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Korea's national response to COVID-19 outbreak
Korea's national response to COVID-19 outbreak
- Eased social distancing level allows many businesses to reopen
- Oct 12,2020
- The government announced on Oct. 11 that from midnight the following day, the social distancing status would be eased from Level 2 to 1. The photo above is of Prime Minis...
- Medical staff treats ethnic Korean elderly in Uzbekistan
- Oct 12,2020
- Korean medical staff on Oct. 9 left for Uzbekistan to treat those at a geriatric care facility for Korean residents that recently suffered cluster infections of COVID-19....
- Korea, Japan to exempt those on short-term biz trips from quarantine
- Oct 07,2020
- From Oct. 8, Korean and Japanese businesspeople traveling between the two countries on short-term business trips will be exempt from quarantine upon entry and can conduct...
- Foreign media highlight 'contactless' Chuseok holiday in Korea
- Oct 05,2020
- The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Sept. 29 reported on how COVID-19 changed the observance of Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) this year. (Screen capture from WSJ) By Kim ...
- [While in Korea] Episode 20 – Domestic travel in Korea during Chuseok
- Oct 04,2020
- Domestic travel in Korea during Chuseok Su-hyeon and her friends get together for the first time in a while due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While talking abo...
- 'Don't read so much COVID-19-related news to prevent blues'
- Oct 02,2020
- Korea.net on Sept. 14 held an interview with Yook Sungpil, head of the Korean Psychological Association's special committee on COVID-19, at Yongmoon Graduate School of Co...
- [How COVID-19 changed Chuseok 2] Holiday gift trends reflect social distancing
- Oct 01,2020
- Gift sets of face masks and hand sanitizers on Sept. 13 are displayed at a Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) gift corner in front of a grocery store in Seoul ahead of the hol...
- [How COVID-19 changed Chuseok 1] Going contactless this year
- Sep 30,2020
- Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun posted on Sept. 15 a cartoon titled "Blame the prime minister this Chuseok," asking people to refrain from visiting their families during th...
- Seoul's global competitiveness ranking jumps from 33rd to 25th in 6 months
- Sep 28,2020
- Seoul this month was ranked 25th out of 111 cities on the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), a main index of a city's financial competitiveness. The photo above is of...
- WSJ, S. China Morning Post hail Korea's COVID-19 success
- Sep 28,2020
- The Wall Street Journal on Sept. 25 ran the article "How South Korea Successfully Managed Coronavirus." (Screen shot of WSJ website) By Lee Hana Korea's success in ...