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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea on Wednesday issued emergency authorization for the anti-viral drug remdesivir to be used to treat coronavirus patients, paving the way for imports. The US authorized the emergency use of remdesivir in hospitals at the start of May, followed by Japan, while Europe has been considering the following suit. A South Korean government review of remdesivir research said it had proven “clinically meaningful” in cutting patients’ recovery times, the […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea on Friday imposed limits on the number of pupils going to schools in and around Seoul as officials scramble to tackle fresh coronavirus cases that threaten the country’s success in containing the epidemic. Only one in three pupils at kindergartens, elementary and middle schools in the Seoul metropolitan area — home to half the population — will be allowed to physically attend school each day, authorities said, with […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea on Thursday re-imposed a series of coronavirus social distancing measures it had eased early this month, as a series of clusters threatened to challenge its success in containing the epidemic. The country has been held up as a global model in how to curb the virus, but reported its biggest spike in new infections in nearly two months as life appeared returning to normal. The new cases […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea reported its biggest spike in coronavirus cases in nearly two months on Thursday, as officials scramble to tackle fresh clusters that have raised concerns of a possible second wave of infections. The country has been held up as a global model in how to curb the virus and has begun to ease restrictions but is now rushing to contain new infections as life returns to normal. Officials announced […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — An exchange of gunfire between North and South Korean forces in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the peninsula was a violation of the armistice agreement, the United Nations Command (UNC) said Tuesday. The two sides remain technically at war, since fighting in the Korean War ended with an armistice in 1953 that was never replaced with a peace treaty. North Korean gunfire hit a Southern guard post on May 3, prompting […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Hundreds of thousands of South Korean students returned to school on Wednesday as educational establishments started reopening after a coronavirus delay of more than two months. Students lined up for temperature checks and were given sanitizers to wash their hands as they entered school premises while teachers greeted them with smiles and occasional elbow bumps. “It’s really exciting to meet my friends and teachers face to face, but we have […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean authorities said Tuesday they were using mobile phone data to trace Seoul nightclub visitors as they try to tackle a coronavirus cluster, promising anonymity to those being tested due to the stigma surrounding homosexuality. The country has been held up as a global model in how to curb the virus, but a spike of new cases, driven by the cluster in venues in Seoul’s Itaewon district — including […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea announced its highest number of new coronavirus cases for more than a month Monday, driven by an infection cluster in a Seoul nightlife district just as the country loosens restrictions. The nation has been held up as a global model in how to curb the virus, but over the weekend its capital — as well as neighboring Gyeonggi province and the nearby city of Incheon — ordered the […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean students will return to school starting next week, officials said Monday, as the country seeks a return to normal life after a significant drop in new coronavirus cases in recent days. Schools were shut in early March as South Korea endured one of the worst early outbreaks of the disease, and at one point, it was the second-worst hit nation on the planet after mainland China. But it […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres praised South Korea Thursday for combatting the novel coronavirus while simultaneously fighting climate change. The country was providing a “remarkable example” of how “the two things can be put together,” Guterres told journalists during a press conference. Under a so-called Green Deal, South Korea has put together what Guterres called “very ambitious” plans for a post-coronavirus economic recovery which include a reduction of emissions […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea reported zero new locally transmitted coronavirus cases Thursday, the first time no infections have been recorded since the disease was detected in the country more than 70 days ago. Health authorities reported one new death, taking the toll to 247. The country has seen 10,765 cases since its first infection was reported on February 18. For a time it had the world’s second-largest outbreak before the spread was […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A fire at a warehouse in South Korea killed 38 people and left another 10 injured on Wednesday, according to reports. The blaze at the unfinished four-storey building in Icheon, 80 kilometers (50 miles) southeast of Seoul, spread “extremely quickly” and rendered those inside “unable to evacuate”, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported citing fire officials. Eight of the injured are in a serious condition, local officials said. Suh Seung-hyun, […]
