Seoul — A South Korean was jailed on Tuesday for four months for violating the quarantine rules imposed to stop the new coronavirus, the authorities reported, stating that this is the first prison sentence of its kind in the country. South Korea became the second country most affected by the pandemic after mainland China, but appears to have controlled it through an extensive “tracking, testing and treatment” program.
Life in the country is returning to normal and hundreds of thousands of South Korean students have returned to class with more than two months late. You may be interested: Woman manicured a crocodile before she was killedThe imprisoned man, 27, was arrested in April after breaking quarantine rules twice. He left his home when he had to be isolated for 14 days and was transferred to a quarantine center, from where he left again without permission. You may be interested: South Korea says Kim Jong Un was not operated on: ReportMan was “convicted of violating the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act, and was imposed four months in jail,” a Uijeongbu District Court source told the AFP. The prosecution had requested a one-year prison sentence. South Korean authorities are stepping up measures to prevent outbreaks from resurging after a spot detected in a nightclub area earlier this month. Since Tuesday the inhabitants are obliged to wear a mask on public transport and taxis throughout the country. In February, the South Korean National Assembly passed a law imposing maximum sentences of one year in prison or a fine of 10 million won ($8,000, 7,300 euros) for deliberately breaking quarantine. South Korea announced another 19 new cases of coronavirus infection on Tuesday, bringing the total to 11,225.You may be interested: The US believes North Korean shots to South Korea were “accidental”
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