• COVID-19 Update
  • 53 new cases – +6 from yesterday
  • 10,384 confirmed cases total
  • 200 deaths +8
  • 6,776 recovered +82
  • Seoul – 11
  • Gyeonggi – 6
  • Daegu – 9
  • North Gyeongsang Province – 3
  • +29 domestic
  • +24 imported
  • 14 at airport
  • 20 are Korean nationals
  • Social distancing until April 19th
• Todays’ numbers
• COVID-19 new cases plummet
• Strict monitoring of entertainment facilities
  • Inspect from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. daily
• More screenings and crackdowns
• Bar employee tests virus positive after contact with infected K-pop singer
  http://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200407000878&fbclid=IwAR0W5YIZS4X-OUwxOR1Qz_JRObEkmCcMsYMWHVs-MkP3awbqF7H-zMpiSZo
• 36-year-old employee was in contact with Yoon Hak (37) of Supernova on March 26
• Two virus patients recover after plasma therapy: hospital
  http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200407000723
• Foreign residents shut out of virus relief funds
• http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200405000177
• Ansan to become first S. Korean city to provide disaster allowance to foreign residents
• http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/935574.html
• Korea lifts ban on online liquor sales
• http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200405000216
• SBS show apologizes for ‘inappropriate caption’ about coronavirus
• https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2020/04/688_287424.html
• Paris Baguette rises to occasion with bakery app
• http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3075758&cloc=joongangdaily|home|newslist1

Good day. 

This is your SeoulPodcast briefing for April 3rd, 2020. I’m Joe McPherson.

• COVID-19
  • 86 new cases – 3 down from the day before
  • 10,062 confirmed cases total
  • 5 deaths. Total 174 
  • Seoul – 18 
  • Church in Guro
  • Daegu – 9 (½ of Seoul)
  • hospitals
  • Imported – 22
  • 53.2% from Europe
  • 31.8% from America
  • Most of them were Korean nationals returning from those areas
  • One more on USFK, bringing total to 16

• New mandated quarantine for arrivals started yesterday
• 45 are under police investigation for breaking quarantine
• a year in jail or 10 million won fine
• deportation for foreigners
• New arrivals will be tested at Seoul Sports Stadium–all the way in Jamsil
• Seoul is supplying 200 taxis for W130,000 to Jamsil
• Coronavirus anti-racism video by The Korea Times
  • Foreign residents being excluded 
    • By comparison, all resident aliens in the U.S. with social security numbers qualify for payouts https://www.vox.com/2020/4/1/21197017/immigrants-coronavirus-stimulus-relief-bill
    • Petition https://www1.president.go.kr/petitions/587415
  • Masks distribution (has since been remedied)
  • Income payouts
• https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2020/04/718_287174.html
• Foolsdie is the new head of The Korea Times

Good day. 

This is your SeoulPodcast briefing for March 30th, 2020. I’m Joe McPherson.

• COVID-19
• Todays’ numbers
• 78 new cases – 27 down from the day before
•  9,661 confirmed cases total
• 6 deaths. Total 158 
• 195 discharged. Total 5,228
• Seoul region – 31
• Church in Guro← new hotspot
• Daegu – 14
• Imported – 13

• Seoul looks to be in another upward trend. Notice it looks like it’s on a weekly cycle. 
• Church attendance?
• Looking at the clusters
• Seoul
• Guro-gu call center
• Dongan Church
• Gyeonggi
• Grace River Church
• Guro-gu call center
• Bucheon SaengMyeongSu Church
• Daegu
• Hospitals
• Other locations
• Mostly nursing homes, government offices, hospitals, and churches
• Risk vs. Uncertainty (from Planet Money)
• Mandatory quarantine to EVERYONE arriving in the country
• 14 days
• If they have residence then they stay in their residence
• Otherwise people stay in government-designated facilities at own expense
• More foreigners violating quarantine
• German student in Busan
• Visited school offices, walked the beach, went sightseeing and PLAYED BASKETBALL!!!!
• Got tested
• STILL VIOLATED QUARANTINE!!
• Went to a coffee shop, 2 bars, and the cafeteria
• British bike rider in Suwon
• Returned from Thailand with symptoms
• Day after returning, visited many places using a friend’s car, bus, and subway
• Got tested
• STILL VIOLATED QUARANTINE!!
• Played indoor golf and went outside without a mask
• Suwon mayor is going to make an example of him
• Everyone both these jokers were in contact with are now under quarantine
• Payouts for registered foreign residents
• Petition to sign here