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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 coronav...
- '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 Comp...
- 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 (Yo...
- [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 the...
- US media hail Korea's response to coronavirus threat
- Feb 07,2020
- <yonhap photo-4092="">Passengers arriving at Incheon International Airport's Terminal 1 from China on Feb. 5 move to an arrival section specifically for people w...
- 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 th...
- 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 a...
- 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. (Screensh...
- 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 o...