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

• COVID-19
  • Todays’ numbers
    • 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
• Today, eight were deported for refusing quarantine
• 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
  • https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2020/04/718_287174.html
  • Totally agree with the video
  • I wish it added how Koreans shouldn’t be anti-foreign related as well
    • Pointing finger at others to not reflect on self
    • “No foreigners” signs on businesses
    • Foreign residents being excluded 
      • Masks distribution (has since been remedied)
      • Income payouts
        • 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
• Foolsdie is the new head of The Korea Times

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• 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
• More foreigners violating quarantine
  • German student in Busan
  • British bike rider in Suwon
• Payouts for registered foreign residents
  • Petition to sign here

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This is your SeoulPodcast briefing for March 28th, 2020. I’m Joe McPherson.

• COVID-19
  • Todays’ numbers
    • 146 new cases - up from 91 the day before
    • 9.478 confirmed cases total
    • 5 deaths. Total 144
    • 283 discharged. Total 4,811
      • Recovery rate tops 50%
    • Seoul - 18
    • Gyeonggi - 21
    • Daegu - 71
    • Imported - 24

• Jeju to File Suit Against Woman, Mother Infected with COVID-19
  • College student and her mother traveled to Jeju, violating the reommended quarantine
    • Entered Korea March 15
    • Went to Jeju March 20
    • Came back to Seoul
      • Mother tested positive on March 24
  • They were infected--daughter even had symptoms before going to Jeju
  • 38 people are now in quarantine
    • All places they’ve stayed at have been disinfected
• Focus is now more on young people spreading the virus
  • PM is asking youth to not go clubbing (as if that would work)
• More Drive-thru culture evolving
  • Toy and book lending services
    • Toys 
      • Changwon, South Gwangsang Province
      • Jeonju
    • Books 
      • Gwangju and Wando County in South Gwangsang
  • Drive thru 회 in Yeosu and Pohang - Dosirak with rockfish and gray mullet with steamed abalone are popular
  • Source: http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/934529.html

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• COVID-19
  • Todays’ numbers
    • 91 new cases - Down from 104 yesterday
    • 9.332 confirmed cases total
    • 139 deaths\
    • 4,528 recovered
    • Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi - 26
    • Daegu - 34
    • Gyeongsang Province - 9
  • PM's ultimatum: 'No mercy for people caught ignoring self-isolation rules'
    • Long-term arrivals from U.S. and Europe 14 days
    • 40 people have violated
    • Risk deportation for violating
    • An increasing number of new cases have been coming through airports
    • How do they know they violated?
      • Required to install an app right when you get off the plane
  • My plea to stay inside
    • Michael Hurt’s video
  • COOL! Government is launching a 10-minute tracing program
    • Before, it took 24 hours to find out where a new case had traveled. Now it will only take 10 minutes.
• Second child sex abuse ring - Leader may be 16 years old
  • Both had been using the Telegram group chat
  • 8,000-20,000 men members
  • It’s connected to the other recently revealed ring, of whom Cho Ju-bin was an operator

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