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Seoul city to ban rallies, Shincheonji church services to curb virusSocial affairsFeb 21, 2020As part of drastic measures to curb the sprawling new coronavirus, the Seoul city government on Friday said it will be banning rallies and closing down Shincheonji church services. "We plan to ban u... -
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[Newsmaker] Virus-infected hospital staff stoke concerns over further transmission to patientsSocial affairsFeb 21, 2020Some 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... -
S. Korea steps up containment efforts as virus cases jump to 208Social affairsFeb 21, 2020South Korea said Friday the new coronavirus is in the initial stage of a full-blown outbreak, but stressed that it is still "manageable," although the number of infections has almost quadrupled in ju... -
Military to restrict draftees from vacationing, staying outside bases over coronavirusDefenseFeb 21, 2020South Korea will start restricting all enlisted soldiers from vacationing, staying outside their bases and meeting visitors this weekend, the defense ministry said Thursday, after the Navy reported t... -
Bolton makes no apology for hardline stance on N. Korea: reportNorth KoreaFeb 21, 2020WASHINGTON -- Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton has stood by his hardline stance on North Korea, saying softer positions have failed to make the regime give up its nuclear weapons progr... -
S. Korea reports 1st military member infected with coronavirusDefenseFeb 21, 2020SEOUL/JEJU -- A Navy sailor on the southern island of Jeju was confirmed Friday to have contracted the new coronavirus in the first confirmed case among service personnel in South Korea, officials sa... -
Moon to receive emergency report on virus responsePoliticsFeb 21, 2020President Moon Jae-in will be briefed Friday on South Korea's response to the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak by Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, Cheong Wa Dae said, as the number of confirmed case... -
S. Korea designates Daegu, Cheongdo as 'special care zones' over coronavirusSocial affairsFeb 21, 2020South Korea declared the southeastern cities of Daegu and Cheongdo are "special care zones" Friday as a cluster of coronavirus cases have been reported there in recent days. On Thursday, the country... -
Moon, Xi agree to closely cooperate against coronavirusPoliticsFeb 20, 2020South Korean President Moon Jae-in agreed in his telephone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday to strengthen cooperation between the neighboring countries in a desperate fight ... -
NSC discusses coronavirus responsePoliticsFeb 20, 2020South Korea's National Security Council convened Thursday and discussed the coronavirus outbreak, as the country reported the first death of an infected person. In its weekly standing committee meet... -
Mass infection feared at a hospital in CheongdoSocial affairsFeb 20, 2020Daenam Hospital could emerge as new COVID-19 cluster with 15 cases, including potential first death -
Military suspends drafting soldiers in DaeguDefenseFeb 20, 2020South Korea’s Military Manpower Administration said Thursday that it had decided to suspend physical examinations for potential conscripts in Daegu and adjacent North Gyeongsang Province until March ... -
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[Breaking] S. Korea reports 1st death from coronavirusSocial affairsFeb 20, 2020South Korea reported the nation's first death from the new coronavirus, with the number of confirmed cases surpassing 100, officials said Thursday. The patient, who had been under treatment at a hos... -
FM to attend UN session on human rights, disarmament meeting in Geneva next weekForeign AffairsFeb 20, 2020Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha will travel to Geneva next week to attend a UN session on human rights and a disarmament conference, her ministry said Thursday. Kang will attend the 43rd UN Human Ri... -
Coronavirus cases double in a day to surpass 100Social affairsFeb 20, 2020Seoul reports first death, presumably related to COVID-19; Daegu fears becoming Korea’s Wuhan with largest cluster
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