Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Covid-19 status downgrade delayed as cases spike

Korea postponed downgrading the status of Covid-19 to that of the common flu as the country confronts a surge in new cases. A total of 64,155 people tested positive last Wednesday, the first time in seven months that daily infections surpassed...

2023-08-08

Mandatory quarantine to be cut to five days from May

Anyone who tests positive for Covid-19 will have to quarantine for five days, not seven, from early May.

2023-03-29

Korea dropping public transportation mask requirement from Monday

It will be the first time in two years and five months that masks are not required on public transportation.

2023-03-15

[Editorial] Moving on from the mask mandate (KOR)

The government should be careful not to return to the draconian control of people’s daily lives if autonomous quarantine fails to curb potential risk factors.

2023-01-30

[Editorial] Moving on from the mask mandate

The government should be careful not to return to the draconian control of people’s daily lives if autonomous quarantine fails to curb potential risk factors.

2023-01-29

[Editorial] Stop the virus from spreading again (KOR)

We hope that the new quarantine guidelines the government announces today include strengthened measures against passengers from China.

2022-12-30

[Editorial] Stop the virus from spreading again

We hope that the new quarantine guidelines the government announces today include strengthened measures against passengers from China.

2022-12-29

North hackers used Itaewon tragedy as Trojan Horse

North Korea exploited public interest in the deadly crowd crush in Seoul in October to conduct cyber attacks on South Korean targets, Google said on Thursday.

2022-12-08

Seventh Covid wave may peak soon

More than 47,000 people tested positive for the coronavirus on Saturday, about 1,000 more than a week before as the nation enters yet another wave of the pandemic.

2022-11-27

Boy band Victon to release new EP 'Choice' on Nov. 15

Boy band Victon is set to release its EP “Choice” on Nov. 15. Its agency IST Entertainment posted a medley video, teasing the five songs in the upcoming EP, via social media channels on Thursday. “Choice” is comprised of the lead track “Virus,”...

2022-11-10