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S. Korea reports 12,291 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

Terminal 1 of Incheon International Airport is filled with travelers, Wednesday. YonhapSouth Korea reported 12,291 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday amid a gradual slowdown in the pace of infections.The figure is slightly higher than the previous day's 10,817 cases, but 785 cases lower compared with a week ago. The virus has been spreading more slowly despite the removal of the indoor mask mandate late last month.Of Wednesday's total, 24 cases were from overseas, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The country added 11 deaths, bringing the death toll to 33,988, and the number of critically ill patients stood at 145, down from the previous day's 164.The total caseload so far came to 30,526,012.Amid the downward trend, South Korea lifted a requirement for travelers from China to take PCR tests after their arrival here Wednesday. A PCR test refers to a polymerase chain reaction test for COVID-19. But the pre-arrival test requirement will remain in place until March 10 to monitor the effect of the eased restrictions. On Tuesday, 129 out of 2,591 inbound travel

Mar 1, 2023
S. Korea reports 12,291 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

No more PCR tests

An area at Incheon International Airport where travelers arriving from China used to wait to take PCR tests remains empty, Wednesday, as Korea lifted the post-arrival testing requirement. Though the post-arrival test is no longer required, the pre-arrival test requirement and Q-code uploads that visitors entering the country from China need to submit will remain in place until March 10. Yonhap

Mar 1, 2023
No more PCR tests

Tensions rise over Nursing Act

Lee Pil-soo, center, the head of the Korean Medical Association, speaks during a rally in front of the National Assembly, Sunday, to protest the Assembly's move to legislate the Nursing Act. YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeA conflict is intensifying between nurses and other medical workers, including doctors, over the National Assembly's move to pass a bill legislating the Nursing Act.Independent from the Medical Services Act, the proposed nursing law would clarify the scope of nurses' work and improve their working conditions, aiming to resolve nurses' frequent complaints over ambiguities in their roles and duties as stipulated in the Medical Services Act that they claim have increased their workload. Nurses, however, seem to be the only group welcoming this legislation, as other medical workers' groups such as the Korean Medical Association (KMA) ― comprised of doctors ― are bitterly opposed.The objectors are stepping up their protest as the bill, backed by the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) which controls more than half of the 300-seat Assembly, is likely to be passed if it is

Feb 27, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Tensions rise over Nursing Act

Children's health care crisis looms large in Korea

gettyimagesbankGov't urged to set up long-term policies to expand number of pediatric physiciansBy Jun Ji-hyeKim Ji-hye, the mother of a 13-month-old boy, was alarmed to find her son had a fever early Saturday morning.As the new mother has learned, a fever could have a catastrophic impact on a baby. She rushed him to a nearby children's hospital in Seocho District in Seoul, only to find a long line of parents with their sick kids, 30 minutes before the hospital opened.“There were more than 25 patients waiting for treatment just 15 minutes after the hospital opened,” Kim said. “It was so hard to wait for my son's turn while standing up cradling the crying baby in my arms for more than an hour. I was also scared that my son's condition could worsen while having to wait for a long time to receive treatment.”Similar stories experienced by many other parents with sick children can be spotted easily on online communities amid a deepening shortage of medical facilities for children and pediatric physicians in the country.The shortage is mainly attributed to a falling

Feb 27, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Children's health care crisis looms large in Korea

Rare discovery of dinosaur egg fossils reported in S. Korea's southwestern region

This photo provided by the Korea Dinosaur Research Center at Chonnam National University, Feb. 25, shows one of the four fossilized eggs of different herbivorous dinosaurs that were discovered in the southwestern county of Sinan, Feb. 19. YonhapFossilized eggs of herbivorous dinosaurs have recently been found in South Korea's southwestern region of Sinan near a site where fossils of carnivorous dinosaurs were discovered over a decade ago, a group of scientists said Saturday.It is considered rare for both carnivorous and herbivorous dinosaur egg fossils to be found in the same place. Four eggs of dinosaurs preserved in complete shape and over 100 fragments of eggs were uncovered in Sinan County of South Jeolla Province, Feb. 19, according to the Korea Dinosaur Research Center at Chonnam National University. Fossils of dinosaur bones were also unearthed at the site.This photo provided by the Korea Dinosaur Research Center at Chonnam National University, Feb. 25, shows one of the four fossilized eggs of different herbivorous dinosaurs that were discovered in the southwestern county of S

Feb 25, 2023
Rare discovery of dinosaur egg fossils reported in S. Korea's southwestern region

Korea to lift PCR test requirement on arrivals from China starting March

Kim Sung-ho, vice minister for disaster and safety management at the Ministry of Interior and Safety, speaks during a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters held at the Government Complex in Sejong, Wednesday. During the meeting, the government decided to lift the mandatory post-arrival PCR tests for travelers from China beginning March 1. Yonhap By Jun Ji-hyeKorea will lift mandatory post-arrival PCR tests on travelers entering Korea from China beginning March 1, as the COVID-19 situation has remained stable in both countries in recent weeks. The government also decided to lift a measure that has restricted all flights arriving from China to land only at Incheon International Airport.The authorities said, however, that the pre-arrival test requirement and Q-code uploads that visitors entering the country from China need to submit will remain in place until March 10 to monitor the effects of the eased restrictions.

Feb 22, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Korea to lift PCR test requirement on arrivals from China starting March

Korea to lift post-arrival PCR test requirement for travelers from China

Passengers from China move to a COVID-19 testing station upon arrival at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, Feb. 14. YonhapKorea decided to lift a requirement for travelers from China to take PCR tests after their arrival here from next month as the COVID-19 situation remains stable, an official said Wednesday.Though the post-arrival test requirement will be lifted on March 1, the pre-arrival test requirement will remain in place until March 10 to monitor the effect of the eased restrictions, said Kim Sung-ho, a senior interior ministry official, during a COVID-19 response meeting."We believe that an additional easing of quarantine measures will be possible," he said.Korea has required travelers from China to submit negative COVID-19 test results upon arrival and take an additional PCR test within the first day of their entry since early January amid a surge in COVID-19 infections in the neighboring nation.But China's situation has since stabilized and Korea has been lifting restrictions one by one.On Wednesday, the government also decided to allow flights from China to la

Feb 22, 2023
Korea to lift post-arrival PCR test requirement for travelers from China

Yoon meets pioneers in space research, development

President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, views a projectile at the presidential office in Seoul ahead of his luncheon meeting with a group of people involved in Korea's efforts to blaze a trail in the space industry, Feb. 21. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk Yeol met Tuesday with a group of scientists, businessmen and others leading the way in space research and development, saying there is no limit to the economic opportunities space will offer.Yoon invited some 40 people to lunch at the presidential office, including high school and university students, researchers, entrepreneurs and winners of space-themed competitions.Singer Younha, who has released a space-themed album, was also in attendance."There are no boundaries in the space economy. And the space economy will open limitless opportunities for us," Yoon said. "Everything from space exploration and use, to the development, manufacturing, launch and operation of launch vehicles and satellites for such purposes, and all activities that create related value, is precisely the space economy."Yoon cited an Organization for Economic Cooperation and

Feb 21, 2023
Yoon meets pioneers in space research, development

Will indoor mask mandate be fully lifted earlier than expected?

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo speaks during a government meeting on the COVID-19 response at the Government Complex in Seoul, Friday. YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeAuthorities are cautiously raising the possibility of fully lifting the mandatory indoor mask-wearing rules earlier than expected, as COVID-19 numbers have continued decreasing in recent weeks. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said on Friday that the daily average number of COVID-19 confirmed cases has decreased for eight consecutive weeks, remaining at about the 10,000 mark. At the same time, the number of critically ill patients has also been consistently reducing.“Situations related to the COVID-19 pandemic have clearly stabilized,” Han said during a government meeting on the COVID-19 response, held at the Government Complex in Seoul. “If the downward trend continues in and outside of the country, we will be able to begin discussions regarding fully lifting the indoor mask mandate soon, along with downgrading the disease category of the virus.”In May last year, Korea lifted the outdoor mask mandate in a major step

Feb 17, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Will indoor mask mandate be fully lifted earlier than expected?

Readers with special needs find help through easy-to-read books

There are known to be roughly 800,000 people in Korea with special needs for reading. But there are only a handful of books and other reading materials made for them, which causes them to feel alienated from everyday conversation and more inclined to self-isolation. Gettyimagesbank Dedicated firm helps instructors with re-written books for struggling readersBy Ko Dong-hwan Ham Eui-young, CEO of Peach Market Students in a “special classroom” were paying attention to their teacher explaining “The Ant and the Grasshopper,” one of the popular Aesop's Fables, at a high school in Seoul in June 2022, while their peers in other classrooms were studying classic literature from the Joseon Dynasty and how Korea's judiciary system brings criminals to court.But in this special classroom, students with difficulties in reading and understanding, including those wit

Feb 17, 2023By Ko Dong-hwan
Readers with special needs find help through easy-to-read books
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