LAX NOT screening passengers from South Korea where coronavirus has spread to more than 4,000 people

Officials at Los Angeles International Airport have allegedly not begun screening passengers arriving from South Korea, where coronavirus has rapidly spread. Over the weekend, President Donald Trump said in a tweet that people traveling from high-risk countries would be screened upon arrival in the US. Katie Miller, spokesperson for Vice President Mike Pence, later clarified … Read more

BTS cancel South Korea tour dates due to coronavirus fears

BTS have cancelled a run of South Korean dates on their forthcoming world tour following the deadly coronavirus outbreak. The popular K-pop boyband were scheduled to play in Seoul this April as part of their “Map of the Soul” tour.  However, the four performances at the Olympic Stadium – on 11, 12, 18 and 19 April … Read more

North Korea imposes ‘unprecedented’ coronavirus measures

North Korea is taking ‘unprecedented’ measures against coronavirus with month-long quarantines, foreign diplomats locked in their compounds and loudspeakers blaring out health warnings.  State media is demanding ‘absolute obedience’ to health authorities as the secretive nation tries to shield itself from the virus that emerged in neighbouring China.  New arrivals are subject to 30 days’ … Read more