The COVID-19 situation in Korea is characterized by confirmed cases originating from a specific regional cluster, namely Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province. As of March 9, there were 7,382 confirmed cases, with 6,678 cases in Daegu and North Gyeongsang and 704 in the rest of the country.* The number of confirmed cases outside of Daegu...Read More
In South Korea, drive-throughs have been used on many different occasions to tackle the novel coronavirus. For one, an Army boot camp at the 6th Infantry Division decided to ask families and friends to drop off new recruits from their cars without permitting vehicles to be parked. Family members, friends, and loved ones had to...Read More
Diagnosis technology is being developed that can determine whether or not you are infected with COVID-19 without having to go to a COVID-19 screening center. The Korean research team is working hard to develop vaccines and treatments to quell the coronavirus through the development of a high-risk pathogen infection model and the study of the...Read More
This is part of the interview with Dr. Hakim Dajballah, the New York-based virology expert. Dr. Hakim Dajballah, a New York-based virology expert, told The Korea Times Monday that he is seeing the beginning of the tail end of the coronavirus epidemic in Korea. Talking from New York over the phone, the former head of...Read More
Reusable cups are in vogue for reducing waste but are no longer welcome at Starbucks cafes over fears of the coronavirus, the coffee chain announced. “We are pausing the use of personal cups and ‘for here’ ware in our stores,” executive vice president Rossann Williams said in a statement Wednesday, adding that Starbucks would honor...Read More
The United States is unlikely to apply its highest travel advisory to all of South Korea, a U.S. business lobby said March 5th, citing Seoul’s aggressive efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Last week, the U.S. raised its travel advisory for Daegu to Level 4, the highest level, urging Americans not to travel to the...Read More
People who show symptoms of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can get diagnosed at drive-through screening clinics while remaining in their vehicles. Such clinics are highly efficient because they require no negative room pressure facilities, a method used by hospitals to differentiate pressure in and out of a room to prevent cross-contamination from room to room....Read More
Wearing face masks on buses and subways — and even at the office — has become the new normal criterion in South Korea amid the coronavirus outbreak. People are washing their hands and sanitizing the surfaces they’ve touched as often as possible, and personal hygiene products are in high demand. In the face of scarcity,...Read More
While the COVID-19 situation is affecting Korean daily life a lot, the ‘How to Never Get Coronavirus’ has become a hot topic among Korean netizens. In fact, the method is not a medical way of prevention but the Internet meme, which has recently spread to major Korean humor community sites. The picture is one of...Read More
Shincheonji church, the cult at the center of a rapid increase in coronavirus cases in South Korea said today that it has donated 12 billion won (US$10.1 million) to the country’s battle against the spread of COVID-19. The church said it made the donation to the Community Chest of Korea, with 10 billion won from...Read More
