Korea 24 - 2021.08.02

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.08.02. (Monday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: President Moon Jae-in has announced South Korea will move up its first-shot vaccination timetable. This comes as South Korea passes the milestone of 200,000 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. (Koo Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> Going for Gold with Mark Wilson-Choi: We round-up a busy weekend for Team Korea, including South Korea&rsquo;s first medal for women&rsquo;s gymnastics, a final bronze medal in fencing, and a new Korean record in the high jump. <br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: South Korea is struggling to subdue a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, with the daily caseload remaining above 1,000 since July 7th. The increasing number of the highly transmissible delta variant has also put authorities on alert. To discuss the current situation, Dr. Bryan Kim, an epidemiologist for the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, joins us on the line.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: Details have been released on how the new round of COVID relief cash payments will be given out and where the money can be spent (1인당 25만원 국민지원금, 어디서 쓸 수 있나). A Supreme Court ruling has stated that the amount of compensation for a drunk driving accident victim should be based on the income that the victim would have earned as a medical professional (음주차에 숨진 의대생, 대법 &quot;의사로 벌었을 수입까지 배상해야&quot;). And former member of EXO, Kris Wu faces charges of rape in China (&#039;엑소&#039; 출신 크리스 강간 혐의 체포&hellip;&quot;최고 사형 구형 가능&ldquo;).<br /> <br /> Special Olympics Interview: A member of South Korea&rsquo;s Rugby Sevens team, Andre Jin Coquillard, also known by his Korean name Kim Jin 김진, joins us in the studio for a special interview. He will be talking about his experience of competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics amid the COVID-19 pandemic, what it was like to come up against rugby powerhouses like New Zealand and Australia, and what it meant to represent South Korea.