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UK gov't orders three-week lockdown to tackle virus

A person walks across Millennium Bridge backdropped by St. Paul's Cathedral in London, Britain, March 23, 2020. EPABritain on Monday ordered a three-week lockdown to tackle the spread of coronavirus, shutting "non-essential" shops and services, and banning gatherings of more than two people. "Stay at home," Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a televised address to the nation, as he unveiled unprecedented peacetime measures after the country's death toll climbed to 335.The announcement came after outrage in government that recommendations about reducing social contact to minimise close-contact transmission of the virus were being ignored. Crowds of people were seen enjoying weekend spring sunshine in parks and countryside across the country, prompting calls for tougher action to be imposed. "From this evening (Monday) I must give the British people a very simple instruction ― you must stay at home," Johnson said. "Because the critical thing we must do is stop the disease spreading between households."Under the new measures, Johnson said going out to shop for basic necessities was st

Mar 24, 2020
UK gov't orders three-week lockdown to tackle virus

Trump: Asian-Americans not responsible for virus, need protection

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at the White House, March 23, 2020, in Washington, DC. AFPU.S. President Donald Trump, who has been accused of racism in labeling the coronavirus pandemic the "Chinese virus," said in tweets on Monday that Asian-Americans were not responsible for spreading the disease and needed to be protected.Earlier on Monday, the New York Times cited advocacy groups and researchers as saying there had been a surge of verbal and physical assaults on Asian-Americans reported in newspapers and to tip lines as the virus has taken hold in the United States.Trump last week ratcheted up his rhetoric against China over the coronavirus, saying Beijing should have acted faster to warn the world after the disease outbreak there. He also dismissed criticism that his labeling it the "Chinese virus" was racist.He brushed aside a reporter's question on Wednesday as to whether it was potentially harmful to Asian-Americans to give the disease that name, as well for an unnamed White House official to hav

Mar 24, 2020
Trump: Asian-Americans not responsible for virus, need protection
  • Trump calls COVID-19 'Chinese virus'

Korea calls on citizens to cancel or postpone overseas trips over virus

A woman wearing a mask to prevent contracting the coronavirus adjusts her husband's mask as they wait to check in at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, Korea, March 19, 2020. ReutersSouth Korea issued a "special travel advisory" Monday calling on its citizens to cancel or postpone their trips abroad over the spread of the new coronavirus, the foreign ministry said. The special travel advisory, effective as of Monday, applies to all countries except those that are already under higher alerts that call for withdrawal of citizens or are subject to a travel ban. It also calls for people who are staying outside of Korea to take extra caution for their safety. The special advisory is issued due to an urgent danger and is valid for the next four weeks unless it is extended. The advisory suspends the travel alerts already in place, except for the ones under higher warnings.The advisory comes as many countries and territories have closed their borders and enforced a lockdown amid a rapid spread of the COVID-19 infections in Europe and the U.S. in recent days. The latest action aims to

Mar 24, 2020
Korea calls on citizens to cancel or postpone overseas trips over virus

Tokyo Olympics will be postponed, IOC member confirms

In this photograph taken on Jan. 10, 2020, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach attends a press conference in Lausanne. World Athletics chief has called for the Tokyo Olympics to be postponed over the coronavirus pandemic as Canada pulled out of the Games and Japan's prime minister admitted a delay could be "inevitable.” AFPThe International Olympic Committee has decided to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games because of the coronavirus pandemic, IOC member Dick Pound said on Monday, as a window slowly began to open that would allow the showcase to be staged next year.Major sporting nations Australia and Canada had already withdrawn on Monday as organisers came under global pressure to postpone the event for the first time in its 124-year modern history."On the basis of the information the IOC has, postponement has been decided," Pound said in newspaper USA Today. "The parameters going forward have not been determined, but the Games are not going to start on July 24, that much I know."Pound told Reuters that a one-year postponement looked like the best so

Mar 24, 2020
Tokyo Olympics will be postponed, IOC member confirms

S. Korea alarmed by patients from overseas

Passengers arriving at Incheon International Airport on a flight from London wait in long lines to board a bus that will take them to a COVID-19 testing center, Monday, after the government began conducting coronavirus tests on all arrivals from Europe the previous day. / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeThe central government and municipal administrations are struggling to prevent coronavirus infections coming from outside Korea, as the number of foreign-origin cases has been rising sharply in recent weeks, officials said Monday.Korea has reported 8,961 COVID-19 patients so far since the first case was confirmed Jan 20, and of those, 144 were infected abroad, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).Notably, the number of infections of foreign origin has increased more than 18 times from the first week to the third week of this month when the World Health Organization officially declared the COVID-19 outbreak, which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan, a global pandemic, March 11.In the first week of March, the health authorities reported four patients who were infe

Mar 23, 2020
S. Korea alarmed by patients from overseas

Practicing social distancing

Employees at the Seongdong District Office in Seoul eat lunch in their cafeteria, Monday. The district office installed glass dividers on cafeteria tables to separate employees from one another during meals. Yonhap

Mar 23, 2020By Lee Hyo-sik
Practicing social distancing

Violators of social distancing rules will pay the price, gov't warns

Passengers on a subway train in the Southeastern city of Daegu sit apart, Monday, after the government enforced two weeks of social distancing nationwide to prevent the spread of COVID-19. /YonhapBy Bahk Eun-jiThe central government and municipal administrations are taking stronger action against some Protestant churches and other institutions that have not followed guidelines aimed at preventing any further spread of the highly-contagious COVID-19 pandemic, officials said Monday.The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) ordered a ban Monday on worship services at several churches including the Sarang Jeil Church in northern Seoul, which violated quarantine guidelines to prevent the virus spreading. The administrative order was issued after Prime Minister Chung Se-kyun said the government will take stricter measures, including the prohibition of rallies by religious groups that ignore the guidelines. “What the church did was a serious threat to public safety not only for individuals but also for our entire community. The government order should not be taken only as bluff because

Mar 23, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
Violators of social distancing rules will pay the price, gov't warns

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

S. Korea confirms 64 new coronavirus infections, total at 8,961. Death toll hits 118

South Korea reported its lowest daily figure for new coronavirus infections since late last month on Monday, as the nation ramped up social distancing rules to slow the virus pandemic.The 64 new cases, which were detected Sunday, brought the nation's total infections to 8,961, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The daily infections stayed below 100 cases for the second straight day, and Monday's additional cases marked the lowest since peaking at 909 on Feb. 29.So far, 118 people, mostly elderly patients with underlying illnesses, have died in South Korea from the respiratory virus that emerged in China late last year.Of the 64 new cases, 24 are in Daegu and two are in North Gyeongsang, the KCDC said. The total number of confirmed cases in Daegu and North Gyeongsang, the two epicenters of the virus outbreak here, stood at 6,411 and 1,256, respectively.Other major provinces and cities have also reported some infections, with Seoul reporting six additional cases. The total number of imported virus cases rose by 13 to 47. Seoul, Incheon and Gyeongg

Mar 23, 2020
S. Korea confirms 64 new coronavirus infections, total at 8,961. Death toll hits 118

Churches criticized for ignoring gov't warnings

Passengers arriving at Incheon International Airport aboard a flight from Frankfurt queue for a chartered bus to move them to temporary accommodation near Seoul for COVID-19 tests, Sunday, after the government began conducting coronavirus tests on all arrivals from Europe. Quarantine procedures have been tightened to prevent any inflow of the virus from outside Korea. / Korea Times photo by Bae Woo-hanBy Jun Ji-hyeSeveral churches are encountering growing criticism for pressing ahead with Sunday indoor worship services despite the government and municipalities strongly calling for them to suspend the operation of their religious facilities amid the continued nationwide spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.Local residents living near a large church in Seoul's Guro District even staged a protest in front of the building, urging its leadership to comply with government recommendation to conduct online services.In a message, Saturday, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun strongly urged the suspension of the operation of religious, indoor sports and entertainment facilities for 15 days amid concerns

Mar 22, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Churches criticized for ignoring gov't warnings
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