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Foreign workers arrive Korea at Incheon International Airport in July 2022. The number of foreign workers in Korea stood at 923,000 as of May, up 9.5 percent from the same period a year earlier. [NEWS1]

Korea's foreign employment hits all-time high

The number of foreign workers in Korea reached a record high of 923,000 in May of this year. The COVID-19 pandemic and a rise in nonprofessional employment were contributing factors.

2023.12.18

A resident of Daegu gets tested for Covid-19 at a test center in the southern city on Monday. [NEWS1]

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...

2023.8.8

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A notice placed inside the Seoul Station on Jan. 20 announces that masks will still be required in subways after the indoor mask mandate is lifted across most indoor facilities from Jan. 30. [NEWS1]

Korea to lift indoor mask mandate on Monday

Korea is lifting its indoor mask mandate on Monday, more than two years after the blanket rule was first introduced inside all buildings and public transportation across the country...

2023.1.29

Medical staff at a Covid-19 testing center in Songpa District, southern Seoul, on Wednesday [YONHAP]

Korea's new Covid-19 cases stay over 60,000 amid concerns of winter surge

Korea's new Covid-19 cases remained over 60,000 on Wednesday as concerns are mounting that virus infections could accelerate during the cold winter months.

2022.11.30

People stand in line to get tested for Covid-19 at a testing center in Daejeon on Monday. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Korea reports over 40,000 new cases of Covid-19

Korea reported 43,759 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, surpassing 40,000 for the first time in just over a month, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.

2022.10.25

People walk with their masks on at a platform in Gwanghwamun Station in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Friday. [NEWS1]

Korean gov't to mull easing indoor mask mandate

The government will look into partially easing its indoor mask mandate after reviewing expert opinions, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Friday.

2022.10.21

Many Seoulites still wear masks outdoors despite the lifting of a mandate on May 2. This photo was taken during morning rush hour in Seoul on Friday. [NEWS1]

Masks for outdoor events not required starting Monday

Masks will not be required for outdoor group activities starting Monday, Korea’s prime minister said Friday.“Currently, it is compulsory to wear a mask at outdoor gatherings of more than 50 people, performances, and sports matches,” Han Duck-soo…

2022.9.23

Foreigners wait to get tested for the coronavirus at a testing site in Incheon International Airport on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

Arrival testing rules change for short-term visitors to Korea

Foreigners arriving at the Incheon, Gimhae and Jeju airports for short-term stays will have to take PCR tests for Covid at an airport testing site within a day they arrive.

2022.8.10

[WORD_ON_THE_WEB] 'Tighten the entry procedures'

The first confirmed case of monkeypox was reported in Korea. It has been only 40 days since the first patient was reported in Britain on May 7th.

2022.6.27

Visitors enjoy the Gokseong International Rose Festival in Gokseong County, South Jeolla, Friday. The festival, which runs through June 6, resumed for the first time in three years after a break due to the pandemic. Health authorities earlier in the day announced that the seven-day isolation rule for Covid patients will remain until June 20. [YONHAP]

Seven-day quarantine for Covid patients extended for another month

The mandatory seven-day isolation is among some of the last remaining Covid rules that Korean health officials have yet to scrap, as new daily cases remain in the tens of thousands.

2022.5.20