Korea 24 - 2021.07.26

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.07.26. (Monday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: South Korea recorded its highest ever Monday COVID-19 tally of 1,318 new cases, with infections outside the capital region making up 40% of total for the first time during this latest fourth wave. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: Last week the National Assembly approved a 34.9 trillion won extra budget, including emergency relief payouts of 250k won for 88% of households. Economics Professor Shin Se-don from Sookmyung Women&rsquo;s University joins us to provide his analysis on the decision.<br /> <br /> Going for Gold with Mark Wilson-Choi: It&rsquo;s a gold rush for Team Korea in archery, as they win 3 out of 3 gold medals so far. Mark updates us on the latest, including 3 bronze medals for Team Korea as well, and what to look out for on Tuesday.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: Taekwondo star Lee Dae-hoon announces his retirement shortly after losing out on a medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (&quot;도쿄올림픽이 선수로서 마지막&quot; 태권 스타 이대훈, 은퇴 선언). Meanwhile, researchers have found that the hot weather in Korea this summer has led to a drop in the number of mosquitoes (&ldquo;요즘 모기가 별로 없죠&rdquo;&hellip;모기도 더위 먹나요?). And we also have the latest on another flood that has hit Belgium (폭우로 200명 사망한 서유럽에 열흘 만에 또 &lsquo;폭우&rsquo;).<br /> <br /> Special Tokyo 2020 interview: In lieu of our regular Monday Sports Round-up today, we&rsquo;ll be speaking to Lee Joosun (이주선), the Deputy Manager of the Main Press Center at Tokyo 2020, responsible for foreign press. She was also part of the organizing committee for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, so she&rsquo;ll be taking us behind the scenes at Tokyo and talking about the differences with Pyeongchang, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic situation.