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Small religious gatherings spur virus concernsSocial affairsJun 4, 2020Coronavirus spreading via small-group religious gatherings in the crowded capital region is the biggest source of concern in South Korea’s fight against the contagion, health officials said Thursday.... -
South Korea faces lack of virus survivors’ plasma in therapy developmentSocial affairsJun 3, 2020South Korea’s pharmaceutical industry and health authorities are struggling with insufficient blood plasma derived from coronavirus survivors to develop a therapy, officials said Wednesday. The shor... -
Lee Nak-yon slips in polls, but maintains big lead over rivals for presidencyPoliticsJun 2, 2020Former Prime Minister Rep. Lee Nak-yon slipped in favorability ratings as a potential presidential candidate, but retained the top spot for the 12th consecutive month, a poll showed Tuesday. The law... -
Government stays committed to reopening: PMPoliticsJun 2, 2020Despite sporadic, small-scale outbreaks jolting the metropolitan area, the South Korean government is committed to reopening, allowing its people to resume normal life, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun ... -
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[Newsmaker] ‘Murder-suicide with child is extreme child abuse’: courtSocial affairsJun 1, 2020Two women on trial for killing their children ahead of suicide attempts were sentenced to prison, with a judge calling the parents’ act nothing but “extreme child abuse,” Ulsan District Court said Mo... -
New cases dip, but continued vigilance urged over community spreadSocial affairsMay 31, 2020South Korea’s new cases of the novel coronavirus dropped below 30 for the first time in five days on a slowdown in infections tied to a logistics center outbreak, health authorities said Sunday. Des... -
Four more one-stop service centers for immigrants in the worksSocial affairsMay 26, 2020Amid a steady rise in the number of foreigners residing in Korea, four additional centers for immigrants are to open for one-stop services, the government said Tuesday. The new “Multicultural Immigr... -
Seoul city miscalculates relief fund beneficiaries, to inject $188m moreSocial affairsMay 26, 2020The Seoul Metropolitan Government looks set to inject an additional 232.8 billion won ($188.4 million) into its emergency disaster relief fund after failing to accurately predict the number of benefi... -
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[From the Scene] Police adapt to COVID-19 era, introduce non-contact DUI testingSocial affairsMay 26, 2020Life is getting back to some semblance of normality in South Korea, with people out and about on the streets and in parks, students returning to school in stages, and public transportation crammed du... -
Public transport passengers, staff required to wear masksSocial affairsMay 26, 2020Those riding public transportation in South Korea are required to have their masks on, as part of a new measure, effective Tuesday, to prevent community spread of the novel coronavirus, health author... -
South Korea adds 20 new COVID-19 cases; 20-somethings biggest patient groupSocial affairsMay 22, 2020South Korea’s tally of coronavirus infections rose by 20 on Friday, with community spread of the disease lingering, health authorities said. Counting the new cases, the virus has sickened 11,142 pat... -
Physical reopening of high schools faces confusion in IncheonSocial affairsMay 20, 2020Most high school seniors here returned to school on Wednesday, but some schools were forced to postpone physical reopening due to virus-related risk factors, related officials said. Two high school ... -
Four nurses at major Seoul hospital test positive for COVID-19Social affairsMay 19, 2020Four nurses at one of the largest hospitals in South Korea tested positive for the novel coronavirus in a new cluster of infections putting authorities on high alert again Tuesday. The infections ha... -
Isolation unnecessary for recovered COVID-19 patients: KCDCSocial affairsMay 18, 2020People who test positive for the novel coronavirus after making a full recovery do not transmit the disease to others, health authorities said Monday, reversing earlier guidance directing for an addi... -
South Korea counts 15 new COVID-19 patientsSocial affairsMay 18, 2020South Korea’s daily count of new coronavirus cases stayed below 20 for the third day in a row on Monday, as the outbreak from Seoul’s party district of Itaewon seems to have been contained, health au...
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