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Wed, February 8, 2023 | 22:33

Korea grapples with hospital bed crisis

Korea grapples with hospital bed crisis

한국, 병상 위기 극복 노력 중

Korea is grappling with a shortage of hospital beds for coronavirus patients due to a surge in the numbers of daily new infections and critically ill patients amid the government's gradual phase-out of social distancing measures. 정부가 사회적 거리두기를 단계적으로 중단하는 가운데 일별 신규 확진자와 위중증 환자가 급증하면서 국내 코로나19 환자를 위한 병상 부족 현상으로 한국이 고군분투하고 있다.

2021-11-23 10:57

Schools cautiously resume in-person classes amid surging infections

Schools cautiously resume in-person classes amid surging infections

감염 급증 속 조심스럽게 대면 수업 재개

All kindergartens and schools across the country will return to full-scale in-person classes from Monday, despite the continuous surge in daily COVID-19 infections and the number of critically ill patients. 일별 코로나19 확진자수가 급증하고 위중증 환자가 계속 발생하고 있음에도 불구하고 전국 모든 유치원과 학교가 월요일부터 본격 대면수업으로 돌아간다.

2021-11-22 13:34

Korea shortens interval for booster shots amid increasing breakthrough cases

Korea shortens interval for booster shots amid increasing breakthrough cases

돌파감염 증가로 부스터샷 간격 줄여

The government has decided to shorten the interval between regular COVID-19 vaccine doses and booster shots from six months to four months for elderly residents over the age of 60 as well as inpatients and employees at nursing homes and geriatric hospitals. 정부는 60세 이상 고령층뿐만 아니라 양로원 및 요양병원 입원환자와 종사자를 대상으로 코로나19 정기 접종과 추가 접종 간격을 기존 6개월에서 4개월로 줄이기로 했다.

2021-11-19 14:24

Irregular workers increasing despite Moon's promise

Irregular workers increasing despite Moon's promise

문 대통령 약속에도 비정규직 노동자 증가

Getting rid of precarious, irregular jobs was one of the key pledges of President Moon Jae-in to address social inequality in the form of dualism in the labor market - the gap between high-paid, well-protected regular employees, and low-paid, irregular ones with unstable working conditions. 불안정한 비정규직 일자리를 없애는 것은 노동 시장에서 비교적 안전한 고소득 정규직과 불안정한 근무 환경에 처한 저소득 비정규직 사이에 이분법 형태로 존재하...

2021-11-16 11:02

US diplomat embroiled in controversy over alleged hit-and-run

US diplomat embroiled in controversy over alleged hit-and-run

미 외교관 뺑소니 논란

Controversy has been growing over an alleged hit-and-run incident involving a U.S. diplomat stationed in Korea, after it was revealed that a vehicle with four U.S. diplomats, including the driver, allegedly fled after hitting a taxi while driving in central Seoul. 주한 미국 외교관의 일명 뺑소니 사건 관련 운전기사를 포함해 미국 외교관 총 4명이 탄 차량이 서울 도심에서 운전을 하던 중 택시를 친 후 도주한 것으로 알려지면서 논란이 커지고 있다.

2021-11-15 17:56

Criticism mounting over military promo video

Criticism mounting over military promo video

군 홍보 영상에 대한 비판 고조

The Military Manpower Administration (MMA) has taken flak over a promotional video that critics say disparages those assigned to non-combat duties for their mandatory military service due to health or other reasons. 병역 의무를 위해 비전투 의무에 배정된 사람들을 건강이나 기타 이유로 폄하한다고 비평가들이 지적한 홍보 영상에 대해 병무청이 맹비난을 받고 있다.

2021-11-15 17:47

'Living with COVID-19' faces setbacks

'Living with COVID-19' faces setbacks

'위드 코로나’ 계획에 차질

The government’s “Living with COVID-19” plan, which began on Nov. 1, may face setbacks due to the worsening coronavirus situation, raising uncertainties over whether the country will be able to move on to the next phase of the plan. 11월 1일부터 시작된 정부의 '위드 코로나’ 계획이 코로나19 사태 악화로 차질을 빚을 수 있어 당국이 계획의 다음 단계로 넘어갈 수 있을지에 대한 불확실성이 커지고 있다.

2021-11-15 16:19

Korea's two-track diplomacy between U.S., China losing luster

Korea's two-track diplomacy between U.S., China losing luster

활기 잃은 정부의 미중간 투트랙 외교

The government's two-track diplomacy of separating its national security and economic interests is raising some serious questions on its efficacy, after Seoul experienced some negative consequences in recent weeks that seem to be byproducts of the ongoing diplomatic row between the U.S. and China. 최근 몇 주간 정부가 미국과 중국 사이의 계속되는 외교 분쟁의 부산물로 보이는 부정적인 결과를 경험한 후 국가 안보와 경제적 이익을 구분하려는...

2021-11-13 16:26

Critically ill COVID-19 patients hit record high

Critically ill COVID-19 patients hit record high

코로나19 위중증 환자 사상 최고 기록

The number of critically ill COVID-19 patients here spiked to an all-time high Tuesday, raising concerns over whether the country will be able to move on to the next phase of the government's "Living with COVID-19" plan. 화요일 코로나19 위중증 환자 수가 사상 최고로 급증하여 당국이 정부의 다음 단계인 '위드 코로나’ 계획으로 넘어갈 수 있는지 여부에 대한 우려가 커지고 있다.

2021-11-11 16:06

Outdoor drinking at nighttime in Han River parks allowed again

Outdoor drinking at nighttime in Han River parks allowed again

한강 공원 야외 음주 재허용

Nighttime drinking in parks along the Han River has been allowed again after four months of being restricted as part of the measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. 코로나19 확산 방지 조치의 일환으로 금지됐던 한강공원 야간 음주가 4개월 만에 다시 허용됐다.

2021-11-09 14:47

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