Jeju Hallasan CC Temporarily Closed Due to Employee COVID-19 Confirmation

Confirmed COVID-19 Case Among Hallasan CC Game Assistants

'Golf Course's Complacent COVID-19 Response' Under Scrutiny

On the 8th, due to a COVID-19 case among the 경기보조원 staff, Jeju Hallasan Golf Course was closed, and the golf course entrance was darkly shut.

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Chang-won] On the 8th, a COVID-19 case was confirmed among game assistants at Hallasan CC located in Jeju City, causing the golf course to temporarily suspend operations.

A golf course official stated, "Due to the confirmed case, we are temporarily closed until tomorrow morning and have sent notification messages to those with reservations," adding, "All game assistants are undergoing COVID-19 testing sequentially."

However, the golf course that was closed had no notice regarding the COVID-19 case, and the lights were off. On social media, when asked about the reason for the closure, the golf course concealed the occurrence of a COVID-19 case and instead said it was closed due to rain, sparking public outrage among local residents.

Furthermore, the golf course is only testing the game assistants, citing different movement paths from other employees, which has drawn criticism for being a very lax response to quarantine measures.

This contrasts with last year’s case at S Golf Course in Jeju, where a game assistant was confirmed positive for COVID-19, and all employees including daily workers underwent testing and quarantine measures were implemented.

Additionally, when the reporter visited for coverage, two employees from the game department were talking without masks and hurriedly put on masks upon seeing the reporter.

The golf course’s game department is the place most frequented by game assistants, yet despite the confirmed case, they showed negligence by not wearing masks.

Meanwhile, a local resident A, who learned about the golf course COVID-19 case through social media, said, "Golf courses do not fulfill their social responsibilities and are blinded by profit, operating without sufficient quarantine and safety measures," and insisted, "In this case as well, the golf course should establish adequate quarantine and safety measures before reopening."

Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Chang-won captain@asiae.co.kr

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