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New infections up over 500 on flare-up in religious community infectionsJan 27, 2021South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases soared over 500 for the first time in 10 days Wednesday as infections at religious educational facilities flared up this week. The country added 559 more CO... -
S. Korea investigating 4 suspected cases of bird flu, extends disinfection operationsJan 27, 2021South Korea's agricultural ministry said Wednesday it is looking into four suspected cases of highly pathogenic bird flu as it extended the daily disinfection operations at all poultry farms for anot... -
Health minister tests negative for COVID-19 after exposure to patientJan 26, 2021Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol tested negative for COVID-19 on Tuesday after coming in contact with a ministry employee infected with the virus, his office said. Kwon has been placed under self-... -
Adoptees say ‘we are not a thing’Jan 26, 2021A group of South Korean adoptees have taken to social media to demand an apology from President Moon Jae-in over his controversial remarks on adoption and are calling for a change in landscape for fu... -
6 in 10 workers will not travel to hometown for Lunar New Year: surveyJan 26, 2021Six out of ten office workers in South Korea said they will not visit their families in their hometowns during the Lunar New Year holiday due to the spread of the coronavirus, a survey showed Monday.... -
With COVID-19 vaccines just weeks away, S. Korea aims highJan 26, 2021Government says 70 percent of population will be vaccinated by September -
Infections linked to homeless shelters at Seoul StationJan 26, 2021Facilities for homeless people at Seoul Station were temporarily shut down Tuesday after coronavirus infections were traced there, according to the Seoul city government. Three homeless people and t... -
3 officials from McDonald's supplier get suspended sentences for selling tainted pattiesJan 26, 2021Three officials from a burger patty supplier for McDonald's Korea were given suspended prison sentences by a local court Tuesday for providing patties potentially contaminated with E. coli to the loc... -
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[News Focus] Unauthorized alternative schools in blind spot of Korea’s virus control effortsJan 26, 2021Officials at a loss to oversee schools that no one is in charge of monitoring -
S. Korea pushes to embrace cohabiting couples, non-traditional familiesJan 26, 2021South Korean government pushes to reform family-related laws to accommodate various types of familial and household structures such as cohabiting couples who are not married. The Ministry of Gender ... -
Lunar New Year travel plans pose new challenge in COVID-19 fightJan 26, 2021Coronavirus-weary South Koreans are making travel plans for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, posing a new challenge in the country's fight against COVID-19. With the holiday two weeks away, dail... -
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[Newsmaker] Govt. to expand in-person classes for younger students this yearJan 26, 2021Younger students and disabled children will get more in-person instruction this year, the Ministry of Education said Tuesday, to fill their academic and social needs exacerbated by the coronavirus pa... -
S. Korea confirms 73rd case of highly pathogenic bird fluJan 26, 2021South Korea's agricultural ministry said Tuesday it has confirmed the 73rd case of highly pathogenic bird flu from a poultry farm, sparking concerns over a prolonged battle with the animal disease. ... -
Nation on alert as coronavirus cases linked to unauthorized school reported in other regionsJan 26, 2021State and local health authorities on Tuesday were cautiously tracing and monitoring the development of a mass coronavirus outbreak at an unauthorized missionary training school in Daejeon, as cases ... -
New virus cases fall back to below 400 again; clusters tied to religious facilities on riseJan 26, 2021South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell back to below 400 on Tuesday on the back of tighter virus curbs, but authorities remain on alert over a rise in cluster infections tied to religious fac...
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