Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl has issued guidelines to prosecutors' offices nationwide to better respond to the spread of COVID-19.

Returning to work after a court granted his injunction request against a two-month suspension he received from a Justice Ministry disciplinary panel, the top prosecutor on Friday held a virus-related meeting.

The Supreme Prosecutors' Office said that Yoon gave new directives in addition to existing COVID-19 response measures that he earlier ordered such as refraining from summoning small business owners for questioning.

The three new measures include prioritizing investigations related to urgent serious crimes, actively using mobile phones and email to question people, and reducing the number of physical summons to reduce contact amid the rapid spread of COVID-19.

The prosecutor general also called for prioritizing the safety of law enforcement facilities as a major cluster outbreak was recently reported at a detention center in Seoul.