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Possible case of COVID-19 reinfection reported in KoreaSocial affairsSept 21, 2020A Seoul woman in her 20s tested positive for the novel coronavirus for a second time in April after she was declared recovered approximately a week earlier, Korean health authorities said Monday. Ju... -
Holiday travel crunch to pose COVID-19 challenge for KoreaSocial affairsSept 18, 2020Health authorities say the upcoming national holiday will pose the biggest challenge yet for their disease containment efforts, with millions of South Koreans expected to hit the road for Chuseok bet... -
Marijuana smuggling hits record high in first halfSocial affairsSept 17, 2020Marijuana smuggling has hit record levels this year, with the number of cases caught by police reaching 246 by the end of August, according to customs authorities. The combined amount of the smuggle... -
Korea braces for ‘twindemic’ of flu, COVID-19Social affairsSept 17, 2020Korea is bracing for the flu season coinciding with another wave of COVID-19, which may result in a dreaded “twindemic.” It is possible to catch both respiratory illnesses at the same time. Health a... -
Korea’s physical distancing blueprint to be updatedSocial affairsSept 16, 2020Korea’s physical distancing blueprint may be getting an upgrade ahead of Chuseok to allow the country to respond to evolving outbreaks more flexibly, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Wednesday... -
Asymptomatic COVID-19: What we know so farHealthSept 15, 2020Understanding transmission by asymptomatic patients has been cited as a key factor in controlling the spread of COVID-19 in communities. Korean public health authorities have repeatedly warned of the... -
Seoul district preps for winter with new COVID-19 testing clinicSocial affairsSept 15, 2020A Seoul district is operating an indoor, high-tech COVID-19 testing clinic that is designed to eliminate contact between medical staff and people who are getting tested for the virus. Seocho, in sou... -
Korea ‘miles away’ from herd immunitySocial affairsSept 14, 2020South Korean public health authorities on Monday released the results of the random testing of 1,440 people, which found that just one had tested positive for antibodies to the novel coronavirus. Th... -
S. Korea ponders ways to make physical distancing more bearableSocial affairsSept 14, 2020After trying out intense social distancing measures for two weeks through Sunday, Korea eased up on the restrictions in a bid to boost the economy. In a regular coronavirus briefing Monday, the gover... -
Korea to ease physical distancing for two weeks before ChuseokSocial affairsSept 13, 2020The Seoul metropolitan area will move on to physical distancing measures of reduced intensity for the next two weeks, following 14 days of a stricter scheme, the government said Sunday. Prime Minist... -
Korea hesitates to lift ‘intensive’ physical distancingSocial affairsSept 12, 2020Korea confirmed 136 more COVID-19 cases -- 118 locally transmitted and 18 imported -- in the 24-hour period ending Friday at midnight. The cumulative number of cases now totals 22,055. The number of... -
Suicide rates among young Korean women on the riseSocial affairsSept 10, 2020More young Korean women have taken their own lives since the pandemic began early this year, new data shows, with experts calling for measures to address the challenges and experiences they face. “T... -
‘Put fight against corruption at center of post-pandemic agenda’Social affairsSept 9, 2020This year’s International Anti-Corruption Conference will be held online Dec. 1-4, host country South Korea’s public anti-corruption watchdog said Wednesday. The Korean Anti-Corruption and Civil Rig... -
KCDC expands, attains autonomous statusSocial affairsSept 8, 2020The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be bumped up to a higher-level state agency, the Cabinet and legislature said Tuesday. The decision to promote the public health institution... -
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[Feature] Will COVID-19 cancel Chuseok?Social affairsSept 8, 2020South Koreans may have to tweak their holiday plans this fall, public health officials warn, to ward off threats of the novel coronavirus widening. Public consensus appears strong that traveling and...
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