South Korea

BTS Cancels Seoul Concert Series as South Korea Grapples With Coronavirus Outbreak

The nation has more than 2,000 cases of COVID-19 so far

A woman wearing a mask to prevent contracting the coronavirus reacts as employees from a disinfection service company sanitize a traditional market in Seoul on Feb. 26

How South Korea’s Coronavirus Outbreak Got so Quickly out of Control

South Korea now has the highest number of coronavirus cases outside mainlan...

South Korea now has the highest number of coronavirus cases outside mainland China

Visitors wearing face masks walk near the Gwanghwamun, the main gate of the 14th-century Gyeongbok Palace, and one of South Korea's well-known landmarks, in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 22, 2020.

COVID-19 Spreads in South Korean City as Thousands Are Screened

The nation reported an eight-fold jump in viral infections in four days to ...

The nation reported an eight-fold jump in viral infections in four days to 433 cases

A disinfection worker wearing protective gear sprays anti-septic solution against the coronavirus (COVID-19) at the subway station on Feb. 21, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea reported 52 new cases of the coronavirus bringing the total number of infections in the nation to 156.

South Korea Coronavirus Cases Surge to 204 as Authorities Fight to Control Outbreak

Health authorities reported 52 new cases of the illness, raising South Kore...

Health authorities reported 52 new cases of the illness, raising South Korea's total to 156

Staff at a hospital in the southeastern city of Daegu, South Korea, where new cases of the virus have been linked to a mysterious religious sect

South Korean 'Cult' at Center of Local Coronavirus Outbreak

A mysterious religious group described by the government of South Korea as ...

A mysterious religious group described by the government of South Korea as a "cult" has emerged as a hotbed of new coronavirus cases, according to official statistics. At least 33 of South Korea's 104 confirmed...

Medical workers wearing protective gear move a patient suspected of contracting coronavirus from an ambulance to a hospital in Daegu, South Korea on Feb. 19, 2020.

South Korea Reports First Virus Death as 2.5 Million Urged to Stay Home

The report came as the mayor of Daegu urged the city's 2.5 million people t...

The report came as the mayor of Daegu urged the city's 2.5 million people to refrain from going outside

Kim Da-hye, a 29-year-old South Korean, talks about her semi-basement apartment in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020.

'I Thought It Really Resembled Reality.' Oscar Winner Parasite Shines Light on South Korean Basement Apartments

In 2015, around 1.9% of South Koreans lived in semi-basement apartments