The Korea Herald

Seoul extends social distancing drive for 2 weeks

Apr 4, 2020

South Korea on Saturday decided to extend its social distancing campaign for another two weeks amid a slowing but still continuing spread of the new coronavirus. The decision came in a meeting chair...
Ex-public worker arrested for leaking info to digital sex crime offender

Apr 3, 2020

A Seoul court on Friday issued an arrest warrant for a former public service worker for allegedly making illegal inquiries into personal information of hundreds of people and leaking that information...
Walkthrough virus screening center for intl. arrivals opens at Seoul sports complex

Apr 3, 2020

A walkthrough virus screening center for overseas entrants opened at a major sports complex in southeastern Seoul on Friday amid a continued increase in imported cases. The screening center, which S...
S. Korea likely to extend strict social distancing drive to stem coronavirus spread

Apr 3, 2020

South Korea is expected to extend its strict social distancing drive amid a steady rise in mass infections and imported cases of the novel coronavirus. The government launched the two-week campaign ...
Crossing 10,000-case threshold: A look back on coronavirus chaos

Apr 3, 2020

South Korea, one of the first countries hit by novel coronavirus outside China, marked a grim coronavirus milestone Friday when the virus toll surpassed 10,000 -- 74 days after the first case was rep...
Coronavirus cases surpass 10,000

Apr 3, 2020

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 86 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the country’s tally to 10,062. The death toll rose by five to 174. The number of cases surpassed...
Bus stops closed, flowers plowed up to prevent crowds in blossom-viewing season

Apr 3, 2020

Seoul City said on Friday it will close seven bus stops around Yunjung-ro, a street lined with cherry blossoms that attract visitors in Yeouido, this weekend in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19. ...
[Newsmaker] Public bath emerges as a new cluster of infections

Apr 3, 2020

Concerns are rising that a public bath in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, may have become the site of a COVID-19 infection cluster as at least four people who used it have been confirmed with the virus. ...
S. Korea reports first death of doctor from COVID-19

Apr 3, 2020

A physician infected with the novel coronavirus died early Friday morning in Daegu, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. It is the first known death of a medical professional f...
Seoul city to run taxis for int'l arrivals to contain virus

Apr 3, 2020

In its latest efforts to contain the new coronavirus, the Seoul city government said Friday that it has started providing taxis connecting Incheon International Airport to the city. The taxis drive ...
Govt. unveils standard in sorting out emergency relief fund recipients over coronavirus

Apr 3, 2020

The government said Friday it will use health insurance premiums as a standard in deciding on the recipients of emergency disaster relief funds as it seeks to help households cope with the economic f...
Seoul city to take legal measure against virus rule-breaching church

Apr 3, 2020

The Seoul city government said Friday it plans to take legal action against members of a Protestant church for violating the city's administrative order not to hold mass gatherings to prevent the spr...
S. Korea’s virus tally tops 10,000, 74 days after first case reported

Apr 3, 2020

S. Korea’s coronavirus tally surpassed 10,000 on Friday, 74 days after the first case was reported. The country counted 86 new infections in the 24 hours to midnight Thursday, bringing the total acc...
Air pollutant emission-cap system to be expanded nationwide

Apr 2, 2020

South Korea's air pollutant emission-cap management system, which has been enforced in Seoul since 2008 to manage the capital's air quality, will be expanded to cover almost all parts of the country ...
Report on first physician COVID-19 death false alarm: KCDC

Apr 2, 2020

Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday afternoon that earlier reports of a doctor dying from COVID-19 were inaccurate. The Centers did confirm, however, that the doctor-turned...