Chinese ambassador speaks to reporters Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming speaks to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul on March 27, 2020. Xing was summoned after Beijing on Thursday banned entry of foreigners, without prior notice. The ministry said the sudden action was “regrettable.” (Yonhap)
Daegu mayor collapses Kwon Young-jin, mayor of coronavirus-hit Daegu, is hastily moved to an ambulance at Daegu’s city council on March 26, 2020, after collapsing during an argument with a city councilor over how to provide an emergency financial assistance to households that are financially strapped due to the virus. (Yonhap)
President Moon takes part in G-20 special teleconference President Moon Jae-in speaks with other leaders of major industrialized and developing economies during the Group of 20 special teleconference summit, at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, on March 26, 2020, in this photo provided by the presidential office. (Yonhap)
Members of the Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives, located near GM Korea’s manufacturing plant in Changwon, South Gyeongsang, attend an annual general meeting in their cars to prevent the spread of the coronavirus Monday. Around 500 members were present at the meeting. [YONHAP]
On way to get coronavirus testPassengers who arrived at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, aboard a flight from Frankfurt, Germany, head to where they can be tested for the new coronavirus on March 22, 2020, as the South Korean government tightened its quarantine procedures for inbound travelers from Europe to prevent any inflow of the virus from outside. (Yonhap)
Ambulance disinfectionA paramedic disinfects an ambulance used to transport a COVID-19 patient at the former site of a water purification plant in western Daegu on March 22, 2020. (Yonhap)
N. Korea’s artillery fire competition This photo released on March 21, 2020, by the Rodong Sinmun, the North’s official newspaper, shows North Korean soldiers engaging in an artillery fire drill held a day earlier. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
S. Korea, U.S. sign $60 bln currency swap dealA clerk scrutinizes US$100 banknotes at the headquarters of KEB Hana Bank in Seoul on March 20, 2020, to see whether there are any counterfeit bills. The previous day, the Bank of Korea said South Korea and the United States signed a $60 billion bilateral currency swap agreement, easing a liquidity crunch caused by the pandemic. (Yonhap)
N. Korean weather forecaster A North Korean weather forecaster reports on the North’s northern areas, in this photo taken from North Korea’s state-run Korean Central Television on March 18, 2020. (Yonhap)
