Court to Hear Oral Arguments Today on Injunction Against 'Quarantine Pass' Enforcement at Large Marts and Restaurants

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. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Jo] A hearing on the suspension of the effectiveness of the quarantine pass measure for all facilities will be held on the 7th.

The Administrative Court of Seoul, Administrative Division 4 (Chief Judge Han Won-kyo) will hold a hearing at 3 p.m. on the same day regarding the suspension of execution application filed by 1,023 people, including Professor Doohyeong Jo of Yeungnam University College of Medicine, against the Minister of Health and Welfare and the Director of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency concerning the quarantine pass order. After confirming the positions of both sides regarding the rights violations caused by the application of the quarantine pass, the court will decide whether to grant the suspension of execution.

If the court grants the suspension, the application of the quarantine pass to all facilities, including large supermarkets and restaurants, may be halted. Academies, reading rooms, and study cafes have already had the quarantine pass application suspended following a separate suspension case filed by parent groups on the 4th, which the court approved.

Earlier, Professor Doohyeong Jo of Yeungnam University College of Medicine and over 1,000 medical professionals and citizens filed an administrative litigation last month, stating, "The mandatory vaccination, which has not even undergone proper clinical trials, has not only imposed significant restrictions on unvaccinated individuals' use of facilities but has also produced severe patients and deaths." They also applied for a suspension of execution to halt the implementation of the quarantine pass until the court ruling is made.

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