A gas explosion inside a sauna in Yangju, Gyeonggi, on Saturday morning has left at least 28 people injured, according to fire authorities.
A sauna operator has been ordered to partially compensate a customer who slipped on a towel and suffered a fracture in the changing room.
Due to the rise of the pandemic, several public bathhouses and the more elaborate jjimjilbang were forced to close. In order to keep the industry alive, new bathhouses have begun to emerge in the form of single-person bathing salons.
Businesses across the board are recovering from the pandemic, but one type — the public bath — sustained such damage that it's proven fatal in the case of many establishments.
A sign at a sauna in Seoul offering a 2,000 won ($1.80) discount to visitors who have received the coronavirus vaccine on Sunday.
Workers at bathhouses nationwide will be required to get Covid-19 tests starting Monday, health authorities announced Sunday, in response to a high number of infections linked to saunas recently.
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