2020 in South Korea
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The following lists events in the year 2020 in South Korea.
Incumbents
- President: Moon Jae-in
- Prime Minister: Lee Nak-yeon (until January 14), Chung Sye-kyun (since January 14)
Events
January
- January 1: The 2020 Chuncheon forest fire were occurred at Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, 7 hectares burned down here.
- January 17: 6 people, including a teacher and a local guide, who were enjoying trekking in Nepal are missing. For more details see 2020 Annapurna teacher missing.
- January 20: 2020 coronavirus pandemic in South Korea — first confirmed case of the coronavirus pandemic reported in South Korea.[1]
- January 30: The Liaison Office between two Koreas in the border town of Kaesong was shut down for an unspecified time regarding infection concern. The decision was made after negotiations between the representatives of both countries earlier morning on 30 January, informed by the Unification Ministry of South Korea.[2]
- January 31: 2020 coronavirus pandemic in South Korea — 368 Chinese nationals arrived in Gimpo International Airport and Incheon International Airport for Korean Air Special Charter flights during the coronavirus pandemic
February
- 8 February: South Koreans least trusting of Japan among six nations surveyed, The proportion of people who trust Japan is lowest in South Korea among six countries covered by a Japanese think tank survey released on Saturday since the 2019 Japan–South Korea trade dispute.[3]
- February 9: South Korean film Parasite wins four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Bong Joon-ho at the 92nd Academy Awards, Since the 2019 Cannes Film Festival won Palme d'Or, becoming the first film not in the English language to do so.[4]
- February 19: 2020 coronavirus pandemic in South Korea — the number of confirmed cases increased by 20. On 20 February, 70 new cases were confirmed, giving a total of 104 confirmed cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Korea (KCDC). According to Reuters, KCDC attributed the sudden jump to 70 cases linked to "Patient No. 31", who had participated in a gathering in Daegu at the Shincheonji.[5][6]
- February 24 — 2020 coronavirus pandemic in South Korea: South Korea as a super-spreader hits from Wuhan to Daegu. It was more than 800 cases, it became the second largest confirmed cases by country after China.[7][8]
Scheduled events
- April 15 — The 2020 South Korean legislative election will be held this year.
Deaths
- 19 January – Shin Kyuk-ho, Japanese-Korean businessman (b. 1921)
- 7 February – Go Soo-jung, actress and model (b. 1995)[9]
- 8 February – Yi Hae-won, princess (b. 1919)[10]
- 8 March – Johnny Yune, South Korean-American actor (b. 1936)[11]
- 9 March – Lee Cha-su, politician and activist (b. 1957)[12]
- 10 March – Hyun Kil-un, writer (b. 1940)[13]
- 13 March – Moon Deoksu, poet (b. 1928)[14]
- 18 March – Moon Ji-yoon, actor (b. 1984)[15]
- 9 April – Won Pyong-oh, ornithologist (b. 1929)[16]
- 12 April – Chung Won-shik, politician, 21st Prime Minister of South Korea (b. 1928)[17]
References
- ^ 박상수 (January 20, 2020). "S. Korea reports 1st confirmed case of China coronavirus". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "Koreas to temporarily close inter-Korean liaison office over virus concern". Korean Herald. January 30, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ "South Koreans least trusting of Japan among six nations surveyed". The Japan Times. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ 박상수 (10 February 2020). "Top U.S. envoy congratulates Parasite director for winning Oscar". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "신종 코로나바이러스 한국인 첫환자 확인". MK (in Korean). 서진우. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Shin, Hyonhee; Cha, Sangmi (2020-02-20). "'Like a zombie apocalypse': Residents on edge as coronavirus cases surge in South Korea". Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ^ Taylor, Adam (23 February 2020). "China says most new coronavirus cases in Hubei, as outbreak widens in South Korea, Iran, Italy". Washington Post. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Kim, Nemo (23 February 2020). "'It's ruining everyone': eerie quiet reigns in coronavirus-hit South Korean city". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
Barring the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Japan, South Korea now has the highest number of infections outside China.
- ^ "배우 고수정 사망…향년 25세" [Actor Ko Su-jung died ... 25 years old] (in Korean). 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "조선황실 마지막 옹주 이해원씨 별세" [The last Emperor of the Joseon Dynasty, Lee Hae-won, died] (in Korean). 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "미국인 웃겼던 코미디언 자니윤 별세…이제 무대는 천국으로" [American funny comedian Janie Yoon dies ... Now the stage is heaven] (in Korean). Korea Daily. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "이차수 전 대구 북구의장 코로나19 사망 소식에 보건당국 비상" [Health authorities emerged after news of the death of Corona 19, former chairman of the Daegu Buk-gu] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "소설가 현길언 전 한양대 교수 별세...향년 80세" [Novelist Hyun Gil-eun, former professor at Hanyang University, died] (in Korean). Eduin News. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "예술원 회원 문덕수 시인 타계 …모더니즘 문학에 기여한 거목" [Artist Deok-Soo Moon Poet Mangye… Contributions to Modernism Literature] (in Korean). 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "배우 문지윤, 18일 급성 패혈증으로 사망" [Actor Moon Ji-yoon dies from acute sepsis on the 18th] (in Korean). E-Daily. 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "'한국 새의 아버지' 조류학자 원병오 교수 별세" ['Korean Father of Birds', Orthologist Won Byeong-oh dies] (in Korean). Chosun Media. 2020-04-09. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "Ex-Prime Minister Chung passes way at 91". Yonhap News Agency. 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2020-04-12.