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Major hospitals in Seoul area on alert against COVID-19 infiltrationSocial affairsApr 1, 2020Seoul and nearby Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, were placed on heightened alert for a potential spike in COVID-19 infections, as a string of new virus cases were identified at large hospitals there. ... -
New curriculum at Seoul Foreign British School ‘global minded, distinctly British’EducationApr 1, 2020The Seoul Foreign British School has introduced a new curriculum centered on three frameworks, boasting innovative education and preparing students upon graduation, the school said Thursday. Accordi... -
Yongsan reports Polish virus patient to police for breaking quarantineSocial affairsMar 31, 2020Yongsan District in Seoul said Tuesday it has sought a police investigation of a Polish patient of COVID-19 accusing him of violating his 14-day quarantine. The district filed a complaint against th... -
Boryeong quarantines overseas arrivals at forest cottagesSocial affairsMar 31, 2020Travelers from abroad entering Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province, are being quarantined at a forest retreat site, the city government said Tuesday. “Considering that a high ratio of people from o... -
S. Korea to step up TB screening of foreignersSocial affairsMar 31, 2020South Korea is to implement stricter screening of foreigners with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis to prevent any inflow of the infectious disease, Korea Centers of Disease Control said Tuesday. Eff... -
Seoul gives masks free to foreigners alienated in public rationingSocial affairsMar 31, 2020Seoul Metropolitan Government is handing out 100,000 face masks free of charge to foreigners who have been largely sidelined in the country‘s public mask rationing system, the city said Tuesday. Eac... -
3 million masks stored for kindergarten, elementary students: Education MinistryEducationMar 30, 2020South Korea’s Ministry of Education has stocked up about 3 million small medical masks for kindergarteners and first and second grade students ahead of the planned reopening of schools next week, the... -
Polish virus patient caught breaking mandatory quarantineSocial affairsMar 30, 2020Amid the rising number of imported cases of COVID-19 infections, a Polish national who tested positive reportedly carried out outdoor activities while in quarantine, sparking concerns of a community ... -
Government evacuates 198 Koreans stranded in PeruForeign affairsMar 27, 2020South Koreans stranded in Peru are to arrive home over the weekend via a repatriation flight, as the Latin American country has suspended commercial flights to and from the country to contain the nov... -
Identity of accused revealed in Telegram sex crime caseSocial affairsMar 24, 2020The suspect who was arrested for selling videos of sex acts involving minors via Telegram chat rooms was a volunteer at an orphanage and managing editor of a college newspaper, who once wrote on how ... -
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[Newsmaker] Police chief vows thorough probe of Telegram sex abuse videosSocial affairsMar 23, 2020Amid public fury over a sexual abuse ring operating on Telegram, South Korea’s police chief on Monday vowed a thorough investigation of the case, as well as any similar crimes connected with the encr... -
Ruling party, President Moon earn high grade in pollsPoliticsMar 23, 2020The ruling Democratic Party of Korea saw a slight uptick in the polls with some 42 percent support, while President Moon Jae-in flagged his highest approval rating this year, a poll showed Monday. S... -
93-year-old virus patient recovers, returns homeSocial affairsMar 23, 2020A COVID-19 patient in her 90s returned home over the weekend after making a full recovery and became the oldest person in South Korea to have recovered from the deadly virus, a government official sa... -
Family admitted to hospital after using methanol to disinfect homeSocial affairsMar 22, 2020A woman in her 40s and her two children in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, were admitted to a hospital showing symptoms of intoxication after the woman used a methanol-based substance to disinfect her ... -
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[Newsmaker] Public anger grows over Telegram underage sexual abuse ringSocial affairsMar 22, 2020Public anger has exploded over a recently busted Telegram sexual abuse ring, prompting millions to sign petitions for the disclosure of the full identities of the operators as well as their tens of t...
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