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Tue, January 19, 2021 | 14:23

Owners of coffee shops, bars, internet cafes join protest against 'unfair' virus restrictions

Owners of coffee shops, bars, internet cafes join protest against 'unfair' virus restrictions

Coffee shops, bars and internet cafes have joined a growing list of businesses protesting the government's coronavirus restrictions, with shop owners lighting signboards, staging demonstrations and petitioning the Constitutional Court. The shop owners say the restrictions are applied unfairly, allowing some businesses to reopen while shuttering others, and without any promise...

2021-01-06 12:56

Owners open gyms in defiance of 'unfair' virus restrictions

New cases below 1,000 for 2nd day amid tentative signs of slowdown

New cases below 1,000 for 2nd day amid tentative signs of slowdown

South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases stayed below 1,000 for the second consecutive day on Wednesday amid signs of a slowdown, while nursing homes and churches continued to be hot spots for virus outbreaks despite extended virus curbs.

2021-01-06 10:33

Political circles seek heavier sentencing for child abuse

Political circles seek heavier sentencing for child abuse

Heavier sentencing for abusers of children cases is being discussed following the death of a 16-month-old baby girl at the hands of abusive parents.

2021-01-05 16:45

Public anger intensifies over fatal child abuse

Experts call for cold chain preparation for vaccination

Experts call for cold chain preparation for vaccination

Ahead of Korea's planned COVID-19 vaccination program that will start possibly next month, experts said a proper storage and distribution system is required so that vaccines can reach people ready to be used.

2021-01-05 16:29

Urging operation resumption for indoor gyms

Urging operation resumption for indoor gyms

Members of the Korea Functional Training Federation stage a performance during a protest in front of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea headquarters on Yeouido, Seoul, Tuesday, to call on the government to allow indoor gyms to resume operation, adding that social distancing rules against COVID-19 are not equally applied to sports facilities as taekwondo and ballet academies...

2021-01-05 16:19

Correctional authorities cremate virus victim without notifying family

Correctional authorities cremate virus victim without notifying family

Correctional authorities, who have already been criticized for lax management resulting in mass COVID-19 infections at a prison, are under fire again as they allegedly cremated the body of an inmate who died as a result of infection by the coronavirus without notifying his immediate next of kin, according to the deceased's family, Tuesday.

2021-01-05 16:14

Korea reports 2 more British COVID-19 variant cases

Korea reports 2 more British COVID-19 variant cases

Korea's health authorities on Tuesday confirmed two more cases of a more transmissible variant from arrivals from Britain, bringing the total caseload here to 12. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said the two people, who entered the country on Dec. 13 and Dec. 20 from Britain, respectively, were confirmed to have the new COVID-19 strain.

2021-01-05 15:47

Owners open gyms in defiance of 'unfair' virus restrictions

Owners open gyms in defiance of 'unfair' virus restrictions

A growing number of gym owners have reopened their businesses this week in defiance of the government's coronavirus restrictions, claiming the rules are unfair and putting their livelihoods at stake. Indoor gyms in the capital area are subject to an assembly ban under Level 2.5 social distancing measures, which were recently extended by two weeks until Jan. 17. In announcing ...

2021-01-05 11:47

Gov't aims for over 60% virus vaccination before fall: PM

Gov't aims for over 60% virus vaccination before fall: PM

South Korea is pushing to move up the schedule in bringing in new coronavirus vaccines in a bid to get over half of the population inoculated before fall, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun has said. "The government's program is to complete the formation of herd immunity by inoculating 60-70 percent of the population (with vaccines) before autumn comes," Chung said Monday on a deb...

2021-01-05 10:36

New cases fall back sharply to 715 amid tighter virus curbs

COVID-19 deaths surpass 1,000 mark

COVID-19 deaths surpass 1,000 mark

The number of deaths from the new coronavirus surpassed the 1,000 mark in South Korea, with the third wave of the pandemic having accelerated the growth of new fatalities in the past month, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said Tuesday. "Some 440 patients lost their lives during the past month, with the total deaths surpassing 1,000 today," Chung said during an interagency meeti...

2021-01-05 10:06

New cases fall back sharply to 715 amid tighter virus curbs

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