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Wed, August 4, 2021 | 09:13

Seoul to reduce bus, subway schedules by 20% after 10 pm

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said Wednesday the city will reduce bus and subway schedules by 20 percent after 10 p.m. to stem the recent resurgence of COVID-19.

2021-07-07 15:06

New virus cases soar to second-highest since beginning of pandemic

Zero tolerance against social distancing violations; Moon

President Moon Jae-in instructed the government Wednesday to step up efforts to speedily trace COVID-19 infections amid a sharp hike in confirmed cases.

2021-07-07 13:23

New virus cases soar to second-highest since beginning of pandemic

New virus cases soar to second-highest since beginning of pandemic

South Korea on Wednesday recorded over 1,200 new daily COVID-19 cases, marking the second-highest tally since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country and raising concerns of the potential emergence of a fourth pandemic wave, the government announced.

2021-07-07 09:51

Israel, Korea agree COVID vaccine swap

Israel agreed a COVID vaccine swap with South Korea Tuesday, sending 700,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech jab to Seoul “immediately” in return for the same number in coming months.

2021-07-06 20:43

Daily coronavirus cases surge over 1,000 for first time in six months

South Korea confirmed over 1,000 new coronavirus cases Tuesday for the first time in six months amid a resurgence in the Seoul metropolitan area, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.

2021-07-06 20:03

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

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.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-07-06 19:05

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 ...

Jung Da-min | 2021-07-06 16:39

Calls rise to strengthen quarantine measures for greater Seoul area

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 the local go...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2021-07-06 15:56

Seoul to ban drinking at parks, riverside after 10 pm

The 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.

2021-07-06 14:40

One in three Seoulites have sexless life: study

One 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.

Yoon Ja-young | 2021-07-06 14:26

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