After France, it's South Korea's turn to find ways to eradicate bed bugs.

The small, flat, oval-shaped insects have caused a scare in France, where the appearance of bedbugs on trains and in cinemas has raised concerns about the impact on tourism and the 2024 Paris Olympics. In the UK, more people are searching for information about bedbugs.

South Korean officials said on November 8 that about 30 suspected cases of bedbugs have been reported nationwide, including at a traditional public bathhouse (jjimjilbang) in Incheon, west of Seoul, and a university dormitory in the southeastern city of Daegu.

Bed bugs have caused a scare in France and now they're coming to Korea.

The South Korean Prime Minister's Office launched a four-week campaign on November 7, including inspections of public facilities and pest control measures.

"Public anxiety is inevitable as information keeps coming out," Park Ku-yeon, first deputy director of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, who heads the team in charge of the campaign, said at a meeting on November 8, according to Reuters.

Mr. Park pointed out small dormitory rooms called “gosiwon” and one-room apartments as places where bedbugs are likely to appear, and called on the district government to help.

Wingless insects hide in mattresses and bed sheets, often biting and sucking human blood at night.

South Korea's hotel and tourism industry is stepping up vigilance, distributing insect repellent and training staff.

Lotte Hotels and Resorts, the hotel arm of Lotte Group, said it has not recorded any cases of bedbug infestations so far, but has issued guidelines to all branches and plans to disinfect bedsheets, mattresses, carpets and sofas.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said subway operators will have to disinfect trains more frequently and gradually replace fabric seats with plastic ones. Taxi drivers will have to disinfect their taxis twice a day, and control measures are also being implemented on the bus system.

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