The Korea Herald

Coronavirus cases double in a day to surpass 100

Feb 20, 2020

Seoul reports first death, presumably related to COVID-19; Daegu fears becoming Korea’s Wuhan with largest cluster
[News Focus] Spreading like flu, COVID-19 presents daunting challenge

Feb 20, 2020

Experts say COVID-19 more lethal than H1N1, but less than MERS
Woman sentenced to life for killing ex-husband

Feb 20, 2020

JEJU -- A South Korean woman, who stunned the nation last year when she was accused of brutally killing her ex-husband, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court on ...
S. Korea could face shortage of hospital beds

Feb 20, 2020

With a surge in COVID-19 cases here this week, concern is rising over the capacity of the country’s health care system to cope with the infectious disease. In the southern city of Daegu and nearby N...
Shincheonji, a veiled Christian sect, at center of virus outbreak

Feb 20, 2020

At the center of a local outbreak of coronavirus infections in Daegu City is a much-veiled Christian sect that goes by the name of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimo...
USFK bans travel to Daegu amid virus spread

Feb 20, 2020

United States Forces Korea Commander Gen. Robert Abrams banned service members from “non-essential travel” to and from Daegu on Wednesday, after a surge in cases of COVID-19 linked to church services...
COVID-19 tests at doctors’ discretion regardless of symptoms, travel records

Feb 20, 2020

Starting Thursday, anyone can be tested for COVID-19 at doctors’ discretion, regardless of his or her overseas travel record. People who have not traveled to China can be tested for the coronavirus ...
Daegu on alert as coronavirus cases surge

Feb 20, 2020

The South Korean city of Daegu is on alert as concerns over the new coronavirus are peaking in line with a surge in patients, with many of them suspected of contracting the potentially fatal virus at...
S. Korea's COVID-19 cases soar to 82 amid fears of community spread

Feb 20, 2020

South Korea reported 31 new cases of the new coronavirus Thursday, bringing the total number of infections here to 82, with most new cases centered on the southeastern city of Daegu. This week's sur...
China's virus center vows no patient unchecked as cases fall

Feb 20, 2020

BEIJING (AP) -- Inspectors in protective suits went door-to-door Wednesday in the epicenter of China's viral outbreak to try to find every infected person in an epidemic that is showing signs of wani...
20 new COVID-19 cases reported, 14 linked to church

Feb 19, 2020

The government said Wednesday that it plans to carry out a full-scale investigation into a church in the southern city of Daegu, which has emerged as the largest cluster of the new coronavirus diseas...
Daegu panics with group of COVID-19 infections

Feb 19, 2020

Public panic has deepened in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province, with at least 15 people from the areas confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 on Wednesday. The Daegu Metropolitan Government sai...
Korea reported more heat waves, typhoons in 2010s: study

Feb 19, 2020

Yearly temperature inches up 0.5 degree C from three-decade average
Drones reshape public service in tech-savvy Seongnam city

Feb 19, 2020

The city also provided virtual reality gaming experiences to the less privileged through a partnership with Kakao in 2019. The information technology giant visited neighborhoods where disabled, elde...
Appeals court raises prison term for ex-President Lee Myung-bak, bail canceled

Feb 19, 2020

An appellate court on Wednesday delivered a heavier prison term of 17 years to former President Lee Myung-bak on bribery and embezzlement charges, and ordered the cancellation of bail permitted to hi...