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Added on the 01/07/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Seoul, Jun 12 (EFE/EPA).- The benchmark South Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) on Friday plummeted 44.48 points, or 2.04 percent, to close at 2,132.30. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: SOUTH KOREAN DEALERS WORK IN FRONT OF MONITORS AT THE HANA BANK IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Seoul, Apr 15 (EFE/EPA).- South Korea voters on Wednesday went the poll for the national parliamentary elections under strict measures and controls to prevent the spread of coronavirus during the vote. South Koreans are voting to elect their representatives to fill the the 300 seats of the National Assembly in this election, which is seen as a outcome on how the current government of President Moon Jae-in has handled the pandemic. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN/ANDRÉS SÁNCHEZ BRAUN).FOOTAGE SHOWS SANITARY MEASURES AT A POLLING STATION IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.SOUNDBITES: PARK CHEOL-WOO, SOUTH KOREAN VOTER.TRANSLATIONS: 1. "When I arrived and saw so many officials taking our body temperature, of cleaning our hands, I felt more assured."2. "I returned from Germany where I was studying and I have already completed my quarantine. The South Korean government has made the coronavirus situation better and has allowed us to vote, which makes me very happy."
Seoul, Oct 11 (EFE/EPA).- People in South Korea on Monday enjoyed the last day of a prolonged weekend amid concerns over potential spike of new COVID-19 cases.South Korea has recorded a total of 332,816 COVID-19 cases and over 2,500 deaths since the beginning of pandemic. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). B-ROLL OF THE DAILY LIFE OF PEOPLE AMID PANDEMIC IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Seoul, Sep 27 (EFE/EPA).- The number of coronavirus infection cases in South Korea rose by 2,383, raising the total caseload to over 300,000, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Monday. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: HEALTH WORKERS COLLECT SWAB SAMPLES AT A MAKESHIFT COVID-19 TESTING STATION IN SEOUL, AND DAILY LIFE AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Seoul, Sep 24 (EFE/EPA).- South Korea reported 2,434 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, almost 700 more than the previous day and a new record after one of the most important holiday periods in the country.Of the new cases recorded, 2,416 were local infections and the remaining 18 were detected in overseas arrivas, according to data released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Friday.The Seoul metropolitan area, made up of the capital, the nearby city of Incheon and the surrounding province of Gyeonggi, also reached an all-time high of 1,747 new cases, 72.3 percent of the total. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS PEOPLE WAIT TO BE TESTED AT A COVID-19 TESTING STATION IN SEOUL; SOUTH KOREAN HEALTH WORKERS GATHER TO DEMAND GUARANTEE OF LABOR RIGHTS AMID PANDEMIC; AND SOUTH KOREAN SEPARATED FAMILIES AND THEIR DESCENDANTS HAVE AN ANCESTOR-MEMORIAL SERVICE IN IMJINGAK PARK DURING CHUSEOK HOLIDAYS NEAR THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE IN PAJU, GYEONGGI-DO PROVINCE, SOUTH KOREA.