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Mon, September 25, 2023 | 01:30

Korea considers lifting mask mandate on public transportation

Korea considers lifting mask mandate on public transportation

The government is considering lifting the mask mandate for public transportation soon, as COVID-19 infection numbers have continued decreasing in recent weeks. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Thursday that health authorities have been keenly monitoring the situation after most of the indoor mask-wearing rules were lifted on Jan. 30.

Jun Ji-hye | 2023-03-09 17:18

Regional public hospitals suffer serious staff shortage

Regional public hospitals suffer serious staff shortage

Public medical centers located outside of Seoul are suffering serious shortages of medical professionals due mainly to the lower pay and educational standards experienced further out from the city. According to documents submitted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare to Rep. Suh Jung-sook of the ruling People Power Party, 24 out of 35 regional medical centers have failed to ...

Jun Ji-hye | 2023-03-09 08:21

[REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK] Time for Korea to drop air travel mask mandate

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOKTime for Korea to drop air travel mask mandate

A flight attendant starts telling passengers to put on their masks after serving meals on a plane late at night. A passenger sitting next to the window without wearing one continues to sleep as if he did not hear the voice, while some people reluctantly put their masks back on to cover only their mouth while their noses remain exposed.

Jung Min-ho | 2023-03-06 16:51

Korea's new COVID-19 cases around 10,000; gov't mulls lifting antivirus measures

Korea's new COVID-19 cases around 10,000; gov't mulls lifting antivirus measures

Korea reported 10,408 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, as the government said it will start discussions on lifting the remaining antivirus measures.

2023-03-03 11:10

Aerospace administration to be launched by end of 2023

Aerospace administration to be launched by end of 2023

Korea will launch an independent aerospace administration to assume full charge of the state-led space programs and aeronautics research by the end of this year, the science ministry said Thursday.

2023-03-02 09:01

S. Korea reports 12,291 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

S. Korea reports 12,291 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

South Korea reported 12,291 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday amid a gradual slowdown in the pace of infections. The figure is slightly higher than the previous day's 10,817 cases, but 785 cases lower compared with a week ago. The virus has been spreading more slowly despite the removal of the indoor mask mandate late last month. Of Wednesday's total, 24 cases were from overseas, ...

2023-03-01 20:37

No more PCR tests

No more PCR tests

An area at Incheon International Airport where travelers arriving from China used to wait to take PCR tests remains empty, Wednesday, as Korea lifted the post-arrival testing requirement. Though the post-arrival test is no longer required, the pre-arrival test requirement and Q-code uploads that visitors entering the country from China need to submit will remain in place unti...

Jun Ji-hye2023-03-01 16:33

Tensions rise over Nursing Act

Tensions rise over Nursing Act

A conflict is intensifying between nurses and other medical workers, including doctors, over the National Assembly's move to pass a bill legislating the Nursing Act. Independent from the Medical Services Act, the proposed nursing law would clarify the scope of nurses' work and improve their working conditions, aiming to resolve nurses' frequent complaints over ambiguities in ...

Jun Ji-hye | 2023-02-27 17:02

Children's health care crisis looms large in Korea

Children's health care crisis looms large in Korea

Kim Ji-hye, the mother of a 13-month-old boy, was alarmed to find her son had a fever early Saturday morning. As the new mother has learned, a fever could have a catastrophic impact on a baby. She rushed him to a nearby children's hospital in Seocho District in Seoul, only to find a long line of parents with their sick kids, 30 minutes before the hospital opened.

Jun Ji-hye | 2023-02-27 13:52

Rare discovery of dinosaur egg fossils reported in S. Korea's southwestern region

Rare discovery of dinosaur egg fossils reported in S. Korea's southwestern region

Fossilized eggs of herbivorous dinosaurs have recently been found in South Korea's southwestern region of Sinan near a site where fossils of carnivorous dinosaurs were discovered over a decade ago, a group of scientists said Saturday.

2023-02-25 13:48

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