Korea 24 - 2021.11.22

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.11.22. (Monday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: The government has assessed last week&#039;s COVID-19 risk level for the nation as &quot;high&rdquo; and the Seoul metro region as &quot;very high,&quot; in a new five-point scale system. This comes as the nation reported 2,827 new cases on Monday, the highest number for a Monday. The number of severe cases stayed above 500 for the third straight day. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: President Moon Jae-in held a town hall meeting with members of the public on Sunday to answer questions about his major policies. This was only the second such event during his presidency, and with less than 6 months left of his time in office, it was likely his last. Most questions were centered around the coronavirus situation and people&rsquo;s livelihoods, but as this meeting came during election campaign season, no questions related to politics or the presidential candidates were allowed, which led to criticism that it did not serve to answer questions that the public most wanted to ask. Law professor Kim Ki-chang (김기창) from Korea University joins us on the line to provide his review of the event.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee:<br /> 1. The police are facing strong criticism for failing to save a woman under police protection from her ex-boyfriend, who stabbed her to death. (흉기 찔려 숨진 신변 보호자, 경찰 대응 논란)<br /> 2. The Supreme Court overturned lower court rulings to find a bus driver liable for injuries that a passenger received when they fell as the bus stopped. (버스 정차 전 일어나 다친 승객&hellip;대법 &quot;기사 책임&quot;) <br /> 3. The new Korean fantasy horror series &lsquo;Hellbound&rsquo; was reportedly the most-watched show on Netflix on Saturday. (넷플릭스 &#039;지옥&#039; 공개 하루 만에 전 세계 드라마 1위)<br /> <br /> Monday Sports Round-up: Last Thursday, the KT Wiz completed their sweep of the Doosan Bears in the KBO Korean Series, securing their first ever championship. Sports reporter Yoo Jee-ho from the Yonhap News Agency wraps up the series for