Monday
January 20, 2020
Gangnam-gu, South Korea
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The number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases rose again Wednesday for the seventh consecutive day to reach 343, as Level 1.5 social distancing measures kicked off in Seoul and Gyeonggi.
Korea registered 313 new Covid-19 cases Tuesday, the highest daily rise in nearly three months, as health authorities Wednesday begged the public to cancel all nonessential social gatherings.
Central health authorities Tuesday raised the social distancing level for the greater Seoul area by a notch to Level 1.5, as daily coronavirus cases surpassed 200 for the fourth day in a row.
Korea added 223 coronavirus cases Sunday, the highest increase in over two months and the third day in a row that daily infections surpassed 200.
Health authorities Sunday issued a so-called preliminary warning for the Seoul metropolitan area and Gangwon, saying it was time to “seriously review” the option of upgrading to the second level of the five-tier social distancing system.
Thousands of labor activists took to the streets Saturday to honor the 50th anniversary of the death of Jeon Tae-il, a labor rights icon who immolated himself at age 22 to protest poor working conditions of Korean factories.
A government-led experts meeting discussing Covid-19 vaccine procurement is set to be held Thursday evening as Korean health authorities race to secure tens of millions of doses from abroad as soon as distribution is green-lighted.
A recent survey conducted by The Kyunghyang Shinmun and published on Oct. 5 showed 77 percent of the general public were positive about the Korean government's measures against the coronavirus over the past nine months.
A nightclub in Cheonan will be slapped with a penalty for disobeying health guidelines by allowing customers to dance, making it one of the first establishments to face punitive measures in the country’s new social distancing system.
As winter arrives and people pursue more activities indoors, concerns over the coronavirus are rising, with new daily cases remaining above 100 Sunday.
Korea JoongAng Daily Sitemap