– Four months ago, South Korea basked in international praise for containing the coronavirus pandemic. But now it is on the verge of a second serious outbreak, and much of the blame is being shifted back to the evangelical churches of the country. Health authorities say a recent uprising in …
Read More »South Korea stricter social distance rules as Covid cases arise | World news
South Korea has said it will develop smarter social distancing guidelines to curb the spread of coronavirus nationwide, as it involves a new outbreak spread from Seoul. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported 315 new household infections as of midnight on Friday, the latest in a …
Read More »India’s virus caseload tops 3 million as disease moves south
NEW DELHI (AP) – India’s coronavirus caseload peaks at 3 million on Sunday, with the country leading the world in new infections as the disease marches through impoverished rural areas in the north and the richer but older populations of the south . Health authorities reported 10,339 new cases and …
Read More »Germany reports 2,000 new cases of coronavirus
BERLIN – Germany’s health inspectorate reported 2,034 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, the first time the daily national increase since the end of April has been 2,000. The Robert Koch Institute calls the coronavirus outbreaks “very concerning.” They are reported in various institutions, including nursing homes and hospitals, schools, …
Read More »Kim Yo-jong, sister of Kim Jong-un from North Korea, now ‘de facto second in command’ | World news
The influential younger sister of North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un has become his de facto second-in-command with responsibility for relations with South Korea and the US, according to the spy agency Seoul. In what begins to look like a sibling dictatorship, Kim Yo-jong is helping the government carry out the …
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