The main hall of Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul is nearly vacant on April 6, 2020, as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul has suspended Masses since late February due to the coronavirus. (Yonhap)
President Moon visits site of forest firePresident Moon Jae-in (R) speaks to residents and civil servants in a village in the city of Gangneung, 230 kilometers east of Seoul, on April 5, 2020. The area was engulfed by a massive forest fire a year ago. (Yonhap)
Icicles in AprilIcicles hang on a rock in Daegwallyeong, Gangwon Province, on April 5, 2020, with the morning low temperature dipping to minus 9.2 Celsius. (Yonhap) (END)
Cherry blossom boulevard sealed off over virus concernsA boulevard abound with cherry blossoms in Pohang, about 370 km southeast of Seoul, is sealed off with a signboard notifying the public of the closure aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19, on April 4, 2020. (Yonhap)
Job applicants sit for outdoor test amid virus fearsMore than a hundred job applicants, seated safe distances apart, take a written exam as part of the recruitment process at city-run Ansan Urban Corp., at a football stadium in Ansan, about 40 km south of Seoul, on April 4, 2020. The urban planning firm decided to hold the test outdoors as a way to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (Yonhap)
N. Korea’s testing of ‘super-large’ multiple rocket launchersThis combined photo, released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on March 30, 2020, shows the North testing “super-large” multiple rocket launchers the previous day. The report came one day after South Korea’s military said the North fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles. The KCNA did not mention whether leader Kim Jong-un had observed the launch, nor did it elaborate on other details on the weapon and place where the test was conducted. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
Airport railway suspends express serviceThis photo shows an AREX train, which operates between Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, and Seoul Station. The company announced on March 31, 2020, that it will suspend its express service for three months, starting the following day, due to the sharp drop in passengers due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Yonhap)
This photo provided by the North Korean government shows military exercise at an undisclosed location in North Korea on Sunday, March 29, 2020. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
Coast Guard evacuates patient A Coast Guard boat evacuates a seriously ill patient onto a patrol cutter near Ulleung Island in the East Sea in this photo provided by the maritime service on March 27, 2020. The Coast Guard officers all wore protective suits as they transported the person. (Yonhap)
NATO plane in S. Korea Boxes containing Korean-made medical protective gear and COVID-19 diagnostic kits are loaded onto a Globemaster military transport aircraft of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on March 27, 2020. The plane reportedly came to South Korea to transport medical supplies to Romania. The flight is the second of its kind, following the first two days ago. (Yonhap)
