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A person visits a Covid-19 testing center in central Seoul on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

Korea reports 87,596 new Covid-19 cases Tuesday

Korea reported 87,596 new Covid-19 cases Tuesday, slightly down from the 88,172 new cases recorded the same day last week, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.

2022.12.27

Medical staff are collecting samples at a temporary Covid-19 test center at Seoul Station Plaza, central Seoul. [YONHAP]

Korea records 75,744 new Covid cases Thursday, 100-day high

Korea reported 75,744 new Covid-19 cases Thursday, the highest in 100 days, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.

2022.12.22

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A worker disinfects a high-speed train at Suseo Station in Gangnam District, southern Seoul on Thursday. Passengers will be allowed to eat on inter-city buses and trains this year during Chuseok. [YONHAP]

Covid deaths still high, though infections keep falling

Over 100 Covid patients died on Wednesday alone, the highest in four months.

2022.9.1

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon inspects a mortuary in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, Sunday. [YONHAP]

Crematoria overwhelmed, dormant mortuaries to operate again

Seoul officials Monday vowed to operate more mortuaries as local crematoria struggle to keep up with the rising Covid-19 death toll.

2022.4.4

People line up to get tested for Covid-19 at Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex on Wednesday as the city announced a hike in the social distancing level to Level 2 from Thursday. [NEWS 1]

AstraZeneca jabs suspended after 3rd blood clot case

The government is temporarily suspending AstraZeneca vaccines for people under 60 after a third blood clot developed in a patient after an AstraZeneca shot.

2021.4.7

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will inject 90.4 billion won ($76.3 million) to distribute discount coupons to help revitalize the ailing cultural industries. [YONHAP]

Gov't to distribute discount coupons for cultural activities

In efforts to help revitalize the ailing cultural industries in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic while allowing the public to overcome the so-called corona blues, or corona-related loneliness, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism ...

2020.8.12

Demanding refunds

College students hold a press conference in front of the Central Government Complex in Seoul on Tuesday to demand a refund of tuition as colleges could not provide adequate education services because of the coronavirus outbreak.

2020.5.19

Singer-turned-actor Park Gyu-ri. [ILGAN SPORTS]

Park Gyu-ri apologizes for visiting a club in Itaewon

Singer-turned-actor Park Gyu-ri apologized on Monday for going to a club in central Seoul's Itaewon during the social distancing period outlined by the government.

2020.5.11

Visitors look at books displayed at the Seoul International Book Fair at the Coex exhibition center in southern Seoul on June 19, 2019. [YONHAP]

Seoul International Book Fair will be reformatted

Korea's largest book fair has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak and will be turned into a new format linking online and offline programs, organizers said Saturday.

2020.5.10

Visitors look at works on display at MMCA Seoul’s permanent exhibition ’MMCA Collection Highlights 2020+“ on Thursday in central Seoul while wearing masks and standing away from each other in an effort to abide by social distancing guidelines. [YONHAP]

Museums carefully open up as virus outbreak settles

On May 6, a day after Korea’s Children’s Day, state-run art facilities opened their doors for the first time in two months after the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shut down national museums, theaters and libraries.