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Lotte, Shilla surrender Incheon airport duty-free biz amid coronavirus woes
South Korea's two leading duty free operators have decided to give up their bids to operate stores at Incheon International Airport as the novel coronavirus has devastated business at the transportation hub, industry sources said Wednesday. The move by Hotel Lotte and Hotel Shilla comes as the business environment at South Korea's main airport has changed dramatically due to the COVID-19 pandemic, insiders said. The two companies should have signed new 10-year lease deals with Incheon Inter
Industry April 8, 2020
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3 S. Korean firms sign contracts to supply coronavirus test kits to US
Three South Korean companies have inked contracts with the US government to export coronavirus test kits, with shipments likely to take place next week, a foreign ministry official said Wednesday. The companies won interim approval last month from the US Food and Drug Administration for the exports, after US President Donald Trump voiced hope to import Korean-made medical equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic during a phone call with President Moon Jae-in. "The process of the compan
Foreign Affairs April 8, 2020
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S. Korean, Finnish foreign ministers hold talks on coronavirus cooperation
The top diplomats of South Korea and Finland held talks on ways to expand cooperation to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, the foreign ministry here said Wednesday. The phone conversation between Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and her Finnish counterpart, Pekka Haavisto, came about as Seoul received recognition for effectively coping with the COVID-19 pandemic and sharing its experience with other countries. Haavisto said South Korea has worked closely with his country on matters o
Foreign Affairs April 8, 2020
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Indonesian man deported for violating self-isolation rules
An Indonesian man was deported from South Korea after violating rules mandating self-isolation for international arrivals, the justice ministry said Wednesday. The 40-year-old was deported to Indonesia on Wednesday afternoon after he was found to have falsely reported his local address and left the registered self-isolation venue, the ministry said in a press release. Authorities tracked him down at an acquaintance's house in the southern city of Gimcheon, 234 kilometers away from Seoul, a
Social Affairs April 8, 2020
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S. Korea's 31st virus patient still undergoing treatment: KCDC
South Korea's 31st coronavirus patient, considered a probable "super spreader," has become the country's longest-infected COVID-19 patient, health authorities said Wednesday. The 61-year-old woman, who tested positive for the new coronavirus on Feb. 18, is still receiving treatment at Daegu Medical Center in Daegu, some 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). She has been hospitalized for 51 days, the longest of any
Social Affairs April 8, 2020
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S. Korea to host online seminar to share anti-virus know-how with foreign countries
South Korea will host an online seminar this week to share its coronavirus containment measures and know-how with foreign countries, a foreign ministry official said Wednesday. The video presentation, slated for late Thursday, comes as an increasing number of foreign countries has been seeking to benchmark various quarantine steps South Korea has taken to stem the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak. Attending the seminar to be hosted by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute will be som
Foreign Affairs April 8, 2020
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Seoul stocks snap 4-day winning streak amid virus woes
South Korean stocks snapped a four-day rally to end slightly lower Wednesday as foreign and institutional investors offloaded large-cap stocks amid a lack of upside momentum. The Korean won rose against the US dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 16.46 points, or 0.90 percent, to 1,807.14. Foreign and institutional investors sold a combined 422.2 billion won ($346 million) worth of stocks, weighing down the bourse. Foreigners continued to offload local stocks f
Market April 8, 2020
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"인간이 부추긴 대멸종시대…신종 바이러스도 활개"
수렵, 농경, 도시 건설 등 생물다양성을 해치는 인간 활동 때문에 신종 코로나바이러스 감염증(코로나19)과 같은 인수공통감염병의 위험이 커졌다는 연구 결과가 나왔다. 지구가 6차 대멸종기에 돌입했다는 평가가 나올 정도의 자원 착취 속에서 인간과 서식지를 잃은 야생동물의 접촉이 늘어남에 따라 '괴질'이 인간사회에 창궐할 보건 위험이 커졌다는 진단이다. 7일(현지시간) 영국 가디언에 따르면 호주, 미국 연구진은 코로나19 팬데믹(세계적 대유행)도 이러한 현상의 일부라는 내용을 담은 논문을 영국 생물학 학술지 왕립학회보B에 게재했다. 연구진은 짐승들이 인간에게 옮긴 것으로 알려진 바이러스 142종을 골라 세계자연보전연맹(IUCN)의 멸종위기 보고서인 '적색목록'과 비교해 어떤 동물이 인간과 얼마만큼 바이러스를 공유하는지 집계했다. 그 결과 예상대로 소, 양, 개, 염소 등 가축들이 가장 많은 종류의 바이러스를 인간과 공유했고 그 수치는 야생 포유류의 8배에 달했다. 설치류, 박
한국어판 April 8, 2020
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Govt. recommends temporary closure of private academies
The government on Wednesday recommended that all private educational institutes nationwide temporarily close to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. Issuing an administrative order, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said private educational facilities, including foreign language schools, will be allowed to operate on the condition that they thoroughly follow government guidelines on preventing the spread of COVID-19. The guidelines require all lecturers and stud
Social Affairs April 8, 2020
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Election candidates run eye-catching campaigns amid coronavirus pandemic
Some candidates running in the April 15 parliamentary elections have been running eye-catching campaigns without having close contact with voters, in a bid to maintain social distancing and boost morale amid the coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 outbreak has changed conventional methods of campaigning due to concerns that reaching out to voters could increase the risk of infection. Instead of shaking hands with voters, politicians are using fist bumps at election rallies. But quarantine auth
Politics April 8, 2020
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S. Korea to rev up quarantine on nursing hospitals, churches to stem cluster infections
South Korea's health authorities said Wednesday they will step up quarantine on facilities that pose higher risk of cluster transmissions of the novel coronavirus, such as nursing hospitals and churches. Under the measure, nursing hospitals, closed wards of mental institutions, sanatoriums and churches will be designated as a "high-risk group" of being infected with COVID-19 and will be subject to intensive monitoring. "There are more seniors or people with underlying diseases
Social Affairs April 8, 2020
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USFK reports coronavirus case from Camp Casey, total at 21
US Forces Korea (USFK) reported a coronavirus case from Camp Casey, north of Seoul, on Wednesday, bringing the total number of USFK-related infections to 21. It is the first confirmed case of the COVID-19 virus from the base in the city of Dongducheon, around 40 kilometers north of Seoul. Other details were not immediately available. "Contact tracing and thorough cleaning are occurring now," USFK said in a Facebook post. USFK has kept the coronavirus risk level at "high"
Defense April 8, 2020
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말한마디에 '침방울' 수천개...마스크 안 쓰면?
말할 때 튀는 무수한 침방울이 공기로 퍼져 신종 코로나바이러스 감염증(코로나19) 확산을 부추긴다는 데 무게를 싣는 연구결과가 미국 정부 기관에서 나왔다. 7일(현지시간) 영국 일간지 가디언에 따르면 미국 국립보건원(NIH) 연구진은 레이저 이미지와 초고속 동영상을 이용해 사람이 말을 할 때마다 맨눈으로 볼 수 없을 정도의 미세한 침방울 수천개가 공기에 퍼진다는 점을 확인했다. 이번 실험에서 사람이 "건강해"(Stay healthy) 라는 짧은 어구를 말하더라도 0.017초(17밀리초·ms) 사이에 침방울이 360개나 쏟아져 나온 것으로 분석됐다. 연구진은 코로나19에 걸린 사람이 이런 방식으로 공기 중에 침방울을 내보내면 이에 노출된 다른 사람에게 전염이 일어날 수 있다고 지적했다. 이들은 침방울이 코로나19 바이러스 입자를 지닐 수 있는지는 따로 분석하지 않았으나 홍역과 독감 바이러스와 같은 다채로운 호흡기 병원체를 지니기에 충분히 크다고
한국어판 April 8, 2020
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아베, '코로나 걸려 의식 없으면'...대행 지정
아베 신조(安倍晋三) 일본 총리는 자신이 신종 코로나바이러스 감염증(코로나19)에 걸려 업무를 수행하기 어려울 경우에 아소 다로(麻生太郞) 부총리 겸 재무상이 대신할 것이라고 밝혔다. 아베 총리는 7일 코로나19 긴급사태를 선언한 후 열린 기자회견에서 자신이 코로나19에 감염된 경우와 관련해 "만약 나의 의식이 없게 된다면 아소 부총리가 임시 대행이 되며, 한순간도 지체가 없도록 대응을 하고 싶다"고 말했다. 그는 자신이 감염되더라도 "확실하게 의식이 있는 경우는 내가 사저 등에서 자기 격리를 하면서 기본적으로 총리로서 집무하겠다"고 언급했다. 보리스 존슨 영국 총리가 신종 코로나바이러스 감염증(코로나19)에 걸려 중환자실에서 치료 중인 것과 관련해 만약의 상황에 관한 질문을 받은 아베 총리는 면역력을 유지하기 위해 되도록 수면 시간을 확보하고 생활 리듬을 지키기 위해 노력하고 있다며 이런 견해를 밝혔다. 아베 총리는 이날 회견에 코로나1
한국어판 April 8, 2020
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Gold exports climb to 7-year high in Feb. on price hikes
South Korea's exports of gold surged to over a seven-year high in February as demand for safer assets increased amid a market rout triggered by the new coronavirus, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said Wednesday. Outbound shipments of gold for non-monetary use came to some $290 million in the month, the highest since $327 million posted in September 2012, according to the BOK. In terms of volume, outbound shipments of gold amounted to 5.8 tons in February, sharply up from 3.5 tons shipped the same mo
Economy April 8, 2020
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