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Shincheonji leader’s brother died after 5 days in Daenam HospitalSocial affairsFeb 25, 2020The Christian sect linked to more than half of South Korea’s COVID-19 infections said its leader’s brother received inpatient treatment for five days before dying at Daenam Hospital, where mass infec... -
Some 400 Koreans return from Israel via Israeli evacuation flightsSocial affairsFeb 25, 2020Some 400 Koreans returned from Israel on Tuesday via chartered planes arranged by the Israeli government after COVID-19 infections were confirmed among two earlier groups of tourists after their retu... -
Full entry ban against Chinese visitors pointless for now: Cheong Wa Dae officialPoliticsFeb 25, 2020Cheong Wa Dae dismissed a call Tuesday to block the entry of all people coming from China, stressing the need for a "scientific," not emotional, approach. As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases h... -
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[Newsmaker] US CDC recommends avoiding nonessential travel to S. Korea over coronavirusForeign AffairsFeb 25, 2020WASHINGTON -- 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... -
USFK imposes tougher process for installation access over coronavirus outbreakDefenseFeb 25, 2020US Forces Korea (USFK) has limited all service members' off-installation travel and implemented a tougher process for accessing garrisons following the first coronavirus case among its members. On M... -
S. Korea to take maximum quarantine steps in Daegu, surrounding province against coronavirusSocial affairsFeb 25, 2020South Korea plans to take "maximum" quarantine steps in the southeastern city of Daegu and its surrounding province to contain the new coronavirus and seek to create an extra budget, party officials ... -
S. Korea reports 60 new virus cases, total now at 893Social affairsFeb 25, 2020South Korea reported 60 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the total infections here to 893. But the cases in the morning update were fewer than the spike of 161 cases a day earl... -
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[Diplomatic circuit] British Embassy hosts Coffee for Zero Plastic eventDiplomatic CircuitFeb 25, 2020The British Embassy poured free coffee for anyone who brought in a reusable cup on Friday, at an event it hosted in Seoul to promote climate change awareness. “This is a critical year for our planet... -
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[Meet the diplomat] Athens seeks to lure Korean film, TV producers: top Greek envoyDiplomatic CircuitFeb 25, 2020Greece is seeking to lure South Korean film and TV producers in the hope that more of them will choose Greece as a shooting location and keep the momentum going for tourism. The country has long bee... -
S. Korea to swiftly conduct virus tests on all Shincheonji followersSocial affairsFeb 25, 2020South Korea said Tuesday it will swiftly conduct tests on the new coronavirus on all followers of Shincheonji as the minor religious sect has agreed to provide the complete list of its members. The ... -
Some 400 S. Korean tourists leave Israel on chartered flightsForeign AffairsFeb 25, 2020CAIRO -- Some 400 South Korean tourists boarded two chartered flights in Israel on Monday after the Israeli government imposed an entry ban on South Koreans over concerns about the new coronavirus. ... -
Esper urges S. Korea to pay more for combined defenseDefenseFeb 25, 2020WASHINGTON -- US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday that South Korea can and should contribute more to its defense in terms of financial contributions to the upkeep of American troops on the pe... -
FM calls Israel's entry ban on Koreans over new coronavirus 'excessive'Foreign AffairsFeb 25, 2020GENEVA/SEOUL -- Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha has described Israel's recent entry ban on South Koreans over concerns of the new coronavirus as "excessive," noting Seoul's ongoing diplomacy to preve... -
US and S. Korea may cut back military moves due to coronavirusDefenseFeb 25, 2020WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States and South Korea are considering curtailing joint military exercises due to concerns about the spread of coronavirus, officials said Monday. After a meeting at th... -
USFK reports 1st coronavirus patient, among family of soldierForeign AffairsFeb 24, 2020A U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) family member living in the southeastern city of Daegu has been confirmed to have the new coronavirus, USFK said Monday, marking the first case among a person related to th...
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