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Wed, February 26, 2020 | 21:23

Shincheonji's secrecy sparks concerns over mass infection

Shincheonji's secrecy sparks concerns over mass infection

A minor Christian sect, known as the Shincheonji Church, which has been at the heart of a surge in coronavirus cases here, is igniting concerns over a further mass infection as its worshipers tend to conceal their affiliation with the cult, even from family members, experts said Wednesday.

Jun Ji-hye | 2020-02-26 17:38

Myung Sung Church scrambling to deny Shincheonji connection

Korean-American wins 'Oscars of teaching'

Korean-American wins 'Oscars of teaching'

A Korean-American math teacher has won the Milken Educator Award given to the finest elementary and secondary school teachers in the United States. The Milken Family Foundation, the host of the annual award dubbed as the “Oscars of Teaching,” said on its website early this month that Candice Harrington was among the 40 recipients across the country.

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-02-26 17:38

Coronavirus patients surpass 1,000 in 37 days

Coronavirus patients surpass 1,000 in 37 days

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said Wednesday that the number of COVID-19 virus infections here has surpassed 1,000, 37 days after the first case was reported.

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-02-26 17:17

Myung Sung Church scrambling to deny Shincheonji connection

Myung Sung Church scrambling to deny Shincheonji connection

Myung Sung Church was scrambling to defend itself Wednesday against critics who are accusing it of being connected to the controversial Shincheonji Church. This comes after one of its pastors was found to have contracted COVID-19 in Daegu, the epicenter of the outbreak in Korea that mostly affected members of the controversial religious sect.

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-02-26 17:10

Shincheonji's secrecy sparks concerns over mass infection

ROK-US alliance

ROK-US alliance

Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo, center, puts a scarf commemorating the alliance between Korea and the United States on Pennsylvania Republican Mike Kelly during his visit to the U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C., Tuesday. Jeong asked the U.S. Congress to help strike a defense cost-sharing agreement between Seoul and Washington. / Yonhap

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-02-26 17:04

Hongneung BioHub builds future for Seoul

Hongneung BioHub builds future for Seoul

In the 1960s and 70s, Korea's high-end science and technology industry was led by the Hongneung region of northeastern Seoul. The area housed universities - Korea University, Kyunghee University and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) - as well as engineers and scholars, who together led innovations in the developing country.

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-02-26 16:55

Moon under mounting criticism over coronavirus responses

Moon under mounting criticism over coronavirus responses

The national health emergency unleashed by COVID-19 has dealt a crushing blow to President Moon Jae-in, with public criticism on his poor crisis management capacity and leadership growing as the epidemic is far from being contained. A huge part of the criticism is about the government's decision to ban the entry of foreigners only from China's Hubei Province, the epicenter of...

Do Je-hae | 2020-02-26 16:53

Laws revised to better prevent COVID-19 spread

Laws revised to better prevent COVID-19 spread

The National Assembly passed revision bills relating to epidemic prevention and quarantine laws at a plenary session Wednesday in order to better facilitate the ongoing fight against the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Jung Da-min | 2020-02-26 16:36

Moon under mounting criticism over coronavirus responses

Three missing things in Daegu, coronavirus ground zero

Three missing things in Daegu, coronavirus ground zero

Dr. Hakim Djaballah, former head of the Institute Pasteur Korea, raised three questions about how Korea is handling the current coronavirus epidemic, especially in Daegu that he compares to Wuhan in China's Hubei Province, the epicenter of the virus outbreak. First, he pointed to photos of large crowds waiting for hours at big markets to buy masks in Daegu. “President Moon Ja...

Oh Young-jin | 2020-02-26 15:43

Child care centers to close for 10 days to prevent virus infections

Child care centers to close for 10 days to prevent virus infections

Child care centers across South Korea will close for 10 days as part of the government's latest efforts to limit COVID-19 infections among the country's younger population, the government said Wednesday. "To prevent COVID-19 infections among infants, the government will close child care centers across the nation from Feb. 27 to March 8," Vice Health and Welfare Minister Kim G...

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