SeoulPodcast Briefing
COVID-19 Updates
Risk vs. Uncertainty
Mandatory quarantine for all travelers
Foreigners violating quarantines
Petition to include foreign residents in COVID-19 relief
Host
Joe McPherson
About This Episode
Please sign the petition to express to Korean governments that registered taxpaying foreign residents are also part of Korean society and should be included in COVID-19 relief efforts.
Good day.
This is your SeoulPodcast briefing for March 30th, 2020. I’m Joe McPherson.
- 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
- 14 days
- If they have residence then they stay in their residence
- Otherwise people stay in government-designated facilities at own expense
- More foreigners violating quarantine
- German student in Busan
- Visited school offices, walked the beach, went sightseeing and PLAYED BASKETBALL!!!!
- Got tested
- STILL VIOLATED QUARANTINE!!
- Went to a coffee shop, 2 bars, and the cafeteria
- British bike rider in Suwon
- Returned from Thailand with symptoms
- Day after returning, visited many places using a friend’s car, bus, and subway
- Got tested
- STILL VIOLATED QUARANTINE!!
- Played indoor golf and went outside without a mask
- Suwon mayor is going to make an example of him
- Everyone both these jokers were in contact with are now under quarantine
- Payouts for registered foreign residents
- Petition to sign here
Related Episodes
Squid Game (Ep: 9 Finale) | SeoulPodcast #193
We wrap up Squid Game season one and dish out trivia, wild theories, and predictions for season two. Guest: Roboseyo Twitter: https://twitter.com/roboseyo https://youtu.be/0Xxvh-RjqzI --Please Follow-- Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter:...
Squid Game (Ep: 7&8) Such a Beautiful Number | SeoulPodcast #192
https://youtu.be/VBYI2h7mfQs We re-examine the VIP script and acting. We go between heartbreaking deaths and satisfying deaths. PLUS nitpicking the food in the angry competitive steak eating scene. --Please Follow-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast:...
The VIP POV with Actor Daniel Kennedy (VIP #2, Squid Game) | SeoulPodcast #191
https://youtu.be/5lk9gt0ip6g Actor Daniel Kennedy (VIP #2) talks about the fun they had on the set of Squid Game and why foreign actors on Korean media sound odd (it’s not what you think). --Please Follow-- Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter:...
0 Comments