Korea’s 3rd evacuation plane arrives from Wuhan, 5 showing symptoms

(Yonhap)South Korea's third evacuation flight from the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan arrived back in Seoul on Wednesday, carrying about 140 of its citizens,...

Korea’s 3rd evacuation flight departs for virus-hit Wuhan

(Yonhap)A third government-chartered plane departed for the new coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan late Tuesday to evacuate about 170 South Korean citizens and their...

[From the scene] Inside 1339 hotline office in time of virus...

Inside of the KCDC hotline office (Kim Arin/The Korea Herald)Anyone suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus is first and foremost directed to...

Korea’s 28th patient casts doubt on 14-day quarantine

An ambulence is parked outside the hospital where the 28th patient is in isolation in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province on Tuesday. YonhapSouth Korea’s latest confirmed...

Third evacuation flight sent to Wuhan

By Kang Seung-wooA third government-chartered plane flew to the coronavirus-stricken Chinese city of Wuhan, Tuesday, to evacuate 170 Koreans and their Chinese family...

Gov’t advises against traveling to Southeast Asia

By Bahk Eun-jiThe government is urging citizens to limit travel to Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan and also eastern neighbor Japan which have all...

Seoul city offers coronavirus information in 12 languages

By Kim Se-jeongThe Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday it is providing information and consultations in 12 languages to foreign residents of the capital regarding...

New detection kits to speed up coronavirus diagnosis

By Ko Dong-hwanAs the country reels from the fallout from the novel coronavirus that has killed more than 1,000 people in China, local biotech...

5 things to Do this Valentine’s Day in Seoul

By Hallie BradleyValentine's Day is just the first of a few romantic holidays on the calendar in Korea. It is celebrated traditionally with women...