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Gov't Eases Social Distancing Gov't Mulls Easing COVID-19 Restrictions Coronavirus Infections Rise to Triple Digits Again Coronavirus Infections Ease in Seoul Metropolitan Area Untraceable Infections Hit New High Lockdown on Restaurants, Coffee Shops Eased Han River Park Locked down to Deter Revelers Lockdown Fails to Stop Young Revelers Korea Reports Fewer New Cases of COVID-19 Over 120 Coronavirus Patients in Critical Condition Coronavirus Curfew Empties Streets Korea Goes Back into Lockdown … [Read more...] about Police to Crack down on Nightclubs This Halloween Weekend

The three-day strike starting on Aug. 26 comes in protest against the government's plan to increase the quota of students admitted to medical school. The decision to down stethoscopes again came after two hours of talks with the Health Ministry on Thursday failed. … [Read more...] about Doctors to Strike Again

The Presbyterian church's rightwing leader and members attended a government rally in downtown Seoul on Aug. 15, which drew a huge crowd of protesters. Health authorities are also tracing others who were at the rally, so infections will likely keep rising. … [Read more...] about Seoul City Bans Gatherings of More Than 10 People

Masks Mandatory While Ordering in Coffee Shops Still No End in Sight for Coronavirus Epidemic Museums, Libraries in Seoul Reopen Few Koreans Test Positive for Coronavirus Antibodies Most Koreans Support Lockdown Highly Infectious Coronavirus Strain Takes over Lockdown Brings Fad for Picnics Along Han River Half of Coronavirus Infections Linked to Sect Followers 2nd Coronavirus Wave Looms Summer Heat Threatens Frontline Medical Workers Sporadic Infections Continue in Seoul Metropolitan Area Summer Brings New Lockdown Headaches Experts Warn of 2nd Wave of Coronavirus This Summer Seoul Area Goes Back into Lockdown Coronavirus Infections Resurge as Lockdown Eases New Infections Drop to Single Figures Lockdown to Be Eased This Week Don't Think It's All over, Health Authorities Warn Experts Warn of '2nd Coronavirus Wave' in Cold Weather Top Health Official Warns of Coronavirus Resurgence … [Read more...] about Most New COVID Patients ‘Wore No Masks’

By 2029, the government plans to shut down all 10 nuclear reactors whose design life spans are set to expire. Korea is probably the only country in the world to rule out their extension. If those 10 reactors continue to be used, the government could generate as much electricity as the solar panels and windmills it intends to build at a staggering cost of W100 trillion. It is tantamount to economic suicide to give up such a chance. … [Read more...] about Nuclear Phaseout Is Dodgy Business from Start to Finish