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Some 1,200 foreigners under pressure to get tested for COVID-19

Health officials disinfect a club in Itaewon in Seoul.[Yonhap News Photo] SEOUL -- Some 1,200 foreigners are under …

2020-05-13 16:26:46

COVID-19 outbreak in LGBTQ community reveals blind spot of social distancing

[Photograph by Yoo Dae-gil=dbeorlf123@ajunews.com] SEOUL -- Health officials saw a spike in coronavirus infections …

2020-05-12 17:40:59

​Seoul issues binding order for rush hour subway passengers to wear masks

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- In an effort to prevent the second wave of a novel coronavirus pandemic, any rush-hour comm…

2020-05-11 14:20:05

[Coronavirus] Police trace thousands of gay bar visitors for virus inspection

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- South Korean police are tracing more than 3,000 people who went into hiding for fear of pub…

2020-05-11 14:03:54

President Moon urges S. Korea to brace for second wave of COVID-19 epidemic

President Moon Jae-in makes a speech during an event marking his third year of the inauguration on May 10. [Yonhap Photo…

2020-05-10 16:12:00

President Moon presents S. Korea's post-pandemic goal to lead global industrial map

Citizens watch President Moon Jae-in making a televised address at the lobby of a railway station in Seoul on May 10.[Yo…

2020-05-10 14:51:30

[Coronavirus] Gay club infections spark panic and anxiety in sexual minority community

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- South Korea's sexual minority community was gripped with a sense of panic and anxiety a…

2020-05-08 15:44:36

S. Korea allows mask exports, sees sharp increase in diagnostic kit shipment

A file picture shows South Korean diagnostic kits and equipment stored at an airport in Madagascar. [Yonhap News Photo] …

2020-05-07 15:47:07

Air conditioning becomes new source of concern at classrooms

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- Contamination through air conditioning has become a new source of concern among health offi…

2020-05-06 15:54:09

Researchers confirm meaningful outcome in coronavirus vaccine testing on primates

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- In vaccine testing on monkeys, a state-commissioned research consortium in South Korea clai…

2020-05-06 09:56:12

Schools reopen this month based on confidence in quarantine

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- In a bold attempt based on confidence in its quarantine system that has been praised and be…

2020-05-04 17:29:41

Health officials find no virus in first full-fledged sample pooling

[Courtesy of Pyeongtaek Metropolitan Government ] SEOUL -- A novel coronavirus has not been detected in South Kor…

2020-05-04 15:09:41

Pandemic boosts sales of ready-to-cook meal kits

[Courtesy of GS25] SEOUL -- A coronavirus epidemic has boosted sales of ready-to-cook meal kits, which are easily f…

2020-05-04 13:58:45

[Coronavirus] Health officials turn their eyes to quarantine of migrant foreign workers

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- Alarmed by a spike in coronavirus infections linked to clusters in foreign worker dormi…

2020-04-28 14:04:32

Marketing promotion to stimulate asparagus consumption sparks online competition

[Courtesy of Yanggu County] SEOUL -- An online discount marketing promotion led by a provincial governor to help …

2020-04-28 11:56:05

President Moon joins social media initiative to thank medical staff

President Moon Jae-in and senior aides join the Thank You Challenge for medical workers at the presidential office on Ap…

2020-04-28 10:34:36

[Coronavirus] President Moon urges S. Korea to set new global example in overcoming pandemic

[Yonhap News Photo] SEOUL -- President Moon Jae-in urged South Koreans to set global standards in going a new way…

2020-04-27 13:13:02

Military rifle bullet hit head of caddie on duty in her golf course

[Gettyimages Bank] SEOUL -- A female caddie in her 20s suffered a head injury during her duty on the 16th hole of a…

2020-04-24 16:29:30

[Coronavirus] S. Korea eases strict restrictions on exports of high-quality masks

[Aju News DB] SEOUL -- Satisfied with sufficient stock and stable distribution, South Korea eased strict restrict…

2020-04-24 12:53:28

[Coronavirus] First 'sample pooling' test conducted to prevent herd infection in Seoul

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- "Sample pooling," a quick diagnostic method of preventing herd infections at vulnerable pla…

2020-04-22 11:04:20