The Itaewon disaster has increased demand for CPR training.

"Do you know when and where the next earthquake will occur? Can I ask for a show of hands?" During a disaster education class on Monday, Oh Jung-hwan, a drill teacher at Boramae Safety Expertise Center and a fireman with ten years of experience, said. The room, which was packed with doz...

Foreign residents are struggling to cope in the aftermath of the Itaewon disaster.

The Itaewon catastrophe killed 156 people, including an infamous character who is now well-known throughout Korea, with nationwide vigils conducted to pay their condolences. Those who are currently struggling with psychological anguish are the forgotten figures.

Coping with flashbacks w...

The opposition party blames the president for the Itaewon catastrophe

Only a few hours after news of a deadly crowd crush in central Seoul's Itaewon broke last month, Nam Young-hee, vice president of the Institute for Democracy, a think tank affiliated with the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), concluded that President Yoon Suk-yeol and his safet...

The president promises police improvements in the aftermath of the Itaewon disaster

President Yoon Suk-yeol stated Monday that individuals responsible for the Itaewon crowd crush would be punished and that the police's risk management and response system would be overhauled. He also issued a formal apology as the president in charge of public safety.

"A sweepi...

A year after the tragic events of Halloween, Itaewon is once again in the public eye.

The recent catastrophic crowd crush in Itaewon, Korea's most colorful, international district, can in large part be attributed to the vast, uncontrolled crowd of almost 100,000 people that jammed into the tiny streets, clubs, and restaurants of the neighborhood celebrating Halloween.

It's like looking for a needle in a desert for non-natives trying to track down missing loved ones.

At least 154 people were murdered and hundreds more were injured in a mob crush on Saturday night at Itaewon Station, and many more people are still missing. An Iranian guy stared in shock in front of a memorial altar set up nearby.

There, he would offer condolences to the families of h...

Street cheering events for the World Cup have been cancelled out of respect for the Itaewon incident

The Korea Football Association (KFA) declared on Friday that it will not hold street cheering events for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 games as the country mourns the deaths of more than 150 people in a mob crush on Halloween weekend in Seoul's Itaewon District.

The catastrophic tragedy...

Errors concerning the Itaewon incident outrage the public

While President Yoon Suk-yeol has attended the memorial altar for the victims of the Halloween crowd disaster four consecutive days starting Monday, the public has been incensed by the blunders of his closest advisers.

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo apologized Tuesday for an insensitive jo...

Aid promised to families of overseas victims of the Itaewon disaster arrives slowly.

Gulieva Giunai, a Russian student at Kwangwoon University, was horrified to learn that her friend Kristina was one of the 26 foreign nationals murdered in the crowd crush in Itaewon on October 29.

The two had known one other since 2020, when they both took Korean language classes at a u...

The interior minister apologises over the Itaewon massacre

Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min issued an apology on Tuesday for the mob crush that killed over 150 people in Itaewon, a prominent Seoul nightlife neighborhood, last week.

Lee stated at a parliamentary session, "I deeply apologize to the people as a Cabinet member in a po...

CLUBS AND BARS TO REMAIN SHUT DURING HALLOWEEN TO RESTRICT COVID-19 FAN OUT

• Well-known night clubs and bars in Seoul will by themselves close their businesses during the upcoming Halloween weekend, in an effort to prevent the wild spread of COVID-19, according to club owners and city government officials Wednesday.
• The announcements from clubs in Itaew...

SOUTH KOREA COVID-19 UPDATE – 26.5.2020

• South Korea's virus fight appears to have irregular outbreaks tied to an infection cluster in Seoul's nightlife district of Itaewon continued ahead of another phase of school reopening.
• According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) the country...

SOUTH KOREA COVID-19 UPDATES – 25.5.2020

• The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) mentioned that the country reported 16 new COVID-19 cases, including 13 local infections, raising the total coronavirus caseload to 11,206.
• The daily increase in virus cases dropped below 20 after hovering around the t...

SOUTH KOREA COVID-19 UPDATE – 23.5.2020

• South Korea reported 23 more cases of the new coronavirus Saturday amid stepped-up efforts to slow the spread of the infections linked to nightlife spots in Seoul‘s multicultural district of Itaewon. 
• The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mentioned tha...

SOUTH KOREA COVID-19 UPDATES – 22.5.2020

• According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Counting the new cases, the virus has sickened 11,142 patients here, while the death toll remained 264.
• COVID-19 infections have spread four times faster in Korea after the mass infections in Itaewon nightclubs e...

SOUTH KOREA COVID-19 CASES INCREASE IN LAST 24 HOURS

• On Thursday South Korea reported 12 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours from the previous day.
• Of the new cases, 10 were found in Seoul and the adjacent city of Incheon, where a series of emerging infections has forced half of the high schools there to postpone openings....

SOUTH KOREA SAYS DAILY COVID-19 INFECTION NUMBERS HAVE FALLEN DOWN

Highlights –

• South Korea saw no new rapid spread of the virus this week.
• The number of infections fell below 20 since May 9.
• Itaewon saw the possible second wave of cluster infections last week.

The South Korean hea...

COVID-19 INFECTIONS TRACED AT SEOUL KARAOKE FACILITIES

Highlights –

• Secondary and tertiary transmissions of COVID-19 in Hongdae, Seoul.
• Karaoke rooms identified as a place of contamination.
• Two people, who visited the karaoke facility, tested positive for the virus.

Acco...

SEOUL INCREASES NUMBER OF COVID-19 TESTS AFTER RECENT SPIKE

Highlights

• Anti-gay prejudice is impeding South Korea’s response against coronavirus

• Seoul is testing more than 8,000 people per day

• At present, South Korea has 11,018 cases of coronavirus and 260 people have lost their lives

Afte...

SEOUL: CORONAVIRUS CASES LINKED TO NIGHTCLUBS REACH 102

Highlights

• Majority of newly confirmed cases of coronavirus are traced back to one man

• At present, South Korea has reported total 10,962 cases of COVID-19, while 259 people have lost their lives

According to South Korean health authorities, new coronavi...