The Korea Herald

S. Korea ponders road to return to normal amid pandemic

Mar 30, 2020

With no end in sight in the global coronavirus outbreak, South Korea is pondering sustainable ways of continuing the quarantine system while also allowing for a return to normal. The government said...
[Newsmaker] Jeju sues coronavirus-carrying travelers

Mar 30, 2020

The southern province of Jeju Island said Monday it has filed a lawsuit against two travelers who tested positive for coronavirus after a five-day trip of the island. The lawsuit, filed by the provi...
Seoul subway to run reduced services starting in April

Mar 30, 2020

Subway services in the capital area will end an hour earlier starting in April, operators said Monday, to better contain the new coronavirus that has infected more than 900 in the wider Seoul area. ...
Concerns over new infections grip capital area

Mar 30, 2020

New infections reported in the wider Seoul area surpassed those in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak here, on Monday, spurring concerns over transmission ...
S. Korea wary of cluster, imported infections amid sign of declining new cases

Mar 30, 2020

South Korea saw a slight decline in new coronavirus cases Monday, but cluster infections in Seoul and other regions continued to emerge, coupled with a rise in cases involving arrivals from overseas....
COVID-19 mortality rate for elderly patients feared to rise further

Mar 30, 2020

Most victims of the novel coronavirus spreading across South Korea have been elderly patients aged 80 and above, with the virus estimated to have claimed the lives of around 1 in 6 patients in the ag...
[News Focus] Schools prepare for online classes as virus shows no sign of abating

Mar 29, 2020

Schools are likely to offer virtual classes, instead of opening on April 6 as scheduled, as the novel coronavirus continues to spread. The Education Ministry said last week it was mulling online cla...
IAP President Hwang Cheol-kyu on cover of Prosecutor

Mar 29, 2020

Hwang Cheol-kyu, president of the International Association of Prosecutors, graces the cover of the latest issue of Prosecutor, a Russian quarterly magazine. The magazine also features a detailed in...
Churches push ahead with services despite stricter calls for social distancing

Mar 29, 2020

Some Protestant churches in South Korea pressed ahead with their worship services Sunday despite the government's pleas for stricter social distancing. As part of the government's drive for further ...
S. Korea to impose two-week quarantine on all overseas arrivals

Mar 29, 2020

All overseas arrivals to South Korea -- Korean nationals and foreigners alike -- will be subject to a mandatory two-week quarantine starting Wednesday, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun announced Sunday,...
Amid surge in demand for Korean-made test kits, Seoul mulls who to help first

Mar 29, 2020

Just last month when South Korea was enduring an explosion of novel coronavirus infections prior to many other areas, it seemed as though the entire world was shutting its door to the country. The Fo...
Overseas students struggle back to Korea, to mixed welcome

Mar 29, 2020

Returning students feel safer at home, but are aware of hostility against them
PM: S. Korea to enforce mandatory two-week quarantine for all entrants from overseas

Mar 29, 2020

South Korea will enforce a two-week mandatory coronavirus quarantine for all entrants from overseas starting Wednesday, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said Sunday, amid a steady inflow of virus cases ...
Suwon warns of legal action against British COVID-19 patient

Mar 29, 2020

A British national who tested positive for the new coronavirus here may face penalties for not observing quarantine rules. The resident of Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, got tested for COVID-19 on the af...
Lawmakers push to impose stronger punishment on digital sex criminals

Mar 29, 2020

South Korean lawmakers are pushing to revise the law in a way that punishes those entering online chat rooms to view illegal videos of sex acts amid public outrage over an online sexual blackmail rin...