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Tuesday 22 September 2020
Typhoon Haishen hit the southeastern coast of South Korea with sustained winds of up to 78 mph.
Posts on social media have represented anti-government protests in Seoul as anti-coronavirus restrictions.
The country’s education minister said there’s been an “alarming emergence of mass infections” since the start of the month.
The new restrictions will affect half of the population.
South Africa also announced a surge in infections and some US states tightened anti-disease controls.
It’s a coronavirus-free zone as we bring you an interesting longread each evening to take your mind off the news.
Authorities have said Park Won-soon took his own life.
Hwang Hee-chan comes into the side from sister club Red Bull Salzburg.
Almost half of the new cases were reported from capital Seoul and nearby metropolitan areas.
Indonesia is expected to pass the 50,000 mark for confirmed infections today.
India has been recording about 15,000 new infections each day, and some states are considering fresh lockdown measures.
A propaganda war is fuelling the escalating tensions between the two countries.
It has also emerged US President Donald Trump told health officials to reduce testing.
Tensions on the peninsula have heightened in recent weeks.
The Chinese capital reported 21 cases today, down from 31 yesterday.
North Korea’s military has recently threatened to move back into zones that were demilitarised under inter-Korean peace agreements.
Defectors have sent leaflets to the North by balloon and bottle criticising Kim Jong Un over his weapons programmes and human rights abuses.
The spikes have caused concerns about the implications of loosening restrictions.
The fire exchange took place a day after North Korea reported its leader Kim Jong Un’s first public appearance in some 20 days.
For a time the country had the world’s second-largest outbreak.
There has been speculation over Kim’s health following his absence from a key anniversary last week.
The country reported five new cases of the virus today but has not seen widespread community transition.
CNN cited a US official saying that Washington was “monitoring intelligence” on the matter.
South Korea said that the missiles were fired towards the sea.
It comes after U2 said they would contribute €10 million to support healthcare workers.
With the Premier League suspended indefinitely due to the spread of Covid-19, Son Heung-min will undertake his military service.
Son was spared a career-threatening stint as a conscript when South Korea took gold at the 2018 Asian Games.
A spike in Covid-19 cases in late February in South Korea led to testing on a scale replicated in few other regions.
The lack of testing activity in past months had experts wondering whether the North was holding back its weapons displays.
The overall figure in the country is 156.
“It is hard to fathom the extent of suffering the victims must have gone through,” the court’s ruling said.
Lucas Paqueta and Danilo were also on target amid a 3-0 victory over South Korea.
The game in Pyongyang finished 0-0.
Gianni Infantino looked on but there were no fans in attendance as North Korea and South Korea drew 0-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.
The cause of the capsizing remains under investigation.
The US has said it is closely monitoring the situation.
North Korea blamed blamed South Korea and US military exercises.
Some 400 followers were brought to Fiji, and those who tried to leave were severely punished, a court heard.
The tragedy happened after a balcony at the Coyote Ugly club close to the athletes’ village collapsed.
Seoul said a Russian A-50 warplane twice entered South Korean airspace, a claim Moscow has denied.
IT’S A QUESTION that has been asked throughout the pandemic, but which has been raised again recently after the Oliver Bond Street party – would you call the Gardaí on your neighbours if you saw they broke Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings?
In the UK, junior minister for policing Kit Malthouse suggested that people should report their neighbours to the police if they’re concerned about gatherings that break the rules.
At the moment, Dublin is at Level Three which means that you can have visitors from one other household to your home or garden; while the rest of the country is at Level Two, which means you can have six visitors from up to three households to your home or garden.
So we’re asking you: Would you call the Gardaí if you saw your neighbours break Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings?
Poll Results:
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