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Jung Min-ho

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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.

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A 93-year-old woman recovers from COVID-19

Red Cross workers in Seoul prepare emergency relief kits packed with basic necessities, such as instant food, for impoverished people experiencing difficulties amid the COVID-19 pandemic. APBy Jung Min-hoA 93-year-old woman has recovered from COVID-19 ― the oldest person to do so in Korea.According to the Gyeongsan city government Sunday, the woman was released from a Seoul medical facility Saturday after fully recovering from the coronavirus.The woman tested positive for COVID-19 on March 7 and was sent to the facility, where she received intensive care for 13 days. She is now home in Gyeongsan.Except for minor dementia symptoms, she was healthy before contracting the virus, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.As of Monday morning, the virus has infected more than 8,900 people in Korea and killed 111.

Mar 23, 2020By Jung Min-ho
A 93-year-old woman recovers from COVID-19
Companies

SolGent exports COVID-19 detection kits to Europe

SolGent's coronavirus detection kit DiaPlexQ. / Courtesy of EDGCBy Jung Min-hoSolGent, a subsidiary of Korean genome sequencing company EDGC, will export its COVID-19 detection kits (DiaPlexQ) to Europe after signing a deal with Synlab, an international medical diagnostics provider based in Germany.SolGent told The Korea Times Monday that it has signed a purchase contract with Synlab for 30,000 tests this week after attaining CE marking, a certification that demonstrates conformity with health and safety standards for products sold in Europe.“The amount of purchase by Synlab is expected to increase next week, given the situation in Europe,” a company official said. “We have been in talks with potential buyers in more than 20 countries.”Since emerging in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December, the new coronavirus has spread around the world ― and it is getting worse. In Italy, one of the worst-hit countries, the virus has infected nearly 60,000 people and killed more than 5,400 in the past few weeks.Korea initially struggled with a surge in new cases but ha

Mar 23, 2020By Jung Min-ho
SolGent exports COVID-19 detection kits to Europe
Health

'It was very painful': Teen survivor of COVID-19 shares her story

A view of the quarantine facility Kim used in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province. Courtesy of KimBy Jung Min-hoA teenager who has recovered from COVID-19 said she suffered “enormous pain” until all symptoms suddenly disappeared after 10 days.In a letter to the Hankook Ilbo, sister paper of The Korea Times, the woman, 18, surnamed Kim, who lives in Daegu, explains how she contracted the coronavirus and survived it.Kim said it started after speaking with a follower of Shincheonji, a shadowy religious sect responsible for much of the virus spread in Korea, near a subway station on Feb. 20.The Shincheonji member tried to make conversation with Kim, who briefly responded after taking off her mask. It later turned out that the person had been infected with the virus. On March 4, Kim tested positive for COVID-19.“I did not know it would spread that quickly,” she said.Kim started showing COVID-19 symptoms, including fever, on March 5. She had quarantined herself at home until March 9 due to a lack of beds in quarantine facilities.Until then, she isolated herself in a roo

Mar 19, 2020By Jung Min-ho
'It was very painful': Teen survivor of COVID-19 shares her story
Global Community

Expats caught ignoring anti-coronavirus directions to face deportation

Workers prepare to disinfect as a precaution against the new coronavirus at a local market in Seoul, Wednesday. APBy Jung Min-hoThe government said Thursday it will deport foreigners who do not comply with COVID-19 measures despite being suspected or confirmed of having the coronavirus.The Ministry of Justice has unveiled stronger measures against foreigners who do not follow health authorities' requests to be tested, treated or quarantined.“If they refuse to comply with requests by health officials, we will immediately enforce the new rules, including deportation and entry ban,” the ministry said.If any foreigners cause financial damage by violating the health measures, the ministry said it will continue to seek compensation from them.The ministry said it made the decision after a foreigner, who had been confirmed to have the virus, refused to follow the self-quarantine guideline and visited shops and restaurants. The ministry did not reveal details of the incident.In an unprecedented move, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a level-1 travel advisory for all countrie

Mar 19, 2020By Jung Min-ho
Expats caught ignoring anti-coronavirus directions to face deportation
Foreign Affairs

Korean man attacked in Canada; motive still under investigation

People in face masks walk past an Apple store in Brossard, on the south shore of Montreal, Canada, March 15. The people in the photo are unrelated to the story. EPABy Jung Min-hoThe Korean Consulate General in Montreal has warned citizens in Canada after a Korean man was attacked for no reason in the city.The victim, 44, was stabbed in the upper body by a stranger while walking on Decarie Blvd. Sunday (local time), according to the Korean Consulate General Tuesday.The man was taken to a nearby hospital. His injuries are not life-threatening.“The motive for the attack is still under investigation,” the Korean Consulate General said. “We urge all members of the Korean community to be cautious and report any incidents to us.”The warning comes as many East Asians around the world have reported incidents of racism and discrimination since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the Chinese city of Wuhan.A Korean woman who knows the victim told The Korea Times that she thinks the attack was racially motivated following a series of attacks aimed at Asians in recent weeks.Accordi

Mar 19, 2020By Jung Min-ho
Korean man attacked in Canada; motive still under investigation
Foreign Affairs

Philippines lifts deadline for foreigners to leave Luzon

Departing passengers wearing face masks wait outside Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila on Wednesday. EPAPolice check the documents of people attempting to cross a checkpoint on the border of the City of San Pedro and the City of Muntinlupa in metro Manila on Tuesday. EPABy Jung Min-hoThe Philippine government has lifted a 72-hour deadline for foreigners to leave the country's main northern island ― a measure that troubled 50,000 Korean residents there.Previously, the government asked foreign residents and travelers to leave Luzon, where the capital Manila is located, within 72 hours from Tuesday (local time) before suspending flights over coronavirus fears.“We don't want to give them pressure because it'll be more difficult for them, so we opened up,” Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles reportedly said.President Rodrigo Duterte declared an “enhanced community quarantine” on Luzon that requires millions of people to stay in their homes and restricts land, air and sea travel to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.The decision is a big relief for many Korean resi

Mar 18, 2020By Jung Min-ho
Philippines lifts deadline for foreigners to leave Luzon
Law & Crime

Suspects deny hiring hitman to kill Korean businessman in Philippines

YonhapBy Jung Min-hoSuspects in a 2015 contract killing case in the Philippines have denied charges of hiring a hitman to murder a Korean businessman.Speaking to a judge Tuesday before the official trial, lawyers for the two suspects, identified only by their surnames Kwon and Kim, said their clients had no motive for killing the victim, surnamed Park, who ran a hotel at Angeles in the northern Philippines. Park died after a man shot him several times at his office about noon on Sept. 17, 2015. The man escaped in a waiting car. According to the prosecution, Kwon hired the man by using his local connections after taking money from Kim, a big investor in Park's hotel. Kim allegedly harbored a grudge against Park after Kim did not give him the investment returns he promised.After years of hard work by Korea Desk officials in the Philippines National Police, Kwon was apprehended on Jan. 23 and extradited to Korea, where he has been indicted with Kim, who was arrested later in Korea, for aiding and abetting a murder.Investigators are still looking for the killer.The date of the first hear

Mar 18, 2020By Jung Min-ho
Suspects deny hiring hitman to kill Korean businessman in Philippines
Foreign Affairs

Trump calls COVID-19 'Chinese virus'

U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a press briefing with the coronavirus task force at the White House on Tuesday. APBy Jung Min-hoU.S. President Donald Trump has branded COVID-19 the “Chinese virus,” deepening Washington-Beijing diplomatic tensions over the outbreak.After speaking about recession risks Monday afternoon (local time), Trump tweeted that “The United States will be powerfully supporting those industries, like airlines and others, that are particularly affected by the Chinese Virus. We will be stronger than ever before!”His use of the term, which he repeated in his next tweet, drew criticism from Geng Shuang, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, who said some American politicians are trying to stigmatize China.Asked about his use of the term at a White House press briefing the next day, Trump said it was the Chinese government that started a blame game. His comment was apparently aimed at accusations from Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, who claimed ― without evidence ― that the U.S. military brought the virus to Wu

Mar 18, 2020By Jung Min-ho
Trump calls COVID-19 'Chinese virus'
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Foreign Affairs

Korean woman killed in Malta car crash

Korea Times fileBy Jung Min-hoA Korean woman has been killed when her car crashed off a cliff in northern Malta.According to the Korean Embassy in Italy Sunday (local time), the resident in Balzan, central Malta, was found dead after her rental car, a Citroen C1, went off the cliff into Birguma valley at around 8 a.m. Friday.It is unclear how the incident happened. A Korea official said the embassy was cooperating with police.Witnesses reportedly said they saw the car parked at the top of the cliff the day before the incident.

Mar 16, 2020By Jung Min-ho
Korean woman killed in Malta car crash
Foreign Affairs

Xi says China to help Korea in COVID-19 fight

Chinese President Xi Jinping talks by video with patients and medical workers at the Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Xinhua via APBy Jung Min-hoChinese President Xi Jinping has offered his condolences to Korea for the first time since the global outbreak of COVID-19, saying China “stands ready” to help Korea fight the spread of the coronavirus.In a message of sympathy sent to President Moon Jae-in, Xi said the two nations are friendly neighbors that “help each other and stick together through thick and thin,” Xinhua, China's official news agency, reported Saturday. Xi also appreciated Moon's recent comment that “China's difficulties are Korea's difficulties.” Xi noted epidemics know no borders, and all countries worldwide are part of a community with a shared future, and that the Chinese government empathizes with Korea in its struggle.He said he attaches great importance to the development of China-Korea relations, and is willing to work with Moon to lift the partnership to higher levels.

Mar 16, 2020By Jung Min-ho
Xi says China to help Korea in COVID-19 fight
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