Court to Hear Oral Arguments on Stay of Execution Request for 'Quarantine Pass Application' on the 7th

On the first day the quarantine pass validity period applies, during lunchtime on the 3rd, citizens are checking the validity status of their quarantine passes at a restaurant in downtown Seoul. Starting today, if the validity period expires, it will be difficult to use multi-use facilities such as art galleries, karaoke rooms, and movie theaters. In this case, unless a negative PCR test certificate is submitted, a third vaccination must be received for the quarantine pass to be valid. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] A hearing on the request by current doctors and others to suspend the enforcement of the government's quarantine pass (vaccination certificate and negative test confirmation system) will be held on the 7th.

According to the legal community on the 4th, the Seoul Administrative Court Administrative Division 4 (Chief Judge Han Won-kyo) will hold a hearing on the 7th regarding the request for suspension of enforcement of the quarantine pass filed by 1,023 people, including Professor Jo Doo-hyung of Yeungnam University College of Medicine, against the Minister of Health and Welfare and the Director of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.

The court will confirm the positions of both sides regarding the infringement of rights caused by the application of the quarantine pass and then decide whether to grant the suspension of enforcement. Suspension of enforcement is a measure to temporarily block the execution or effect of an administrative disposition when there is a concern of irreparable damage that cannot be restored by the administrative agency's disposition.

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