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Medical workers stand to guide people as they wait for their coronavirus test at a makeshift testing site in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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S. Korea keeps crowd limits as omicron causes 25-fold spike
By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press
Thu,02/17/22-8:31PM , 374 Reads
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will extend restaurant dining hours but maintain a six-person limit on private social gatherings as it wrestles with a massive coronavirus wave driven by the highly infectious omicron variant.
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People wait for their coronavirus test at a makeshift testing site in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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S. Korea to give out rapid tests as omicron shatters record
By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press
Tue,02/15/22-10:08PM , 534 Reads
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will distribute free coronavirus rapid test kits at schools and senior care facilities starting next week as it weathers an unprecedented wave of infections driven by the fast-moving omicron variant.
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People wait for their coronavirus test at a testing station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. (Kwon Chang-hee/Newsis via AP)

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S. Korean COVID deaths rise, hope rests on high booster rate
By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press
Mon,02/14/22-10:54PM , 287 Reads
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea reported its highest number of COVID-19 deaths in a month Tuesday as U.S. health authorities advised Americans to avoid traveling to the country grappling with a fast-developing omicron surge.
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Hwang Dae-heon of South Korea celebrates after winning his men's 1500-meters final during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Beijing. South Korea was angered by the disqualifications of two of its short-track speedskaters, including Hwang, in the semifinals of the 1,000 meters speedskating at the Beijing Games this week. A protest was filed and South Koreans online called for the team to withdraw in protest. Instead, they stayed, and Hwang won gold in the men's 1,500 meters. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Behind China-South Korea skating row, a deeper cultural rift
By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press
Fri,02/11/22-8:42PM , 478 Reads
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Chinese and South Korean short-track speedskating fans are duking it out online over allegations of foul play, tapping into the historical rivalry between their countries.
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