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Korea's national response to COVID-19 outbreak
Korea's national response to COVID-19 outbreak
- O'seas requests for Korea's test kits, medical supplies flooding in
- Mar 31,2020
- Many countries are requesting Korean test kits and quarantine supplies to stem the spread of COVID-19. The photo shows President Moon Jae-in on March 25 listening to a br...
- New school year to begin with online classes on April 9
- Mar 31,2020
- The new school year will begin with online classes starting from April 9 following three delays due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Pictured is a teacher and a student testing ...
- More budget planned to help vulnerable groups hit by outbreak
- Mar 31,2020
- President Moon Jae-in on March 30 announces additional financial aid measures for businesses and people affected by COVID-19 in the third meeting of an Emergency Economic...
- 2-week quarantine required for all int'l arrivals from April 1
- Mar 30,2020
- As of midnight on April 1, all passengers arriving in Korea from abroad regardless of nationality or length of stay must undergo 14 days of quarantine. The photo above is...
- Drive-through trend sweeps across multiple sectors
- Mar 27,2020
- Drivers on March 22 queue in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, to buy hoe (raw fish) via drive-through sellers. (Pohang) By Lee Kyoung Mi and Lee Jihae The globa...
- G-20 leaders sign statement on unity vs. COVID-19
- Mar 27,2020
- President Moon Jae-in on March 26 takes part in a G-20 videoconference on joint measures against the COVID-19 outbreak at his Cheong Wa Dae office. (Yonhap News) By ...
- O'seas health experts hail Korea's no-lockdown response to COVID-19
- Mar 26,2020
- The U.S. magazine Foreign Policy on March 23 said Korea lowered its daily number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) without resorting to a dra...
- President says Korean test kits helping global COVID-19 efforts
- Mar 26,2020
- President Moon Jae-in on March 25 visits a lab at Seegene, one of the producers of Korea's COVID-19 diagnostic reagents and kits. (Yonhap News) By Lee Hana Presiden...
- 'Cooperation among G-20 states is crucial for COVID-19 response'
- Mar 25,2020
- President Moon Jae-in on March 24 held phone talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on international cooperation for r...
- Korea pledges to US 'maximum aid' of medical devices for outbreak
- Mar 25,2020
- President Moon Jae-in on March 24 held phone talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on bilateral cooperation to tackle the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVI...