Korea 24 - 2022.01.19
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Korea24 – 2022.01.19. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: Health authorities have announced two more exemptions to the COVID-19 pass system, even as they reiterate the omicron variant stands to become the dominant strain in the country. Daily caseloads, meanwhile, have jumped back above 5-thousand. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: The ‘Serious Accidents Punishment Act’, that aims to prevent serious workplace accidents by holding business owners and senior management responsible, is set to come into effect on January 27. This law is gaining renewed attention in light of the deadly collapse of a building under construction by the HDC Hyundai Development Company last week. However, there has been criticism that the details of the new law are too vague and open to interpretation. To learn more about the law, David Park, an attorney at Yoon & Yang LLC, joins us on the line.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee:<br /> 1. Experts in the US have forecast that COVID-19 could become endemic in the country in April and that South Korea could see the daily case count reaching 145,000 in February. (“미국, 4월에 풍토병 전환…한국은 2월 25일쯤 정점” 예측도)<br /> 2. A bus company has issued an apology after one of its drivers yelled at a blind passenger for not having their guide dog muzzled. ("나가" "내려" 문전박대…개가 아니라 누군가의 '눈' 입니다)<br /> 3. Andy, a member of the longest-running K-pop boy band Shinhwa has announced that he is set to tie the knot. (신화 앤디 결혼 발표)<br /> <br /> Korea Book Club: Literary critic Barry Welsh joins us in the studio to introduce a children’s picture book called “Magic Candies” (알사탕) by the celebrated illustrator and animator Baek Heena (백희나), about a boy who discovers magical candies that allow him to hear the thoughts of people, animals and even inanimate objects.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Mark Wilson-Choi: <br /> - In tomorrow’s Korea Times, Lee Gyu-lee reports on the
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