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Korea's national response to COVID-19 outbreak
Korea's national response to COVID-19 outbreak
- PM Chung says coronavirus outbreak is 'well under control'
- Feb 14,2020
- Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun (middle) on Feb. 14 speaks in a meeting of the Central Disaster Management Headquarters on the government's response to the novel coronaviru...
- 'No new coronavirus infections reported in last 2 days'
- Feb 13,2020
- A member of the novel coronavirus rapid response team under the Ministry of Health and Welfare on Feb. 12 announces the daily update on the outbreak at Government Complex...
- 3rd evacuation plane arrives from coronavirus epicenter Wuhan
- Feb 12,2020
- A chartered plane on Feb. 12 arrives from Wuhan, China, at Gimpo International Airport with ambulances on standby in case of emergency. (Yonhap News) By Lee Hana ...
- Preemptive, active gov't measures against novel coronavirus announced
- Feb 10,2020
- Minister of Health and Welfare Park Neunghoo on Feb. 9 speaks to a meeting at Government Complex-Seoul on the national response to the novel coronavirus outbreak (Yonhap ...
- [Fact check] Facts and fiction about novel coronavirus
- Feb 07,2020
- The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging the public to take preventative measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus, namely washing their ...
- US media hail Korea's response to coronavirus threat
- Feb 07,2020
- Passengers arriving at Incheon International Airport's Terminal 1 from China on Feb. 5 move to an arrival section specifically for people who departed from China. (Yonhap...
- 1st coronavirus patient recovers, thanks Incheon hospital
- Feb 06,2020
- A 35-year-old Chinese woman, the first patient diagnosed with the novel coronavirus in Korea who recently recovered, on Feb. 5 sent a thank-you letter in English to the m...
- Stronger preventive measures vs. coronavirus announced
- Feb 03,2020
- Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Feb. 2 speaks at a meeting of national health and quarantine officials at Government Complex-Seoul. (Yonhap News) By Kim Hyelin and Le...
- WHO declares coronavirus outbreak global health emergency
- Jan 31,2020
- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Jan. 30 in Geneva declares the outbreak of the novel coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern. (Screenshot fr...
- Chinese netizens thank Korea for aid in coronavirus outbreak
- Jan 29,2020
- The homepage of The Global Times on Jan. 28 highlights Korea's pledge to send relief goods to China to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Screen shot of G...