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Defense ministry shuts down pressroom, briefing room over coronavirus concerns

DefenseFeb 25, 2020

The Defense Ministry on Tuesday said it has temporarily shut down its pressroom and briefing room for anti-coronavirus disinfection work after a cameraman with a local news outlet was admitted to a h...
Ex-president to be released following reappeal

Social affairsFeb 25, 2020

Former President Lee Myung-bak is set to be released from jail later Tuesday, six days after he was put into custody following a court ruling, as he reappealed against the recent ruling. The release...
Virus-positive Mongolian dies in S. Korea

Social affairsFeb 25, 2020

Medics say death not likely caused by COVID-19
S. Korea reports 10th death from coronavirus as total cases near 1,000

Social affairsFeb 25, 2020

South Korea reported its tenth fatality from the new coronavirus and 144 new confirmed cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of infections here to 977. A 58-year-old man linked to a hospital i...
Presidential office, ruling party to speed up economic aid for COVID-19

PoliticsFeb 25, 2020

Government to limit mask exports, tighten quarantine on Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province
Potential clusters of COVID-19 virus emerge outside Daegu

Social affairsFeb 25, 2020

South Korea reported a surge in cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, with most cases traceable to a branch of a minor Christian sect in Daegu and a hospital in a neighboring county, amid the go...
Chinese students returning from winter break face 14-day isolation

Social affairsFeb 25, 2020

Chinese students enrolled in South Korean universities are returning in growing numbers this week after their winter break in China ahead of the start of the spring semester, putting local health aut...
Seoul bans gatherings of Shincheonji church to curb virus spread

Social affairsFeb 25, 2020

The Seoul city government on Tuesday banned all gatherings of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a minor Christian sect believed to be responsible for a surge in coronavirus infections in the country. ...
[News Focus] Korea’s gender gap set to widen

Social affairsFeb 25, 2020

Ratio of men to women continues to slide
COVID-19 found in USFK widow

DefenseFeb 25, 2020

United States Forces Korea said Tuesday that the widow of one of its service members was confirmed to have COVID-19 and that she had visited a military base in Daegu. The patient, 61, is the first i...
Moon stresses need for 'clear turning point' in fight against coronavirus

Social affairsFeb 25, 2020

President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday set this week as a deadline for a "clear turning point" in desperate efforts to counter the COVID-19 outbreak on a visit to Daegu, the source of the recent rapid prol...
Myeondong Cathedral to suspend Masses out of coronavirus fears

Social affairsFeb 25, 2020

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul, which has Myeongdong Cathedral under its jurisdiction, said Tuesday it will suspend all Masses and meetings of its followers as the infectious coronavirus has...
[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...
US flies surveillance plane over Korean peninsula

DefenseFeb 25, 2020

The United States has flown a surveillance aircraft over South Korea, an aviation tracker said Tuesday, on an apparent mission to monitor North Korea. The US Navy P-3C maritime surveillance plane wa...
Seoul asks foreign missions to refrain from rigorous entry restrictions

Foreign AffairsFeb 25, 2020

South Korea’s Foreign Ministry is urging partner countries to refrain from imposing rigorous entry restrictions against Korean nationals, amid concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak here. The minist...