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South Koreans head to polls despite global pandemic
SEOUL: Temperature checks on voters, separate booths for those with fevers, special polling stations for the quarantined: South Koreans headed to the polls on Wednesday (Apr 15) with a big turnout expected despite the coronavirus threat. South Korea is the first country with a major virus outbreak to hold a national election since the global
South Korea reports more recovered COVID-19 patients testing positive again
SEOUL: South Korea reported on Monday (Apr 13) that at least 116 people initially cleared of the new coronavirus had tested positive again, although officials suggested they would soon look at easing strict recommendations aimed at preventing new outbreaks. South Korea reported only 25 new cases overall on Monday, but the rise in “reactivated” patients has
Tornadoes kill at least six in south of US
WASHINGTON: At least six people have died after tornadoes ripped through the southern US state of Mississippi on Sunday (Apr 12), officials said. The tornadoes caused “catastrophic” damage, according to US media, and prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue a tornado emergency, its highest level of tornado alert. Advertisement Advertisement The Mississippi Emergency
South Korea reports recovered COVID-19 patients testing positive again
SEOUL: South Korean officials on Friday (Apr 10) reported 91 patients thought cleared of COVID-19 had tested positive again. Jeong Eun-kyeong, director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), told a briefing that the virus may have been “reactivated” rather than the patients being re-infected. Advertisement Advertisement South Korean health officials said it
South Korean COVID-19 patients vote as parliamentary election kicks off
SEOUL: Early voting in South Korea’s parliamentary election kicked off on Friday (Apr 10), with COVID-19 patients casting ballots at designated stations and candidates adopting new ways of campaigning to limit the risk of contagion. The National Election Commission (NEC) set up eight polling stations to be used by more than 3,000 coronavirus patients receiving
South Korea’s Daegu reports no new COVID-19 cases for the first time since February
SEOUL: The South Korean city of Daegu, which endured the first large coronavirus outbreak outside of mainland China, reported zero new cases on Friday (Apr 10). It is the first time since late February that there are no new cases in Daegu, as new infections across the country dropped to record lows. Advertisement Advertisement With
South Korea reports fewer than 50 new COVID-19 cases for first time since Feb 29 peak
SEOUL: South Korea reported fewer than 50 new coronavirus cases on Monday (Apr 6) for the first time since its Feb 29 peak, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. The KCDC reported 47 new infections, taking the national tally to 10,284. The death toll rose by three to 186. Advertisement Advertisement On Saturday,
South Korea extends intensive social distancing to reach 50 daily coronavirus cases
SEOUL: South Korea said on Saturday (Apr 4) it will extend its intensive social distancing campaign scheduled to end on Monday by two weeks in a bid to curb the rate of coronavirus infections to around 50 a day. The country has largely managed to bring under control Asia’s largest epidemic outside China with around 100
South Korean ex-presidential candidate on COVID-19 frontline
SEOUL: When hospitals in the South Korean city of Daegu were overwhelmed by coronavirus patients, officials appealed for doctors to help, and among the volunteers was multi-millionaire and former presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo. The South was one of the first countries hit by the virus outside China, where it initially emerged, and for a time had
South Korea to open schools online, reschedule college exam
SEOUL: South Korea said on Tuesday (Mar 31) it will open school classes online next week and reschedule its annual college entrance exams slated for November as concerns persist over the coronavirus and small outbreaks continue to emerge. The country has postponed the beginning of all schools’ new semester three times from early March to
Renault says China, South Korea plants restarting after COVID-19 shutdown
PARIS: French automaker Renault said on Monday (Mar 30) it was resuming production at two factories in China and South Korea after they were shut down as authorities tried to limit the coronavirus outbreak. “All of the group’s factories are currently shut down, except for the factories in China and South Korea, which have resumed operations or
Coronavirus fails to dampen South Korea’s fever for exam success
SEOUL: Choi Young-eun is so concerned about her teenagers’ education as South Korea’s schools stay shut that she has been sending them to a private tuition centre to make sure they don’t miss out. Choi, a stay-at-home mum of two high schoolers, is one of the millions of parents keeping South Korea’s cut-throat “hagwon”, or
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Commentary: Coronavirus? Not a problem for South Korea elections this week
SEOUL: On Wednesday (Apr 15), South Korea will hold legislative elections. South Korea’s parliament, the National Assembly, is elected every five years. Composed of 300 members, it has 253 single-member district seats and 47 proportional representation seats. Advertisement Advertisement The left currently holds a slim majority, but the distribution of power is fluid. South Korea’s