The founder of a minor religious sect at the center of a rapid increase in coronavirus cases in South Korea on Monday apologized for the spread of the disease and vowed to fully cooperate with the government efforts to combat it."As the representative of Shincheonji followers, I sincerely apologize
A total of 81 countries and regions are imposing entry bans or quarantine procedures on visitors from South Korea over new coronavirus fears on Monday, despite Seoul's beefed-up diplomacy to prevent inordinate measures targeting its citizens.As of 3 p.m., 36 countries and regions plan to ban or are
Chongwadae announced on Feb. 21st, 2020 that President Moon Jae-in and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Feb. 20 agreed in a phone conversation to strengthen bilateral cooperation to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, including sharing relevant clinical data from both nations."China's suffering is our suffe
South Korea's novel coronavirus cases are likely to keep rising through early March as local health authorities vowed to beef up the anti-virus fight, focusing on a minor religious sect that has been at the center of the outbreak here.South Korea reported another daily spike of COVID-19 infections,
The United States stands ready to continue denuclearization negotiations with North Korea when the regime is ready to talk, a top American envoy said Wednesday.Alex Wong, the U.S. deputy special representative for North Korea, made the remark at a seminar in Washington as negotiations between the tw
The cumulative number of novel coronavirus cases in the southeastern city of Daegu surpassed 1,000 on Thursday, data showed, with the increases likely to continue for a while as more test results of citizens who are followers of the virus-hit Shincheonji religious group are being released.The Korea
South Korea reported yet another record spike of new cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, with most new infections identified in the hardest-hit city of Daegu as virus tests started on more than 210,000 members of a religious sect at the center of the epidemic.The 505 new cases, marking the s
President Moon Jae-in is expected to hold a meeting with the leaders of South Korea's ruling and opposition parties this week on the COVID-19 epidemic, a Cheong Wa Dae official said Wednesday.Moon plans to invite Lee Hae-chan, head of the ruling Democratic Party; Hwang Kyo-ahn, chief of the main opp
South Korea plans to take "maximum" quarantine steps in the southeastern city of Daegu and its surrounding province to contain the new coronavirus and seek to create an extra budget, party officials said Tuesday.The government, the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the presidential office decided to
South Korea said Sunday that the next seven or 10 days will be the most crucial juncture in the fight against the new coronavirus, vowing to take all possible measures to prevent further spread of the potentially fatal illness.The country raised its alert level to the highest of "red," to deal with
More than half of coronavirus infections in South Korea are linked to the homegrown religious group of Shincheonji, data showed Sunday.The religious organization, known as Shincheonji Church of Jesus, Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, has been suspected as a hotbed for the recent surge in i
South Korea on Sunday reported its sixth death from the new coronavirus with the number of the total confirmed cases spiking to 602, forcing the country to raise the virus alert to highest level.Despite stepped-up quarantine efforts, health authorities added three deaths and 169 additional cases to
The new coronavirus is spreading across the country, but it is in the initial stage of a full-blown outbreak and still "manageable," although the number of infections has almost tripled in just three days.The country reported on Friday 52 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing its total number
South Korea confirmed 15 more cases of the novel coronavirus Wednesday, bringing the total number of infections here to 46, amid growing concerns that the respiratory illness is spreading across the country despite tighter quarantine measures.According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Pr
South Korea's public health authorities announced Tuesday that the country should prepare for more coronavirus infections not linked to known clusters as its latest confirmed cases are believed to be without links to other existing cases or to China and overseas countries.The Korea Centers for Disea
South Korea will provide 300 billion won (US$253.5 million) in emergency loans to local budget carriers, which have been suffering from the economic fallout of the spread of the new coronavirus, Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said Monday.Budget carriers will also be exempted from paying airport usage
South Korea reported another confirmed case of the new coronavirus Sunday, involving an 82-year-old man with no record of overseas travel, bringing the total to 29 after a five-day lull in new cases.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said the new patient tested positive for
Madam Sripriya Ranganathan, Ambassador of the Republic of India in Seoul, said, “This has been an eventful and productive year for the friendship between the government and people of India and the Republic of Korea; Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a state visit in February and President Moon Jae-i
Around 20 military doctors, nurses and ordinary service personnel will be assigned to temporary accommodation for evacuees from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the defense ministry said Tuesday.The government plans to send a third flight to Wuhan later Tuesday to evacuate about 170 South Koreans and thei