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Lee Jeong-hwan, 25, undergoes a coronavirus swab test in his hospital room on May 14. [YOUTUBE SCREEN CAPTURE]

Covid-19 survivor has word of advice for the youngins

Lee Jeong-hwan returned to Korea from Istanbul on April 4. The next day he was hospitalized with the coronavirus. He said it was brutal. For 10 days, he was racked by severe pain and believes he was close to death, high-fiving Korea's angel of death.

2020.5.31

A Coupang distribution center in Goyang, Gyeonggi, where a worker tested positive for the coronavirus Wednesday evening. [YONHAP]

Second Coupang center hit by coronavirus

A second distribution center of the Korean e-commerce behemoth Coupang in Goyang, Gyeonggi, has been hit by the coronavirus with at least one worker testing positive, health officials announced Thursday.

2020.5.28

Seoul to host international coronavirus conference

Seoul's local government and health foundation will co-host an international conference next week on municipal efforts to battle the coronavirus pandemic and prepare for the post-Covid-19 age.

2020.5.27

Disinfection workers head to a Market Kurly distribution center in Songpa District, southern Seoul, Wednesday, after the e-commerce company Kurly announced that an employee there has been infected with Covid-19. [NEWS1]

Coupang, Kurly distribution centers are shut down

A new cluster of coronavirus infections at a distribution center of the e-commerce company Coupang surged to at least 36 patients by Wednesday, with health officials warning of more as contact tracing and Covid-19 testing continues.

2020.5.27

Cafeteria workers at Jigok Elementary School in Pohang, North Gyeongsang, wipe tables and plexiglass dividers Tuesday, a day before first and second graders return to school for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. [NEWS1]

Kids develop symptoms of syndrome tied to coronavirus

Korean health authorities Tuesday reported two suspected cases of a new life-threatening pediatric inflammatory syndrome with possible links to the coronavirus, raising a new worry in a country that’s starting to reopen schools.

2020.5.26

People are seen wearing face masks as they board a bus in Seocho District, southern Seoul, Monday, a day before a new rule goes into effect that allows bus and taxi drivers to refuse passengers without a face covering. [YONHAP]

No mask, no ride on buses and taxis from Tuesday

Starting Tuesday, people won't be allowed to board Korean buses or get into taxis without a face mask. A similar restriction for subway and train users is being discussed as well.

2020.5.25

Business owners in Itaewon-dong, central Seoul, spray disinfectant on the streets of Itaewon Wednesday as a cluster of infections linked to the area’s nightclubs and bars continues to swell. [NEWS1]

Hospital infections few, Itaewon cluster keeps growing

A Covid-19 hot spot at Samsung Medical Center in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, appears to be under control after four nurses tested positive earlier this week, but the cluster of infections that began in nightclubs in Itaewon continues to grow.

2020.5.20

Medical professionals wait to be tested for the coronavirus Tuesday at Samsung Medical Center in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, after hearing that four nurses at the hospital got infected. Some surgery rooms were shut down and 60 to 70 planned surgeries postponed. [NEWS1]

Four nurses test positive at SMC in Gangnam

At least four nurses at Samsung Medical Center (SMC) in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, have contracted the coronavirus, health officials announced Tuesday, raising worries of a cluster at one of Korea’s largest hospitals.

2020.5.19

People wait in line to apply for the government’s Covid-19 relief payments Monday at a welfare center in Daegu. [NEWS1]

Itaewon cluster under control but officials warn of silent transmission

Health officials Monday said the cluster of coronavirus infections in Itaewon, central Seoul, was largely under control, with only two new cases found Sunday, bringing the total number of infections to 170.

2020.5.18