“If an individual propagates the crown, the state can also claim damages”

Check-in 2021.03.06 15:19

Spread of infectious diseases or increased risk due to willful or gross negligence.
The government and local governments claim damages for related expenses.
A fine of 2 million won or less for vaccinating the flash and run vaccine
The level of punishment is also aggravated 1.5 times … Up to 3 years in prison

Even if you are not eligible for the new coronavirus infection vaccine (Corona 19), you can be fined up to 2 million won starting on the 9th day if you get vaccinated with a “ breakthrough. ” You agree with the recent revision of the ‘Infectious Disease Prevention and Management Act (Infectious Disease Prevention Method)’ related to the Corona 19 response.

The quarantine countermeasures headquarters held a briefing on the 6th and announced the revised matters. Furthermore, in the future, if an epidemiological investigation is obstructed, hospitalization or quarantine measures are violated, the penalty may be increased to half the penalties stipulated by current law. If the epidemiological investigation was obstructed, the limit was imprisonment of up to two years or a fine of up to 20 million won, but it is punishable by imprisonment of up to three years or a fine of up to 30 million won. Violation of hospitalization or quarantine measures can result in a penalty of up to 1.5 years from existing incarceration for no more than 1 year, and a fine of no more than 10 million won to 15 million won.

The bases were also prepared for the State to claim damages against individuals. The Minister of Health and Welfare, the head of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the head of a local government can claim related expenses as compensation for a person violating infectious disease prevention and quarantine measures due to negligence intentional or serious. and spreads or increases the risk of spread. Expenses include hospital treatment expenses, quarantine expenses, diagnostic testing expenses, and expenses used for the prevention and management of infectious diseases, as compensation for losses.

Additionally, the authority to issue an order to suspend or close the operation of a location or facility that violates quarantine guidelines extends from the current mayor / chief at arms / gu to the mayor / governor of Do. Penalties such as imprisonment or a fine may not be imposed more than 20 million won. The revised bill stipulates the procedure for going through a hearing before the order of closure, and if the need for closure is no longer due to a crisis warning or a change in quarantine guidelines after the order of closure, It is possible to decide whether to stop the closure by deliberation of the regional committee.