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249 unregistered babies confirmed dead; status of 814 still unclear

gettyimagesbankBy Jun Ji-hyeThe government has confirmed 249 babies without any record of registration have died since 2015 because of health problems or crimes committed by their guardians. On Tuesday, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced the results of its probe into the status of 2,123 babies who were born from 2015 until last year and were not registered despite records of being delivered at a hospital.Among them, 249, or 11.7 percent, are confirmed to have died. The deaths of 222 were confirmed by local governments, while police confirmed 27 more. Among these 27, seven were confirmed to have died because of criminally punishable acts such as child abandonment, leading police to refer the cases to the prosecution. The ministry confirmed the survival of 1,025 babies, while police are continuing their investigation into 814 more whose statuses have not yet been verified.The ministry noted that the remaining 35 were cases of paperwork errors made by medical institutes such as granting temporary registration numbers to newborns even in cases of miscarriage.The investigation w

Jul 18, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
249 unregistered babies confirmed dead; status of 814 still unclear
  • Parliament passes bill to strengthen punishment for infanticide
Society

Int'l passenger numbers at 7 airports rebound to less than 50% of pre-pandemic levels

Passengers queue to check-in at Gimpo International Airport in this June 18 photo. YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeSeven international airports across the country ― except Incheon International Airport ― have seen less than a 50 percent recovery rate in the volume of international passengers compared to pre-pandemic levels. According to Korea Airport Corporation, Friday, the number of international passengers who traveled via Gimpo, Jeju, Gimhae and four other international airports that it operates, stood at 5.24 million from January to June this year. The volume was 49.6 percent of the corresponding figure posted in the first half of 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. The slow recovery was partially attributed to China's ban on group tours to Korea amid escalating tensions between Korea and China. In addition, just seven out of 22 air routes between regional airports in Korea and Japan have reopened after the end of the public health emergency.Gimpo International Airport had the highest recovery rate, with its international passenger volume reaching 59.6 percent in the first half com

Jul 14, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Int'l passenger numbers at 7 airports rebound to less than 50% of pre-pandemic levels
Society

Debate grows over physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients

gettyimagesbankSupporters say death with dignity; objectors call it unethical practiceBy Jun Ji-hyeA debate is actively developing in Korea over the need to allow medically assisted suicide for terminally ill patients, with the majority of both the public and lawmakers having expressed their support for the measure as a means to help patients die with dignity.Yoon Young-ho, a professor at Seoul National University College of Medicine, called on the government and the National Assembly to lead relevant discussions, citing a public opinion poll where 81 percent of 1,000 adults showed their support for physician-assisted suicide for patients suffering from severe pain.“It is the nation's responsibility to do what it can to look after people's lives and their deaths,” Yoon said during an open forum organized by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, Wednesday. Physician-assisted suicide involves a physician helping a patient die by suicide by providing advice about the lethal doses of drugs, prescribing or supplying the drugs.It is slightly different from euthanasia w

Jul 14, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Debate grows over physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients
Environment & Animals

More heavy rain set to hit Korea's inland regions until weekend

A man with an umbrella observes water being pumped into a stream in Seoul's Guro District, Thursday, as a heavy rain warning was issued for the capital. YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeSeoul and other inland regions of the country including South Chungcheong Province are expected to see continued heavy rain until this weekend, as the country comes under the influence of a new stationary front, the state-run weather agency said, Thursday. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) called for thorough preparation in advance in order to minimize rain damage, as “successive rainfall in recent weeks has already weakened building foundations and increased the levels of streams.”According to the KMA, 30 to 80 millimeters of rain per hour soaked Seoul and other parts of the country throughout the day on Thursday.The weather agency issued a heavy rain advisory for the greater Seoul area and Chungcheong regions, and a heavy rain warning for Osan, Gyeonggi Province.The agency forecasts Seoul and its surrounding areas, including Incheon and Gyeonggi Province, will continue to receive strong ra

Jul 13, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
More heavy rain set to hit Korea's inland regions until weekend
  • Yoon orders all-out gov't response to heavy rains
Politics

Medical services disrupted as healthcare workers stage walkout

A medical staffer pushes a patient's bed, while signboards showing demands by the Korean Health and Medical Workers' Union stand at a university hospital in Seoul, Thursday, as the union launched a nationwide strike. YonhapSurgeries canceled, patients advised to be discharged By Jun Ji-hyeSome 45,000 nurses, caregivers and other members of the Korean Health and Medical Workers' Union (KHMU) across the country launched a general strike, Thursday, criticizing the government for failing to fulfill a 2021 agreement to hire more medical personnel and improve their working conditions. The union vowed to exclude essential workers at emergency and operating rooms, intensive care units, delivery rooms and newborn units from its sit-in protest, in order to minimize confusion. But disruptions to medical services, including cancelations of surgeries, have already occurred at several hospitals, including the National Cancer Center.Striking medical workers justified their action by claiming that the number of healthcare personnel should be expanded to guarantee the safety of patients. The last tim

Jul 13, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Medical services disrupted as healthcare workers stage walkout
Health

Korea to lift quarantine requirements for COVID-19, mpox

A man sits in front of a COVID-19 testing center at Incheon International Airport in this March 29 photo. YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeKorea will no longer require arrivals to the country to register their health information on pre-entry quarantine information system, known as Q-Code, concerning COVID-19 and mpox, beginning Saturday. Still, temperature checks will continue to see if travelers show symptoms associated with the two diseases, according to a statement from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), Thursday.The KDCA announced that it decided to lift all quarantine management zones related to the two diseases, as cases of the diseases and death rates have stabilized. In July 2020, Korea designated all countries around the world as quarantine management zones due to COVID-19.Korea has also designated 47 countries including some nations in Europe and the Americas as quarantine management zones in relation to mpox, formerly known as monkeypox. The KDCA said that the number of deaths from COVID-19 has remained low, though a daily average of new infections for the first wee

Jul 13, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Korea to lift quarantine requirements for COVID-19, mpox
Health

No. of mosquitoes carrying malaria surges amid heat wave, torrential rain

gettyimagesbankBy Jun Ji-hyeHealth authorities have issued an alert, urging citizens to heighten their safety measures against malaria as the number of mosquitoes that can transmit the disease has increased rapidly this summer due mainly to heat waves and heavy torrential rain.According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) on Wednesday, the daily mosquito index for the 25th week of the year (from June 18 to 24) stood at 7.1, and rose to 9.2 the following week.The figures released by the KDCA measured the density of mosquitos at 50 places in Incheon, northern Gyeonggi Province and Gangwon Province, which were designated as malaria danger zones.The mosquito index for the 25th week has more than doubled from the same week a year earlier, and increased nearly five times from the average of the last five years.The index for the 26th week has also increased 1.3 times from a year earlier and 2.5 times from the average of the last five years.The ratio of mosquitoes carrying malaria among the total collected by the KDCA has increased as well, standing at 54 percent in the

Jul 12, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
No. of mosquitoes carrying malaria surges amid heat wave, torrential rain
Society

Minister vows to make World Scout Jamboree safe event

Minister of Gender Equality and Family Kim Hyun-sook speaks during a media conference at the Press Center in central Seoul, Tuesday. Courtesy of Ministry of Gender Equality and FamilyBritish adventurer Bear Grylls to attend opening ceremony, Aug. 2By Jun Ji-hyeThe Korean government has drawn up various safety measures to manage crowds, infectious diseases, natural disasters as well as possible accidents during the upcoming 25th World Scout Jamboree in a bid to make it a safe event, Gender Equality and Family Minister Kim Hyun-sook said, Tuesday. The World Scout Jamboree will take place from Aug. 1 to 12 on reclaimed land at Saemangeum, North Jeolla Province, on the country's west coast, bringing together over 43,000 teenagers from 150 countries.Organized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement, it is the world's largest youth camp held every four years, aiming to promote friendship and facilitate public diplomacy through civil exchanges.“The upcoming Jamboree will mark the first large-scale international youth event since before the COVID-19 pandemic,” Kim said du

Jul 11, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Minister vows to make World Scout Jamboree safe event
Environment & Animals

Beachgoers urged to watch out for sharks off east coast

By Jun Ji-hyeMaritime police and local governments servicing eastern coastal regions are on high alert as sharks have been spotted more frequently there recently. Seen is a dead shark that was caught in a net in waters off Samcheok, Gangwon Province, Thursday. YonhapLocal authorities said Tuesday that at least 10 live or dead sharks have been spotted in coastal waters in a month, attributing the frequent shark visits to rising ocean temperatures caused by global warming.As an increasing number of people are visiting beaches for the summer holiday season, the maritime police have strengthened patrols of the shores. Local authorities have also set up large nets in an attempt to keep sharks away from beaches. According to the maritime police in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, local fishermen spotted a 1.8-meter-long shark caught in the net on Monday. This came a day after a captain of a fishing boat reported to the police that he saw a shark, which was about two to three meters long, swimming in waters off Pohang. The National Institute of Fisheries Science analyzed photos of the sha

Jul 11, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Beachgoers urged to watch out for sharks off east coast
Health

Nurses, healthcare workers to go on nationwide strike Thursday

Na Soon-ja, second from left, who heads the Korean Health and Medical Workers' Union, speaks during a media conference at the union's office in Seoul's Yeongdeungpo District, Monday. YonhapEssential workers for ER, ICU and surgery to stay on By Jun Ji-hyeThe Korean Health and Medical Workers' Union (KHMU), comprised of nurses, caregivers and other healthcare workers, will go on an indefinite general strike beginning Thursday, calling on the government to hire more medical personnel and improve their working conditions, the union announced, Monday. If the walkout takes place, it will mark the first general strike by the union in 19 years, after its members walked out in 2004 calling for a five-day workweek.The planned strike will inevitably cause disruptions in the medical industry, considering that 85,000 members of the union work in a variety of medical fields across the country.The representatives of the union said during a media conference that 92 percent of its members agreed with the need to stage a strike in a vote that was carried out from June 28 to last Friday. The turnout w

Jul 10, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Nurses, healthcare workers to go on nationwide strike Thursday
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