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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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S. Korea's working-age population to dip nearly 10m by 2044 amid low births
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Doggy patrol team on the move to protect their cities
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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Citizens' weekend movement up 20% from late Feb.: data
More South Korean people dined out and visited outlets and parks over the weekend, although the country has been preaching a strict social distancing campaign to curb the outbreak of the new coronavirus, data showed on Monday. According to mobile big data collected by health authorities, people's movement rose by 20 percent over the weekend compared to late February, despite new cases cropping up across the country. South Korea initially kicked off its two-week-long strong social distancing dr
April 6, 2020
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New infections drop below 50, but PM warns against complacency
South Korea reported 47 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, the lowest number since late February. Still, the trend toward more new cases in the capital area has authorities on edge. As of Monday at 12:01 a.m., the total number of COVID-19 infections to date stood at 10,284, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is the first time infections reported in a single day have fallen below 50 since late February. At its peak on Feb. 29, the country count
April 6, 2020
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New virus infections fall below 50 for 1st time since late February
South Korea recorded fewer than 50 new cases of the novel coronavirus Monday, marking the lowest number since late February, as the nation extended strict guidelines on social distancing. South Korea has recorded around 100 or fewer daily new cases for more than three weeks, but health authorities remain on high alert over cluster infections at churches and hospitals, as well as new cases coming from overseas. The 47 new cases, detected Sunday and down from 81 new cases a day earlier, brought
April 6, 2020
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American citizen at USFK's Camp Humphreys tests positive for COVID-19, bringing total to 19
An American citizen working at US Forces Korea's Camp Humphreys tested positive for the new coronavirus Sunday, the 19th confirmed case for the USFK community. USFK said the infected person is an American construction worker working for the military camp. According to USFK, the US citizen last visited Camp Humphreys, the USFK headquarters in Pyeongtaek, some 70 kilometers south of Seoul, and has since been under self-quarantine at his home for having been in contact with another coronavirus
April 5, 2020
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S. Korea seeks heftier penalties for quarantine violators
South Korean health authorities said Sunday that lying during coronavirus checks constituted an offense, and a no leniency policy would be put in place for all forms of foul play during a quarantine procedure. “Giving false or deceptive information during the coronavirus investigation can result in up to one year of jail time or 10 million won in fines,” said Korea Centers for Disease Prevention and Control Vice Director Kwon Jun-wook in a press briefing. “Violating a quarant
April 5, 2020
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Korea’s virus fight ‘may drag on for months, years’
A long, grim road is ahead in South Korea’s war against the novel coronavirus. The message from the government was clear Saturday when Health Minister Park Neung-hoo admitted for the first time that ending the novel coronavirus outbreak was “a near impossibility” within a short time frame. “This fight may drag on for months, or even years,” he said. Infectious disease specialist Kim Woo-joo of Korea University Hospital in Seoul’s Guro-gu said that despite
April 5, 2020
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Foreign residents shut out of virus relief funds
South Korea’s government and municipalities are introducing direct cash payments to citizens here to help them cope with the economic fallout of a prolonged coronavirus crisis. Some details are still unresolved, but the government has said that foreign nationals, whether they pay taxes here or not, will largely be excluded from the assistance programs unless they are married to Korean citizens. “In principle, foreigners are not eligible for the emergency funds. But in case of
April 5, 2020
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1st, 2nd graders to begin new school year with TV lessons, rather than online classes
In a new learning environment in South Korea created by the coronavirus outbreak, getting glued to the television screen won't be such a bad thing for young students. The education ministry announced on Sunday that, starting on April 20, first and second graders in elementary school will be following instructions offered in TV programs and handout materials, rather than through live online classes like older students. Those programs will air on the state-run Educational Broadcasting System (EB
April 5, 2020
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More patients being diagnosed with COVID-19 twice
The number of people testing positive for the novel coronavirus for the second time after making a full recovery is growing, sparking fresh concern in the country’s fight against the pathogen. Health authorities are on high alert as seven staff and inpatients at a nursing hospital in North Gyeongsang Province were rediagnosed with COVID-19. The nursing hospital was closed after reporting nearly 70 confirmed virus cases, including seven deaths. This pushed the number of repeat patien
April 5, 2020
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Church to face legal action for holding service against order
The Seoul city government said Sunday it will take legal action against a Protestant church for breaking the city's administrative order not to hold mass gatherings to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. The city is going after Sarang Jeil Church, which pressed ahead with a service for the second consecutive Sunday. It had been banned by the city government from hosting mass events after it violated precautionary measures for containing COVID-19 during its service on March 22. The chur
April 5, 2020
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Military court issues warrant to arrest soldier over online sex crime case
A military court on Monday issued a warrant to arrest an Army soldier for his alleged involvement in a high-profile sexual blackmail case that has ignited public fury over the exploitation of women and girls through online group chat rooms. The private first class, whose identity has been withheld, is suspected of distributing content of women performing gruesome sex acts under coercion in collaboration with the so-called Nth room case's prime suspect, Cho Ju-bin. Following the general militar
April 5, 2020
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Majority of call center employees feel vulnerable to coronavirus: survey
A majority of employees at call centers in South Korea still feel their workplaces aren't properly protected from coronavirus infection, a survey showed Sunday, despite government guidelines announced last month in the wake of a cluster infection at a Seoul call center. In a survey by Workplace Gapjil 119 conducted on 622 call center employees from March 31-April 3, 59.2 percent, or 386, said they felt vulnerable to COVID-19. On March 12, with infections linked to a call center in Guro Distri
April 5, 2020
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[Photo News] Job applicants sit for outdoor test amid COVID-19 fears
Job applicants took a written exam, while seated safe distances apart, at a football stadium in Ansan, south of Seoul, Saturday. The outdoor test was part of the recruitment process at city-run Ansan Urban Corp. The company decided to hold the test in order to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Photos: Yonhap)
April 5, 2020
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Korea reports 81 new cases amid lingering concerns
South Korea reported 81 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, but concerns remain that cluster transmission and imported cases continued to hit Seoul and the surrounding areas. The country’s total cases reached 10,237 and the death toll rose by six to 183, with more than half of fatalities being patients aged 80 or older, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The number of patients who were recovered went up by 138, with the total standing at 6,463, the KCDC said. Seoul
April 5, 2020
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New infections again on decline; nearly half of new cases coming from overseas
South Korea saw a continued decline in new coronavirus cases Sunday, but Seoul and its surrounding areas reported a continued rise in virus infections due to cluster transmission and imported cases. The 81 new cases of COVID-19, detected Saturday, was slightly down from 94 new cases on Friday, brought the country's total cases to 10,237 and marked the 24th consecutive day that new infections have hovered around 100, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The
April 5, 2020
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Cluster transmission cases drop 70% after social distancing
Massive group transmission cases have been avoided thanks to nationwide efforts to practice social distancing and stamp out the novel coronavirus, the government said Saturday. The government announced that it will lengthen the period of its social distancing guidance for two weeks until April 19 to help curb the spread of the virus that has killed at least 177 here. “As a result of the social distancing campaign, it clearly proved its effectiveness in preventing the spread of infect
April 4, 2020
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Gyeonggi governor warns possible coronavirus explosion
Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung warned Saturday that an explosion of novel coronavirus infections is coming in the nation despite the central government‘s all-out efforts to stem the spread of the pandemic. On his social media page, the governor stressed that it is time to prepare for the worst scenario of mass infections, as shown in Italy and other European countries. “We have been building breakwaters to prevent the waves, but now we are expecting a tsunami that cannot be
April 4, 2020
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Jeju reports first COVID-19 local transmission
The first case of a local transmission of the novel coronavirus has been confirmed on Jeju Island, local officials said Saturday. The local transmission involves a man in his 30s who tested positive Friday night. He is related to a woman in her 20s who was confirmed to have contracted the respiratory virus on March 29, according to Jeju officials. She had recently traveled to Korea from Latin America. Jeju had reported 12 novel coronavirus cases as of Saturday morning, with 11 infections im
April 4, 2020
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Seoul extends social distancing drive for 2 weeks
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 chaired by Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, who insisted the country had no choice but to maintain a high-level social distancing drive "for some time." "We have no choice but to continue an intense social distancing drive for some time in the future," the prime minister said in the mee
April 4, 2020
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Ex-public worker arrested for leaking info to digital sex crime offender
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 to the leader of a high-profile digital sexual exploitation ring. The Seoul Central District Court approved the prosecution's request to arrest the former public service worker identified only as 26-year-old Choi, saying there is probable cause to detain him for violating the Personal Information
April 3, 2020