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Thu, June 8, 2023 | 07:28

S. Korea reports 12,291 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

S. Korea reports 12,291 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

South Korea reported 12,291 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday amid a gradual slowdown in the pace of infections. The figure is slightly higher than the previous day's 10,817 cases, but 785 cases lower compared with a week ago. The virus has been spreading more slowly despite the removal of the indoor mask mandate late last month. Of Wednesday's total, 24 cases were from overseas, ...

2023-03-01 20:37

No more PCR tests

No more PCR tests

An area at Incheon International Airport where travelers arriving from China used to wait to take PCR tests remains empty, Wednesday, as Korea lifted the post-arrival testing requirement. Though the post-arrival test is no longer required, the pre-arrival test requirement and Q-code uploads that visitors entering the country from China need to submit will remain in place unti...

Jun Ji-hye2023-03-01 16:33

Tensions rise over Nursing Act

Tensions rise over Nursing Act

A conflict is intensifying between nurses and other medical workers, including doctors, over the National Assembly's move to pass a bill legislating the Nursing Act. Independent from the Medical Services Act, the proposed nursing law would clarify the scope of nurses' work and improve their working conditions, aiming to resolve nurses' frequent complaints over ambiguities in ...

Jun Ji-hye | 2023-02-27 17:02

Children's health care crisis looms large in Korea

Children's health care crisis looms large in Korea

Kim Ji-hye, the mother of a 13-month-old boy, was alarmed to find her son had a fever early Saturday morning. As the new mother has learned, a fever could have a catastrophic impact on a baby. She rushed him to a nearby children's hospital in Seocho District in Seoul, only to find a long line of parents with their sick kids, 30 minutes before the hospital opened.

Jun Ji-hye | 2023-02-27 13:52

Rare discovery of dinosaur egg fossils reported in S. Korea's southwestern region

Rare discovery of dinosaur egg fossils reported in S. Korea's southwestern region

Fossilized eggs of herbivorous dinosaurs have recently been found in South Korea's southwestern region of Sinan near a site where fossils of carnivorous dinosaurs were discovered over a decade ago, a group of scientists said Saturday.

2023-02-25 13:48

Korea to lift PCR test requirement on arrivals from China starting March

Korea to lift PCR test requirement on arrivals from China starting March

Korea will lift mandatory post-arrival PCR tests on travelers entering Korea from China beginning March 1, as the COVID-19 situation has remained stable in both countries in recent weeks. The government also decided to lift a measure that has restricted all flights arriving from China to land only at Incheon International Airport.

Jun Ji-hye | 2023-02-22 16:33

Korea to lift post-arrival PCR test requirement for travelers from China

Korea to lift post-arrival PCR test requirement for travelers from China

Korea decided to lift a requirement for travelers from China to take PCR tests after their arrival here from next month as the COVID-19 situation remains stable, an official said Wednesday.

2023-02-22 11:12

Yoon meets pioneers in space research, development

Yoon meets pioneers in space research, development

President Yoon Suk Yeol met Tuesday with a group of scientists, businessmen and others leading the way in space research and development, saying there is no limit to the economic opportunities space will offer.

2023-02-21 16:11

Will indoor mask mandate be fully lifted earlier than expected?

Will indoor mask mandate be fully lifted earlier than expected?

Authorities are cautiously raising the possibility of fully lifting the mandatory indoor mask-wearing rules earlier than expected, as COVID-19 numbers have continued decreasing in recent weeks.

Jun Ji-hye | 2023-02-17 15:49

Readers with special needs find help through easy-to-read books

Readers with special needs find help through easy-to-read books

Students in a “special classroom” were paying attention to their teacher explaining “The Ant and the Grasshopper,” one of the popular Aesop's Fables, at a high school in Seoul in June 2022, while their peers in other classrooms were studying classic literature from the Joseon Dynasty and how Korea's judiciary system brings criminals to court.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2023-02-17 10:17

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