South korea

Hundreds of thousands of South Korean students have returned to school after a delay of more than two months because of the coronavirus outbreak AFP/Ed JONES The country has been held up as a global model in how to curb the virus, but reported its biggest spike - 79 new cases - in nearly two months as life appeared returning to normal. … [Read more...] about South Korea re-imposes some social restrictions to combat new COVID-19 cases

And a total of 502 schools near locations linked to cases in the capital area will remain closed to all pupils, a ministry official told AFP. Schools have been re-opening in phases in a process that is continuing nationwide. South Korea endured one of the worst early outbreaks of the disease outside mainland China, but appears to have brought it under control thanks to an extensive "trace, test and treat" programme while never imposing a compulsory lockdown. Social distancing rules were relaxed and the country was returning largely to normal until this week, when it re-imposed some measures in the capital and the surrounding region following fresh clusters of cases. The South on Thursday reported its biggest spike in new infections in nearly two months, but Friday's increase fell to 58, taking its total to 11,402. An outbreak at a warehouse of e-commerce firm Coupang in Bucheon, west of Seoul, has seen a total of 96 cases as of Friday, said the Central Disaster and Safety … [Read more...] about South Korea limits school numbers over virus spike

Bae’s favorite dish on the journey was broken rice with grilled pork, famous in southern Vietnam, and popular among many South Koreans visiting the country. He liked the highland town of Da Lat the most because of its cool, T-shirt weather climate. … [Read more...] about South Korean student cycles across Vietnam

Hieu, who frequently conducts donation cargo flights between Ha Noi, HCM City, Cam Ranh (Nha Trang), South Korea and other countries during the pandemic, said: “Excitement, heart-warming are what we feel when the flights are resumed. It meets the travel demands of people and brings us hope, inspiration and extraordinary motivation.” … [Read more...] about Vietjet fully returns to domestic skies at full capacity

Captain Yudhie Hanrianto who carried out the repatriation flight bringing Vietnamese home from Indonesia on April 26 excitedly said: “I landed on the ground of my home country on a special mission to bring Vietnamese friends home. I felt extremely honoured and optimistic. Vietjet has returned to the sky and is ready to contribute to Viet Nam’s economic growth.” … [Read more...] about Vietjet returns to domestic skies at full capacity