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S. Korea ponders road to return to normal amid pandemicSocial affairsMar 30, 2020With no end in sight in the global coronavirus outbreak, South Korea is pondering sustainable ways of continuing the quarantine system while also allowing for a return to normal. The government said... -
62 mass infection cases reported at hospital in DaeguSocial affairsMar 27, 2020A new cluster of novel coronavirus infections emerged Friday in Daegu, the city at the heart of Korea’s novel coronavirus outbreak, with 62 people at a mental health hospital confirmed to be infected... -
S. Korea begins mandatory 14-day self-quarantines on arrivals from USPoliticsMar 27, 2020South Korea reported 91 new novel coronavirus cases Friday, bringing the total infections to 9,332, as the government began to impose mandatory 14-day self-quarantine on arrivals from the US to conta... -
Seoul City launches English webpage on COVID-19Social affairsMar 26, 2020The Seoul City government said Thursday that it had launched an English webpage to make it easier for foreign residents in the capital to access key information on the novel coronavirus. The webpage... -
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[Newsmaker] ‘Walk-through’ coronavirus testing begins at airportSocial affairsMar 26, 2020South Korea began to operate “walk-through” testing facilities for the novel coronavirus at Incheon International Airport on Thursday to speed up screening amid an alarming rise in the number of case... -
104 new COVID-19 cases reported in S. Korea, recovery rate at 45 percentSocial affairsMar 26, 2020South Korea reported 104 new novel coronavirus cases Thursday, bringing total infections to 9,241, as the government scrambles to contain a surge in cases imported from Europe and the US. So far, 4,... -
S. Korea to expand two-week quarantine to arrivals from USSocial affairsMar 25, 2020Those with symptoms of COVID-19 infection among travelers coming from the US -- regardless of nationality -- will be transferred to designated facilities for testing and wait there until the results ... -
100 new COVID-19 cases reported in Korea, half of them ‘imported’Social affairsMar 25, 2020South Korea reported 100 new novel coronavirus cases Wednesday, bringing total infections to 9,137, as the government plans to widen stricter quarantine measures on arrivals from the US starting Frid... -
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[Brief] Bestselling novelist Lee Oi-soo collapsed with brain hemorrhageSocial affairsMar 24, 2020Bestselling novelist Lee Oi-soo, 73, is recovering in an intensive care unit after receiving surgery for a brain hemorrhage, local media reported Tuesday. Lee, who lives in the county of Hwacheon, G... -
76 new coronavirus cases reported in S. Korea, 3 in 10 ‘imported’Social affairsMar 24, 2020Nearly 3 in 10 new cases of the coronavirus reported in South Korea on Tuesday involved travelers arriving in Korea from abroad, as the government is tightening quarantine efforts to counter the grow... -
Korea reports lowest daily increase in coronavirus cases since Feb. 20Social affairsMar 23, 2020South Korea reported the lowest daily increase in coronavirus cases in a month on Monday as the government ramped up measures to contain the number of infections arriving from abroad. Total cases... -
S. Korea reports lowest daily increase in coronavirus cases in monthSocial affairsMar 23, 2020South Korea’s novel coronavirus cases climbed by 64 to 8,961 Monday, as the government tightened rules on social distancing and toughened quarantine screening on all arrivals from Europe. The new ca... -
7 in 10 foreign residents say ‘racism exists’ in S. KoreaSocial affairsMar 20, 2020A Muslim woman had her hijab forcibly taken off by a stranger on the street. A refugee got laughed at upon visiting a local community center. An ethnic Korean student from China was told she was doin... -
Coronavirus testing to be done on all arrivals from EuropeSocial affairsMar 20, 2020Starting Sunday, South Korea is to test everyone entering the country from Europe -- Koreans and foreign nationals alike -- for the novel coronavirus, as the government scrambles to prevent infection... -
Strong winds lash S. KoreaSocial affairsMar 19, 2020Typhoon-like strong winds battered most parts of South Korea on Thursday, causing disruption in the operation of outdoor coronavirus testing stations, fanning mountain fires. Wind gusts of up to ...
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