Some South Korean youth are so cut off from the world, the government is offering to pay them to “re-enter society. “Reclusive youths can have slower physical growth due to irregular living and unbalanced nutrition, and are likely to face mental difficulties such as depression due to loss of social roles and delayed adaptation,” the ministry said, stressing the importance of “active support. Authorities in that country have expressed increasing concern over the issue for the past decade, but Covid-19 has made things worse, the survey found