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‘Truth will be concealed’: Family of man killed by N. Korea fights plan to block record release
North Korea
Apr 13, 2022
In an escalating legal battle, the family of a South Korean fisheries official killed by North Korean troops filed an appeal asking the Constitutional Court on Wednesday to stop the Moon Jae-in administration’s plan to archive information related to the case as part of the presidential record. Once archived, the information would not be released to the public for as long as 15 years. The offic...
‘Bill to benefit criminals’: Legal experts slam Democratic Party of Korea’s prosecution reform push
Social affairs
Apr 12, 2022
Top legal scholars and societies have hit back at the ruling Democratic Party of Korea’s push to strip the prosecution completely of its investigative powers, warning the move will end up benefiting criminals and hurting victims. Last week the Democratic Party leadership said the party would legislate the prosecution reform bill before the end of Moon Jae-in administration in early May. During a...
Korea finds first case of omicron recombinant variant, XL
Social affairs
Apr 12, 2022
The first case of an omicron recombinant variant, XL, was discovered in South Korea, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency announced Tuesday. The XL patient, who tested positive on March 23, was boosted with a third dose, had no recent travel history and showed a mild disease course, said Lee Sang-won, the head of the KDCA’s epidemiological analysis team, during a briefing Tuesday. XL...
[From the Scene] In Seoul square, gathering remembers pandemic’s fallen
Social affairs
Apr 11, 2022
By Kim Arin ( arin@heraldcorp.com )
Korea considers boosters for people who had breakthrough COVID-19
Social affairs
Apr 8, 2022
South Korea may start recommending a third COVID-19 vaccination for people who have recovered from a breakthrough infection to prepare for any future variants and ensuing waves, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. The national health protection agency told reporters Friday that a review by the advisory committee on immunization practices was underway, the agency said. ...
[KH Explains] The collapse of press-prosecution conspiracy narrative
Social affairs
Apr 7, 2022
Han Dong-hoon, a high-ranking prosecutor and a close associate of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, was cleared Wednesday of accusations of collusion with members of the press. The findings come after two years of investigation into the claim that Han conspired with two reporters to threaten a news source into making a false accusation against a key Democrati Party of Korea ally, Rhyu Si-min. The t...
Korea says omicron in retreat, floats hopes for return to normalcy
Social affairs
Apr 6, 2022
South Korean government says the omicron wave is in retreat here, and that a return to normal life is on the horizon. “The weekly average deaths are falling, and this declining trend is expected to continue,” Ministry of Health and Welfare spokesperson Son Young-rae said at a briefing Wednesday. He said the number of patients in critical care have also fallen from a peak in late March, with 60 ...
Forum questions future of Gender Equality Ministry
Social affairs
Apr 5, 2022
A forum held Tuesday by the office of Rep. Yoon Sang-hyun, a four-term lawmaker of the main conservative People Power Party, discussed the future of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, which the incoming administration has vowed to do away with. The party’s President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol plans to abolish the ministry, which was among his key election campaign pledges. In an opening addre...
Yoon’s transition team says ending COVID-19 restrictions in two weeks ‘hasty’
Social affairs
Apr 4, 2022
Ending social distancing in two weeks may be “hasty,” a COVID-19 adviser on President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s transition committee said Monday, raising concerns over the government’s intention to dial back protocols. Dr. Jung Ki-suck, one of the COVID-19 experts on the presidential transition committee, said during an interview with a public broadcaster that “lifting restrictions completely two we...
South Korea looks to end social distancing once and for all
Social affairs
Apr 3, 2022
Social distancing may come to a complete end in South Korea in two weeks’ time, according to top officials, over prospects that the ongoing omicron wave is leveling off and receding. Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said during a government COVID-19 meeting Friday that there would be “a bold shake-up of the remaining social distancing practices” that are due to expire on April 17. In a news briefing...
As it happened: South Korea’s deadly omicron experiment
Social affairs
Mar 31, 2022
“Never had so many people died from an infectious disease in one day,” Lee said. As the omicron wave overwhelms hospitals, people who would have lived under normal circumstances have been dying from a lack of or delay in access to care, he said. “This is what we call ‘excess’ deaths.” Statistics Korea noted in its March 14 report that since September last year, monthly deaths “have consistently...
[Newsmaker] Subway protesters face online abuse
Social affairs
Mar 30, 2022
Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination, a disability advocacy group that has recently been staging protests at subway stations, is facing increasing hatred online, with some especially emboldened by a conservative political leader. In a series of Facebook posts People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok has called the protest “uncivilized” and “illegal.” He blamed the protesters for delibera...
After 7 days of COVID-19, patients are left stranded
Social affairs
Mar 29, 2022
COVID-19 patients who remain sick beyond the seven-day isolation are struggling to find access to care and pay hospital bills. In January, as omicron’s share of new cases was rising, the government shortened the isolation period to seven days. Once the seven-day isolation expires, all COVID-19-related medical costs are no longer covered by the government. “The government considers a patient to ...
Lee Jun-seok wages online war on disability rights protest
Social affairs
Mar 28, 2022
While Lee said the protesters were using their wheelchairs to keep the train from departing, protesters said that is actually the car doors shutting faster than wheelchair users can get in -- one of the ways that they find subways hard to navigate. But Lee believes this does call for improvement. “The amount of time the subway car door stays open is also restricted for non-disabled passengers,” ...
Amid Paxlovid scarcity, Korea looks for alternatives
Social affairs
Mar 25, 2022
South Korea is looking to bring in alternative therapies amid a shortage of Paxlovid, the COVID-19 antiviral pill from Pfizer. The only antibody drug on the market here, Celltrion’s Regkirona, was suspended from use a month ago after evidence emerged that it was ineffective against omicron. Being distributed from Saturday is Merck’s antiviral pill Lagebrio, whose approval here was delayed until...
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