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[Newsmaker] How the coronavirus has hit global sport

World NewsMar 5, 2020

The UAE Tour's last two stages were abandoned with riders and teams subsequently quarantined in their Abu Dhabi hotels. The Gulf state announced six coronavirus cases linked to the abandoned cycling ...
[Newsmaker] Plastic surgery clinics endure drop in Chinese customers over coronavirus

IndustryMar 4, 2020

South Korea’s 5-trillion-won ($4.2 billion) plastic surgery industry is bleeding Chinese demand amidst the worsening coronavirus outbreak. The Korea Health Industry Development Institute said that C...
[Newsmaker] Confirmed virus-infected man caught queuing to buy mask

Social affairsMar 3, 2020

A man confirmed with COVID-19 infection was caught violating the self-quarantine order to buy a face mask in Daegu, and was handed over to health authorities by police on Monday. The man in his 50s ...
[Newsmaker] Shincheonji founder Lee Man-hee refuses to answer question about eternal life

CultureMar 2, 2020

Shincheonji founder Lee Man-hee, the figure at the center of the spread of COVID-19 in Korea, refused to answer a question about eternal life, concerning a claim he is said to have made to his believ...
[Newsmaker] Shincheonji founder Lee Man-hee tested for coronavirus

Social affairsMar 1, 2020

The founder of a religious sect at the center of a coronavirus outbreak in South Korea underwent testing Saturday for the new virus, reports said Sunday. The results were not available as of press t...
[Newsmaker] Asiana flight turns back en route to Vietnam on coronavirus

TransportMar 1, 2020

A South Korean flight turned back while en route to Vietnam on Saturday after the Vietnamese authorities prevented it from landing in Hanoi, with more flights connecting the two countries expected to...
[Newsmaker] After recovery from coronavirus, Korean woman tests positive again

Social affairsFeb 29, 2020

A Korean woman who had been discharged after recovering from the novel coronavirus has tested positive for the disease again, health officials said Saturday. Kwon Jun-wook, director of the National ...
[Newsmaker] Arrested pastor sticks to mass Sunday service plan

Social affairsFeb 28, 2020

Seoul police and the city government plan to block a joint worship service, slated to take place at a plaza in central Seoul on Sunday, amid concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak. Led by a controversi...
[Newsmaker] BOK holds first press briefing via YouTube amid coronavirus fears

EconomyFeb 27, 2020

The Bank of Korea held a press conference on its rate decision via YouTube on Thursday, in a first for the central bank. The conference was held online as part of the central bank’s efforts to comba...
[Newsmaker] Shincheonji Wuhan church emerges as possible link to Korea virus spread

Social affairsFeb 26, 2020

Members of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus reportedly held meetings in the Chinese city of Wuhan until late last year, raising the possibility that the group’s South Korean members could have contrac...
[Newsmaker] Gyeonggi authorities seize PCs from Shincheonji to obtain list of members

Social affairsFeb 25, 2020

Gyeonggi Provincial authorities on Tuesday seized computers from an annex building of the Christian sect confirmed as a transmission cluster for a novel coronavirus, as part of efforts to track the p...
[Newsmaker] US CDC recommends avoiding nonessential travel to S. Korea over coronavirus

Foreign affairsFeb 25, 2020

WASHINGTON -- The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued the highest type of travel health notice for South Korea, recommending that Americans avoid all nonessential travel to...
[Newsmaker] Six countries deny entry to Koreans over COVID-19

Social affairsFeb 24, 2020

Following the rapid spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in South Korea, a growing number of countries are denying entry to Koreans and others who have traveled here. Jordan on Sunday announced ...
[Newsmaker] 4-year-old becomes youngest COVID-19 patient

Social affairsFeb 23, 2020

A 4-year-old girl in Daegu has been confirmed with the novel coronavirus, in the first case involving a patient under the age of 10, fueling fears of the virus affecting young children, local authori...
[Newsmaker] Virus-infected hospital staff stoke concerns over further transmission to patients

Social affairsFeb 21, 2020

Some nurses at a hospital here have contracted the new coronavirus, fueling fears that more virus cases will be identified, public health officials said Friday. The Korea Centers for Disease Control...