https://news.joins.com/article/23772944 A lot of people has been going clubbing in Seoul and it was found that an infected person also went clubbing, raising the possibility of a massive infection. Also, as the infected person has been found to have visited a place where gays could have sex with one another, criticism has been made on … Read more
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-presidential-recognition-ceremony-hard-work-heroism-hope/ A 16-year old Korean-American boy, T.J Kim, who was learning how to ride a plane used his skill to bring medical supplies to rural hospitals in Virginia and received recognition from President Trump. This article / news was posted on the U.S. Embassy Seoul’s Facebook page and reached my Facebook wall. It also seems … Read more
https://news.joins.com/article/23761453 Some provinces in Korea (that can be understood as small States in the US) have also sent out coronavirus stimulus checks — $100 per every adult. But in Gyeonggi-do Province, over 2350 people have already donated the money for those more in need.
https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20200419060100017 The government has issued an easing on social distancing from April 20th to May 5th. (As such, the gym in my apartment complex reopened today). However, concerns are also rising that the easing of social distancing may once again spread the disease.
https://news.joins.com/article/23749284 The Korean government had a meeting discussing whether the government should mandate people in quarantine (currently around 90,000) to wear an electronic anklet or a bracelet to track their location. The necessity of such measure, according to the article, is due to the fact that some people in quarantine left their cellphones in hotels … Read more
https://news.joins.com/article/23750232 2020.04.08 The article states that since an Indonesian (40-years old) did not abide to the self-quarantine standard, he/she was forcefully deported back to Indonesia. This is the first case of forced deportation in Korea due to the violation of self-quarantine. The article also adds that a Vietnamese couple who violated self-quarantine on April 4th … Read more
The announcement written in Korean is mandating customers to wear masks in store. Translating verbatim, it is saying the following: “Due to the Coronavirus (Wuhan Pneumonia) …. etc.” The surprising part was that it had “Wuhan Pneumonia” in parenthesis even after research has been found that the virus may not have its origin in Wuhan, … Read more
The above news is about how Sweden’s measure, different from other nations that encourages social distancing, rather encourages to live a normal life without any lock downs. The Korean public has shown the following reactions: The Swedish government’s measure would massacre its old population. The government would have taken those measures to alleviate the burden … Read more
As Wesleyan University decided to turn into distance learning due to the increasing intensity of the situation during Spring Break, many students decided to return to their homes in fear of a blockade of borders. I remember how my parents were worried that I may not be able to go back to Korea as the … Read more
