Se Eun Gong

A person sprays disinfectant at a high school amid the coronavirus outbreak on Monday, in Seoul, South Korea.

South Korea Delays Reopening Schools As Coronavirus Cases Resurge

Se Eun Gong

The country had prepared to welcome students back to classrooms on Wednesday, but dozens of new virus cases linked to nightclubs in Seoul have emerged.

Antibody test cartridges used in diagnosing the coronavirus move along on a production line at Boditech Med in Chuncheon, South Korea. By Friday, authorities had identified 163 patients who tested positive again after a full recovery.

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In South Korea, A Growing Number Of COVID-19 Patients Test Positive After Recovery

Se Eun Gong

By Friday, South Korean authorities had identified 163 patients who tested positive again after a full recovery. The number more than doubled in about a week, up from 74 cases on April 9.

South Korean election officials put up posters of candidates in Seoul, South Korea, on April 2. The country will hold April 15 legislative elections on schedule, and the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic is a major issue in the vote.

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South Koreans Will Vote In Election In Masks And Gloves, Have Temperature Checked

Se Eun Gong

On April 15, legislative elections will go as planned but with new coronavirus safety features, and the government's handling of the virus is a top issue.

South Korean calligrapher Yoon Heung-gyu, 92, left his mother and a younger brother and sister behind in North Korea when he fled at age 22. "If I had known that my family would remain separated for this long, I would not have crossed the border," he says. He'll be meeting his sister in North Korea this week.

South Koreans Prepare For Rare Family Reunions With Long-Lost Relatives In The North

Michael Sullivan

With tensions easing between North and South Korea, the two sides are reviving cross-border reunions that began in 1985. On Monday, 93 South Koreans will board buses to visit relatives in the North.