The government of Seoul said Wednesday it has decided to include foreign residents in its disaster relief payout scheme linked to the coronavirus outbreak. In March, the Seoul Metropolitan Government extended 542.3 billion won ($457 million) in emergency disaster relief funds to 1.6 million households earning less than the capital’s median income to help them...Read More
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has secured a budget to provide COVID-19 emergency relief funds to foreigners. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday that the third supplementary budget bill for 2020 passed by the Seoul Metropolitan Council included items for emergency relief funds for foreigners. Since the city plans to secure the budget related to foreign...Read More
South Korea said Sunday it will implement a three-level social distancing scheme as the country’s daily new coronavirus cases rebounded to over 60 without showing signs of a slowdown. The country added 62 cases of COVID-19 as of midnight, including 40 local infections mainly involving religious gatherings, raising the total caseload to 12,715, according to...Read More
It’s already July but the pandemic shows no sign of disappearing. The Coronavirus, which has taken away our daily life, changed the lifestyle of Seoulites. Korea added 39 more cases of the novel coronavirus disease or COVID-19 in the 24 hours ending Thursday midnight, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s daily...Read More
All Seoul residents, with or without respiratory symptoms, can get tested for the novel coronavirus free of charge starting Monday as part of the city government’s drive to detect “silent” virus spreaders at an early stage. Previously, those who were asymptomatic had to pay about 160,000 won ($133) if their test results came back negative...Read More
The health authorities renewed calls Tuesday for people who visited five Itaewon clubs between late April and early May to come forward for voluntary testing as officials struggle to trace those possibly infected with COVID-19 and others who could be asymptomatic carriers. “Once more we want to emphasize that if you went to an area...Read More
The Seoul city government on Saturday imposed an administrative order to effectively suspend business at clubs and bars in the city after recent infections in the city’s popular multicultural neighborhood of Itaewon put health authorities on alert over a possibly bigger outbreak. Under the order that has gone into effect immediately, all clubs, bars, “room...Read More
Of the six cases detected, two were detected at quarantine checkpoints Recovery rate 79.4%, Active cases under 2,000 (1,967 people) South Korea reported another single-digit number of new coronavirus cases Friday, apparently on the back of a strict social distancing campaign and enhanced quarantine measures. The country added six new COVID-19 cases, bringing the nation’s...Read More
South Korea reported another single-digit number of new coronavirus cases Thursday, as the country’s strict social distancing campaign and enhanced quarantine measures helped contain the spread of the virus. The country added eight new virus cases, bringing the nation’s total infections to 10,702, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The...Read More
South Korea reported 13 more cases of the new coronavirus on Monday, bringing the nation’s total infections to 10,647. It marked the third day in a row that the country’s new virus infections stayed below 20, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). South Korea recorded single-digit new cases on Sunday...Read More
