South Korea reports no new MERS case for nearly a week
The MERS outbreak in South Korea seems to finally be slowing down.
Twitter reveals which top keyword searches were the most popular in Korea for the first half of 2015
Following release of the top trending keywords for Google Korea for the first half of 2015, Twitter has unveiled its Top 10 keywords for this year as well.
[★TRENDING] Racism controversy sparked as Korean club bans foreigners due to MERS
A club in Seoul is currently engulfed in a controversy as its latest policy to ban foreigners due to MERS has been considered to be an act of racism.
South Korea government authorizes prison and hefty fines for breaking quarantines
With 181 confirmed cases of MERS and at 31 deaths due to the virus, the government has passed a new law regarding quarantine and those exposed.
[★VIDEO] Samsung’s heir apologizes to the public for failing to contain MERS virus
An official apology to the public has been made by Samsung Electronic’s heir and Vice Chairman Lee Jae Yong (47) after one of its affiliated hospitals, Samsung Medical Hospital became the…
“1 Night 2 Days” postpones trip to Los Angeles due to MERS outbreak
1 Night 2 Days temporarily postpones their upcoming special in Los Angeles due to the recent MERS scare.
KBS “Music Bank” to continue with public recording sessions despite MERS outbreak
Despite the recent MERS outbreak, KBS Music Bank will continue with a public recording as scheduled.
Korean government offers all expenses paid vacation for tourists who catch MERS
With the MERS scare affecting the summer tourism in South Korea, the government’s cabinet has recently authorized the use of using its reserved funds to relief the situation.
Suspected MERS patient causes panic by breaking hospital isolation precautions
A patient suspected with MERS caused panic by fleeing the hospital despite strict isolation orders.
SBS “Inkigayo” to hold private recording sessions until further notice
After a holding a private recording session for their last episode, SBS Inkigayo imposes the same rule for next week until further notice.
