Korea 24 - 2022.01.04 - a podcast by KBS WORLD Radio

Korea24 – 2022.01.04. (Tuesday)



News Briefing: The number of critically ill COVID-19 patients has fallen below one-thousand for the first time in two weeks. Meanwhile, President Moon Jae-in has called for continued vigilance against COVID-19, noting that the government's readiness should be at its highest in the remaining months of his term. (Eunice KIM)



In-Depth News Analysis: South Korean health authorities revealed on Tuesday that they are considering providing a second COVID-19 booster shot for people with weak immune systems. One country that has already started such a program is Israel. Additional shots were given to the immuno-compromised from last Friday, and that was extended to people over 60 and to medical staff from Monday. To find out more about the situation in Israel and what South Korea can learn from it, Dr. Eyal Leshem, the director of the Center for Travel Medicine and Tropical Diseases, at Sheba Medical Center joins us on the line.



Korea Trending with Jung Ye-won:

1. Less than a million tourists are thought to have visited South Korea last year, which is the lowest since such records were first compiled in 1984.(?? ?? ????? 100?? ??…1984? ?? ?? ? ??)

2. The owner of a children's sports center in Seoul has been detained for the murder of an employee on New Year’s Eve. ('???? ?? ?? ?? ??' ????? ?? ??)

3. A new COVID-19 variant has been discovered in France. It carries 46 mutations, which suggest it could be more resistant to vaccines and more transmissible. ('???? 46?' ?? ? ??? ???? ??…12? ??)



Touch Base in Seoul: Winter Kim (???) is a former singer-songwriter who has become one of Korea’s leading literary YouTube influencers, also known as ‘BookTubers’. She joins us in the studio to tell us about how she started her channel, how she manages her time and her advice for those who want to read more.



Morning Edition Preview with Gaby Magnuson:

- In tomorrow’s Korea Herald, Lee Ji-yoon writes about the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show and the record number of Korean exhibitors participating.

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