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Another evacuee confirmed to be infected, total now at 24Feb 7, 2020South Korea on Friday confirmed another case of novel coronavirus infection, bringing the total here to 24, and the latest one is a South Korean airlifted from the Chinese city of Wuhan last week. A... -
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[Eye plus] Metro stations’ transformationFeb 7, 2020Subway lines crisscross Seoul, with stations dotting the roadsides. With a combined length of nearly 1,000 kilometers and over 340 stations, the subway is an inseparable part of Seoul’s underground. ... -
Seoul gets tough on profiteering on masks, sanitizersFeb 6, 2020Complaints about suspected illegal profiteering over face masks are skyrocketing after the government opened channels for civil reports in a bid to stamp out those seeking to reap big profits amid co... -
New coronavirus cases appear at increasing rate in KoreaFeb 6, 2020South Korea on Thursday saw the highest number of novel coronavirus cases being confirmed in one day, adding to growing fears about an epidemic here. On Thursday, the government coronavirus response... -
Patients without China links, symptoms catch health officials off guardFeb 6, 2020Health authorities are updating their screening protocols after a series of novel coronavirus cases here revealed that infection can occur without symptoms, and in patients who have not visited high-... -
S. Korea sees coldest day on recordFeb 6, 2020Amid an unusually warm winter, Seoul saw the coldest day of the season Thursday, with the morning low in the capital recorded at minus 11.8 degrees Celsius. The temperature, registered at 6:34 a.m.,... -
S. Korea to release second fully recovered coronavirus patient from hospitalFeb 6, 2020South Korea discharged its second coronavirus patient from hospital as she has made a full recovery and shows no signs of the illness, health authorities said Thursday. The 35-year-old Chinese woman... -
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[Newsmaker] Taiwanese voice-phishing suspect alarms police by coughingFeb 6, 2020A Taiwanese person arrested for voice phishing repeatedly coughed and said he felt feverish Thursday morning, prompting police to take precautions against the novel coronavirus. The 35-year-old, loc... -
S. Korea reports 4 more cases of novel coronavirus, total now at 23Feb 6, 2020South Korea confirmed four more cases of novel coronavirus infections Thursday, bringing the total here to 23, with one case being a person who initially tested negative for the illness but was found... -
Korea reports 1 more case of novel coronavirus, total now 19Feb 5, 2020South Korea on Wednesday evening confirmed another case of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total here to 19. The latest case was related to one of the two patients confirmed earlier in the day. ... -
42 kindergartens, schools in Seoul ordered to close amid coronavirus scareFeb 5, 2020The Seoul city education office on Wednesday ordered a week-long suspension of classes for 42 kindergartens and schools in the two Seoul districts where a person infected with the new coronavirus had... -
Over 600 quarantine officials fighting coronavirus at Incheon airportFeb 5, 2020INCHEON -- South Korea on Wednesday deployed over 600 quarantine officials at Incheon International Airport, the nation's top airport west of Seoul, struggling to maintain effective defense against t... -
Korea confirms three more coronavirus casesFeb 5, 2020South Korea on Wednesday confirmed three more cases of coronavirus infection, pushing up the total to 19, while the second confirmed patient was released from hospital later in the day. According to... -
Virus fear sparks China phobia in S. KoreaFeb 5, 2020Public fears over the novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, are prompting many South Koreans to avoid Chinese people altogether in the belief they can minimize their risk of catching the... -
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[Newsmaker] Government tries damage control following face mask shortageFeb 5, 2020With face masks running out fast as the new China-borne virus spreads, the government is cracking down on hoarding and illicit trading of hygiene goods in high demand. Vice Health Minister Kim Gang-...
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