Bird Flu (H5N1 Influenza) Preparation and Korean Law
by Brendon Carr
Maybe it’s all hype, but bird flu season approaches and the usual doomsday predictors of pandemic are making their announcements.
Last May, before we merged into Hwang Mok Park, my former law firm SEOUL Law Group helped leading Hong Kong law firm Johnson Stokes & Master prepare a regional survey entitled “Pandemics and the Workplace: A Regional Analysis” which focused on the preparations an employer should make and what steps could be taken in response to an outbreak of bird flu or other deadly contagious disease. That report is being checked again and updated for this bird-flu season (and to change our phone numbers and logo), but if anyone is interested to receive the former version please contact me through this site and I’ll be glad to forward.
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Dear Brendon,
How does the toupee look? Astonishingly savvy. I commend you on either a wise choice of velcro-fasteners or the steadfast glue you are using.
H5N1 and Korea’s preparations “in the workplace”. I have often wondered to what extent preparations for an epidemic are contemplated here. Contingency planning in countries such as the USA and Australia look promising. Is Korea up to the challenge in the face of a pandemic that is perhaps a question of when, not if.
I am agog at the amount of public “spitting” here, and the poor level of sanitation in toilets. Air-borne droplets containing the virus would see it spread quickly due to the spitting epidemic. Tissues with faeces (from an infected person) dumped in an open waste paper basket nearby a toilet would likewise pose a significant health threat.
Just how is Korea tackling these unsavory and potentially deadly practices? For they extend beyond the workplace and into virtually every nook and cranny.