S. KOREAN PM WARNED OF STRONG MEASURES THAT INTERFERE GOVT.’S ANTIVIRUS MEASURES

Highlights –

• S. Korean PM warned of strong measures that interfere govt.’s antivirus measures.
• A church facility in Sangju, 270 kilometers southeast of Seoul, has emerged as a new hotbed of infections.
• More than 3,000 people are...

CHUSEOK NATIONWIDE CELEBRATIONS RESCINDS DUE TO CORONAVIRUS TRANSMISSION FEARS

• Various traditional folk events and festivals annually hosted by local governments on the eve of Chuseok, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, are hardly noticeable this year, as they are now strictly against small and large gatherings due to fears of coronavirus transmission.