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.



KCDC chief, medical staff wage war on COVID-19

KCDC chief, medical staff wage war on COVID-19

The photo on the left shows Jeong Eun-kyeong, director of the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Jan. 20 speaking to the media when the nation confirme...

Feb 27,2020

Alert for COVID-19 outbreak raised to highest level

Alert for COVID-19 outbreak raised to highest level

President Moon Jae-in on Feb. 23 delivers his opening statement to an inter-agency meeting on the COVID-19 outbreak at Government Complex-Seoul. (Yonhap News) By Kim H...

Feb 24,2020

Surge in COVID-19 cases in Korea 'manageable': WHO

Surge in COVID-19 cases in Korea 'manageable': WHO

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), on Feb. 20 in Geneva said the rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in Korea is "manag...

Feb 21,2020

Korea, China agree to boost cooperation vs. COVID-19 outbreak

Korea, China agree to boost cooperation vs. COVID-19 outbreak

President Moon Jae-in and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Feb. 20 agreed in a phone chat to strengthen bilateral cooperation to fight the COVID-19 outbreak. This picture ...

Feb 21,2020

Health authorities to build regional defense vs. COVID-19

Health authorities to build regional defense vs. COVID-19

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...

Feb 20,2020

Foreign tourists laud gov't efforts to contain COVID-19

Foreign tourists laud gov't efforts to contain COVID-19

At a ticket office of Seoul Station on Feb. 17, a poster displays what precautions to take to prevent getting COVID-19 next to an automatic dispenser of hand sanitizer. (...

Feb 19,2020

7 from COVID-19-stricken Japanese cruise ship return home

7 from COVID-19-stricken Japanese cruise ship return home

Korean Air Force 3, carrying six Korean nationals and a Japanese spouse of a Korean who were on the Japanese cruise ship Diamond Princess, on Feb. 19 arrived at Gimpo Int...

Feb 19,2020

Koreans on COVID-19-stricken Japanese cruise ship to be repatriated

Koreans on COVID-19-stricken Japanese cruise ship to be repatriated

Kim Gang-lip, vice director of the Central Disaster Management Headquarters, on Feb. 18 tells a daily briefing at Government Complex-Sejong that Korean passengers on the ...

Feb 18,2020

How Korea is tackling COVID-19 outbreak

How Korea is tackling COVID-19 outbreak

Since Feb. 2, pharmacist Suh Ik-hwan of Gwangju's Seo-gu District has been making and giving out hand sanitizers for free at his pharmacy. (Suh Ik-hwan) By Oh Hyun Woo...

Feb 17,2020

700 Koreans discharged after 2-week quarantine for COVID-19

700 Koreans discharged after 2-week quarantine for COVID-19

Residents on Feb. 15 wave to Koreans discharged after spending two weeks in quarantine at a state-run facility of the Police Human Resources Development Institute in Asan...

Feb 17,2020