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.



Korea's outbreak curve starting to flatten: Fauci

Korea's outbreak curve starting to flatten: Fauci

Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says in a March 15 interview on the ABC News of the U.S. program "This Week" Ko...

Mar 16,2020

Global media dub Korea 'role model' for COVID-19 response

Global media dub Korea 'role model' for COVID-19 response

Reuters on March 12 compared the responses to the novel coronavirus outbreak in Italy and Korea in its special report "Italy and South Korea virus outbreaks reveal dispar...

Mar 13,2020

President Trump, US lawmakers laud Korea's response to COVID-19

President Trump, US lawmakers laud Korea's response to COVID-19

U.S. President Donald Trump on March 11 in his Oval Office address on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the White House said Korea's situation is improving. (Yo...

Mar 12,2020

President Moon makes surprise visit to KCDC

President Moon makes surprise visit to KCDC

President Moon Jae-in on March 11 visited the Central Epidemic Control (KCDC) to encourage officials there. He is pictured here on March 9 holding a meeting of his senior...

Mar 12,2020

Korea's drive-through COVID-19 screening method catches on abroad

Korea's drive-through COVID-19 screening method catches on abroad

Wales on March 6 opened its first drive-through testing facility to detect the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the BBC reported. (Screen capture from BBC homepage) ...

Mar 11,2020

Arts university holds online concert amid COVID-19 outbreak

Arts university holds online concert amid COVID-19 outbreak

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo on March 10 meets at Korea National University of Arts in Seoul the performers of an online concert sponsored by his...

Mar 11,2020

US ambassador briefed on Incheon airport screening process

US ambassador briefed on Incheon airport screening process

U.S. Ambassador to Korea Harry Harris (wearing a black mask) on March 11 is briefed on the quarantine procedure for U.S.-bound passengers at Incheon International Airport...

Mar 11,2020

Mobile apps, websites offer real-time data on COVID-19 outbreak

Mobile apps, websites offer real-time data on COVID-19 outbreak

The central and local governments are quickly sending emergency alerts on areas hit by the COVID-19 outbreak. This photo taken on March 5 shows text messages sent to resi...

Mar 10,2020

WHO commends Korea's response to COVID-19 outbreak

WHO commends Korea's response to COVID-19 outbreak

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a March 9 news conference at his organization's headquarters in Geneva lauds Korea as a good exam...

Mar 10,2020

Gov't reports success in slowing COVID-19 outbreak

Gov't reports success in slowing COVID-19 outbreak

Vice Health and Welfare Minister Kim Gang-lip, who is also deputy director of the Central Epidemic Control Countermeasure Headquarters under the Korean Centers for Diseas...

Mar 09,2020