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Fri, February 26, 2021 | 02:21
New infections bounce back to over 500
New infections bounce back to over 500
Korea's daily new coronavirus cases soared over 500 for the first time in 10 days Wednesday as infections at religious educational facilities flared up this week. The country added 559 more COVID-19 cases, including 516 locally transmitted infections, raising the total caseload to 76,429, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).
2021-01-27 11:02
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Health minister under self-quarantine after contact with virus-infected employee
Health minister under self-quarantine after contact with virus-infected employee
Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol has been placed under self-quarantine after coming in contact with a ministry employee who tested positive for COVID-19, his office said Tuesday.
2021-01-26 20:25
Samsung Biologics sales surpass W1 tril.
Samsung Biologics sales surpass W1 tril.
Samsung Biologics' sales for last year surpassed 1 trillion won ($903.6 million) for the first time in the company's 10-year history, the 2011-founded biotech firm said Tuesday.
Nam Hyun-woo | 2021-01-26 17:03
Korean adoptees demand apology from President Moon
Korean adoptees demand apology from President Moon
A group of Korean-born overseas adoptees has launched an online campaign to demand an apology from President Moon Jae-in over his remarks during his New Year press conference that adoptive parents need to be allowed to cancel their adoptions or change the child if they don't get on well. Commenting on the recent media focus on the death of a 16-month-old girl in last October ...
Jung Da-min | 2021-01-26 16:34
Unauthorized alternative missionary school feared to become virus hotbed
Unauthorized alternative missionary school feared to become virus hotbed
A massive COVID-19 outbreak linked to an unauthorized alternative missionary school located in Daejeon, 160 kilometers south of Seoul, put the health authorities on high alert, Tuesday. The International English Mission (IEM) is an alternative boarding school located in central Daejeon, run by the missionary group International Mission (IM), which has a wide network with over...
2021-01-26 16:15
  • New virus cases fall back to below 400 again
  • Gov't to expand in-person classes
New virus cases fall back to below 400 again
New virus cases fall back to below 400 again
South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell back to below 400 on Tuesday on the back of tighter virus curbs, but authorities remain on alert over a rise in cluster infections tied to religious facilities. The country added 354 more COVID-19 cases, including 338 locally transmitted infections, raising the total caseload to 75,875, according to the Korea Disease Control and ...
2021-01-26 10:20
  • Unauthorized alternative missionary school feared to become virus hotbed
  • Gov't to expand in-person classes
New virus outbreaks
New virus outbreaks
Police officers check a building housing an unauthorized religious education center in Daejeon's Jung District, Monday, following a report of 127 new COVID-19 infections among members of the center the previous day. Yonhap
Jung Da-min | 2021-01-25 17:11
COVID-19 transmission from human to animal prompt concerns
COVID-19 transmission from human to animal prompt concerns
Concern is rising over possible COVID-19 transmissions between humans and animals after Korea reported its first case of a pet testing positive for the virus.
2021-01-25 16:59
Korea aims to vaccinate 70% of population by September
Korea aims to vaccinate 70% of population by September
South Korea aims to get 70 percent of its population inoculated by September and start the first vaccination next month, with so-called "herd immunity" here predicted to be created by November, health authorities said Monday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) announced a set of core tasks for this year, which includes providing free COVID-19 vaccines to a...
2021-01-25 16:52
  • New virus cases over 400 again on large-scale cluster infection
  • Korea confirms 9 more cases of COVID-19 variants
Korea confirms 9 more cases of COVID-19 variants
Korea confirms 9 more cases of COVID-19 variants
South Korea confirmed nine more cases of contagious variants of the new coronavirus on Monday, bringing the variants' total caseload to 27, as health authorities remain vigilant against the possibility that highly transmissible new variants could spark another uptick in virus cases here. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said the nine people were confirme...
2021-01-25 15:54
  • Korea aims to vaccinate 70% of population by September
  • New virus cases over 400 again on large-scale cluster infection
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