Korea 24 - 2021.11.15

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.11.15. (Monday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: 76.4% of intensive care unit (ICU) beds for severe COVID-19 patients are being used in the Seoul metro area. Earlier in the day, senior health ministry official Son Young-rae said on a radio program that, although bed occupancy in the capital region is rising, there is still room in the nation as a whole. He said the government will consider taking emergency quarantine measures if the nation&rsquo;s ICU capacity tops 75 percent. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: It has been two weeks since South Korea adopted the first of its three-stage transition to &quot;living with COVID-19.&rdquo; But with ICU beds running out, and the number of critically ill COVID-19 patients at an all time high, questions are being asked about how the nation should continue that transition. To discuss the nation&rsquo;s latest measures, as well as look at the potential impact of new antiviral treatments, Dr. Kim Seung-taek (김승택), the head of the Zoonotic Virus Lab at Institut Pasteur Korea, joins us in the studio.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: <br /> 1. A travel bubble agreement between South Korea and Singapore came into effect today. (&#039;트래블 버블&#039; 맺은 싱가포르서 관광객 첫 입국&hellip;무격리 관광)<br /> 2. A college student spent 10 hours trapped inside a broken elevator at a university dormitory in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. (기숙사 승강기에 갇힌 여대생 10시간만에 구조)<br /> 3. Actor Lee Jung-jae is set to make his directorial debut, starring alongside his longtime friend Jung Woo-sung for the first time in 22 years. (이정재&times;정우성 22년 만에 만남 &#039;헌트&#039;, 촬영종료)<br /> <br /> Monday Sports Round-up: The KT Wiz have taken an early lead in the KBO Korean Series beating the Doosan Bears in Game 1. Sports reporter Yoo Jee-ho from the Yonhap News Agency brings us the latest updates, as well as provide previews of Korea&rsquo;s next World Cup Qualifier against Iraq on Tuesday, and the winding down of the LPGA season.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Mar