisory Service Closes Headquarters After Confirmed COVID-19 Case

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sun-mi] The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) temporarily closed its headquarters after a COVID-19 case was confirmed.

On the 28th, the FSS announced that an employee on the 7th floor of the Yeouido headquarters tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the temporary closure of the headquarters. The FSS plans to maintain the closure until the results of additional tests on employees who had close contact with the confirmed case are available.

The regular meeting of the Financial Services Commission scheduled for that afternoon will proceed as planned via video conference. However, the awards ceremony for the Financial Consumer Protection Act content contest, which was to be hosted by the Financial Education Bureau, has been postponed.

This is the fourth time a COVID-19 case has been reported at the FSS. Previous cases occurred in December last year, March this year, and on the 11th of this month. Meanwhile, as the government has designated this week as a special quarantine management period, gatherings and dinners at public institutions are prohibited. The government has urged both public institutions and the private sector to ban dinners and gatherings and to expand telecommuting efforts.

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