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Ex-lawmaker raises controversy for calling Korea's virus control measures 'totalitarian'

By Ko Dong-hwan A photo of Hong Jung-wook outside in New York, posted on Facebook, June 27 / Screenshot from Facebook Hong Jung-wook, an ex-lawmaker, who is now chairman of the food company Organica, has caused a stir after calling Korea's COVID-19 control measures “totalitarian” while praising the speed of the U.S.'s vaccination drive and return to normal daily life in his latest Facebook post.Hong wrote July 5 that it took him less than five minutes at customs upon arriving in New York to check his health regarding COVID-19 and that wearing a mask was optional.“The country that has seen the world's highest number of casualties due to COVID-19 is now returning to daily life quickly,” he said. “On the other hand, it takes about an hour to enter Korea. For even vaccinated people like me, they have me write in an app, call me and send me text messages every day, only to hear me say, 'no symptoms.'”Hong, who served in the National Assembly from 2008-2012, said that Korea

Jul 6, 2021By Ko Dong-hwan
Ex-lawmaker raises controversy for calling Korea's virus control measures 'totalitarian'

Equal provision of relief fund for migrants

Members of a civic group promoting migrants' rights hold a press conference near Cheong Wa Dae, Seoul, Tuesday, to urge the government not to exclude foreign residents, including migrant workers, undocumented migrants and refugees, from its planned disaster relief fund. The government earlier decided to offer COVID-19 relief funds to people who are not part of top 20 percent income group. Yonhap

Jul 6, 2021
Equal provision of relief fund for migrants

Calls rise to strengthen quarantine measures for greater Seoul area

People stand in line to receive a coronavirus test at a makeshift testing center at an elementary school in Incheon, Tuesday. The health authorities are conducting a mass testing there after 23 students at the school have tested positive for the virus, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). YonhapKorea, Israel sign 'vaccine swap'By Lee Hyo-jin Calls are rising for the government to strengthen social distancing measures in the greater Seoul area, as the current level is failing to curb rapidly spreading new COVID-19 infections in the region. Seoul and the surrounding Gyeonggi Province and Incheon were initially under Level 2 distancing under a new four-tier system adopted this month, but the central and local governments decided June 30 not to ease the distancing rules immediately, delaying the adoption of the new system for a week.The central government will announce, Wednesday, what level will be implemented for the metropolitan area from Thursday.Amid this situation, people are calling for a tightening of the current measures, as the current ones ― inc

Jul 6, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin
Calls rise to strengthen quarantine measures for greater Seoul area

Seoul to ban drinking at parks, riverside after 10 pm

gettyimagesbankThe Seoul metropolitan government said Tuesday it will temporarily ban drinking at parks and by the Han River from 10 p.m. until the morning hours starting the same day.The ban was announced Sunday as part of the central government's toughened social distancing guidelines for the capital area, which has recently seen a spike in COVID-19 cases.The city government said it will begin enforcing the ban at 10 p.m. Tuesday under an administrative order."Those who are caught (in violation) will first be given guidance and then fined if they fail to follow orders," Park Yoo-mi, a disease control official at the city government, said during a press briefing, asking the public to refrain from drinking outdoors at late hours regardless of the fine. (Yonhap)

Jul 6, 2021
Seoul to ban drinking at parks, riverside after 10 pm
  • Businesses to face 10-day closure for single breach of coronavirus rules: PM
  • New cases over 700 for 4th day; distancing rules in greater Seoul likely to be maintained

One in three Seoulites have sexless life: study

gettyimagesbankBy Yoon Ja-youngOne out of three adults in Seoul lived a sexless life over the past one year, a recent study shows. The ratio of those not having sex has increased threefold from 20 years ago, and it is especially high among men in their 20s.According to joint research conducted by Yonsei University professors, Prof. Youm Yoo-sik of the Sociology Department and Prof. Choi Jun-yong of the Internal Medicine Department, 36 percent of Seoulites had no sex for the past one year. It is based on a survey on 2,182 adults residing in the capital.In a worldwide study conducted by U.S. drug giant Pfizer in 2000, 11 percent of Koreans said they had no sex life. The figure has more than tripled since.By gender, women were more likely to go without sex, at 43 percent, while 29 percent of men had no sex.However, men and women had different reasons for their abstinence. When asked why they had no sex, 24 percent of women said that the lack of interest was their biggest reason. Among men, the top reason cited by 15 percent was that they couldn't find a sex partner, even though they wer

Jul 6, 2021By Yoon Ja-young
One in three Seoulites have sexless life: study

New cases over 700 for 4th day; distancing rules in greater Seoul likely to be maintained

Visitors wearing face masks walk past in front of a banner at an exhibition hall in Goyang, July 5. AP-YonhapSouth Korea's daily new virus cases stayed in the 700s for the fourth day in a row Tuesday, as health authorities struggle to prevent infections from spreading further amid concerns about a spike in cases of the contagious delta COVID-19 variant.The country reported 746 more COVID-19 cases, including 690 local infections, raising the total caseload to 161,541, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.The latest figure is compared with 826 on Friday, which marked a nearly six-month high due to the sharp spike in new cases in the Seoul metropolitan area, as well as 794 on Saturday, 743 on Sunday and 711 on Monday.The country added four more COVID-19 deaths, raising the death toll to 2,032.The nation's daily average of local COVID-19 infections stood at 655 people over the past week, up 33.2 percent from a week earlier, the KDCA said. About 80 percent of new infections came from Seoul and its neighboring areas, with people in their 20s and 30s, most of whom are

Jul 6, 2021
New cases over 700 for 4th day; distancing rules in greater Seoul likely to be maintained
  • Businesses to face 10-day closure for single breach of coronavirus rules: PM
  • Seoul to ban drinking at parks, riverside after 10 pm

Businesses to face 10-day closure for single breach of coronavirus rules: PM

Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum speaks during an interagency meeting to review the greater Seoul region's virus situation, at Seoul City Hall in central Seoul, July 6. YonhapRestaurants, cafes and other businesses will face a strengthened penalty of a 10-day closure for just a one-time violation of new social distancing rules, the prime minister said Tuesday.The new enforcement regulation set to go into effect Thursday is "a strong law that warrants a shutdown of 10 days for even a single violation of distancing rules," Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said during an interagency meeting to review the greater Seoul region's virus situation.The statement came as South Korea is scheduled to adopt renewed social distancing guidelines starting Thursday that are more relaxed than the current one. The program was initially scheduled to take effect last week but was delayed by one week due to a surge in new virus infections in the wider Seoul area, home to half of the country's 51.34 million population. "We are well aware that small businesses and merchants are going through tough times, but we must

Jul 6, 2021
Businesses to face 10-day closure for single breach of coronavirus rules: PM
  • New cases over 700 for 4th day; distancing rules in greater Seoul likely to be maintained
  • Seoul to ban drinking at parks, riverside after 10 pm

Vaccinations in full swing

People wait for COVID-19 inoculations at a vaccination center in Seoul's Gangseo District, Monday, the day the government began allowing those under the age of 50 who have already received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine to receive the Pfizer vaccine for their second shot. This follows the administration's decision to raise the age limit for people receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine from 30 to 50 out of concerns over the rare side effect of blood clots. Yonhap

Jul 5, 2021
Vaccinations in full swing

In preparation for flood damage

Members of the Korean Red Cross move boxes of relief supplies to a storehouse at the organization's Gyeonggi Province branch, Monday, to prepare for the possible provision to potential flood damage victims as the country's summer monsoon season has begun. Yonhap

Jul 5, 2021
In preparation for flood damage

Seoul night owls flock to Cheonan to escape social distancing

A street of Dujeong area in Cheonan's Seobuk District is crowded with visitors to cafes, pubs and karaoke bars on July 3. Yonhap By Ko Dong-hwanSocial distancing under the unrelenting threat of COVID-19 has been shackling everyone these days, restricting people from meeting in groups of more than four in some major cities. Enforcement of the regulation has been especially strenuous in Seoul, the surrounding Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, where more than half of the country's total population is concentrated. The regulation has frustrated many people, including those who enjoy their evenings at bars, cafes or restaurants, as such establishments in the capital region are only allowed to stay open until 10 p.m. to prevent late-night gatherings and thus minimize the risk of infection. But nightlife seekers have apparently found a loophole, a place where social distancing is less strictly enforced and thus casual gatherings are more freely “allowed.” This is why a risi

Jul 5, 2021By Ko Dong-hwan
Seoul night owls flock to Cheonan to escape social distancing
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