Some Samsung, Hyundai Workers Self-Quarantine as South Korea Braces for Virus Impact

Some Samsung, Hyundai Workers Self-Quarantine as South Korea Braces for Virus Impact
A medical worker takes a rest outside a hospital in Daegu, South Korea, on Feb. 23, 2020. Yonhap via Reuters
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SEOUL—Some South Korean workers at Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor are staying home as a precautionary measure as corporate Korea scrambles to prevent the coronavirus outbreak from causing widespread disruption in its home market.

The country’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group, which controls memory chip maker SK Hynix and mobile carrier SK Telecom, advised its employees to work remotely starting from Feb. 25 due to the coronavirus outbreak.