Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
PHOTOS School resumes classes without students
A teacher wearing a mask gives a lecture via online in an empty classroom at Seoul Girls High School in Seoul, Thursday, the first day of the new semester during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an unprecedented plan, middle schools and high schools in Korea have opened online as students stay home to avoid the coronavirus. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
By Jung Min-ho
A teacher gives a lecture via online in an empty classroom at Seoul Girls High School, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
A blackboard remains unused in an empty classroom at Seoul Girls High School, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
A teacher walks along an empty hallway at Seoul Girls High School, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Two teachers wearing masks walk in an empty hallway at Seoul Girls High School, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul