National Affairs

The government made all-out efforts to contain the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and prevent its further spread at the national level. This page contains all government policies and actions toward this end, the latest news and updated information on the situation.



Choo Shin-soo to help minor leaguers, 'repay others'

Choo Shin-soo to help minor leaguers, 'repay others'

Outfielder Choo Shin-soo of the Texas Rangers of the U.S. Major League Baseball will donate USD 1,000 to each of his team's 191 minor league players. (Texas Rangers' Twit...

Apr 03,2020

'Korea will share COVID-19 quarantine, treatment experience with world'

'Korea will share COVID-19 quarantine, treatment experience with world'

President Moon Jae-in on April 2 said his administration is willing to actively share with the international community the nation's quarantine and treatment experience as...

Apr 03,2020

Norwegian Ambassador to Korea joins 'Overcome Together' Relay Challenge

Norwegian Ambassador to Korea joins 'Overcome Together' Relay Challenge

Norwegian Ambassador to Korea Frode Solberg has become the first diplomat to join Korea.net's ongoing "Overcome Together" Relay Challenge campaign. Let's meet him and le...

Apr 02,2020

Visit to 'walk-through' clinic

Visit to 'walk-through' clinic

Korea is taking innovative steps to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The "walk-through" screening clinic allows testing for COVID-19 more easily and quickly. I'm he...

Apr 02,2020

Korea to receive COVID-19 test samples from Finland: AFP

Korea to receive COVID-19 test samples from Finland: AFP

Mehilainen, a private health care provider in Finland, on April 1 sent to Korea samples from suspected COVID-19 patients on a chartered flight. The photo above shows the ...

Apr 02,2020

Gov't to provide online devices, unlimited data for online classes

Gov't to provide online devices, unlimited data for online classes

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hae (left) on April 1 discusses cooperation in online education infrastructure in a meeting with Minister of Scien...

Apr 02,2020

Foreign students, residents in Seoul to get 100,000 masks

Foreign students, residents in Seoul to get 100,000 masks

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is providing 100,000 masks to foreign students and residents in the capital who have national health insurance. The photo shows a medica...

Apr 02,2020

'Solidarity, cooperation are keys to overcoming pandemic'

'Solidarity, cooperation are keys to overcoming pandemic'

President Moon Jae-in on April 1 speaks at a meeting during his tour of the Gumi industrial zone in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, a major complex of its kind in the country'...

Apr 02,2020

Bulgaria requests COVID-19 assistance from Korea

Bulgaria requests COVID-19 assistance from Korea

President Moon Jae-in on March 31 holds a phone conversation with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on responses to the COVID-19 outbreak. Pictured here is the...

Apr 01,2020

Counseling can help overcome 'corona blues'

Counseling can help overcome 'corona blues'

As the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) threatens to last longer, an increasing number of people are suffering from depression and stress. The photo a...

Mar 31,2020