At the beginning of the newspaper, we look at the news flow of the week with front-page photos of the reader’s first meeting. Editorial comment
January 18 [월] 365 days lost 36.5 degrees’human warmth’
In the Corona 19 pandemic, the number of 36.5 degrees, representing the average value of normal body temperature, has become a number that regulates human identity. Citizens who visited the hospital at the main gate of the Seoul Medical Center in Jungnang-gu, Seoul, post a 36.5 degree sign issued after a fever test on the wall of one of the exits as they leave the hospital. Senior reporter Kim Bong-gyu [email protected]
January 19 [화] “Please dress warmly”… Citizen who took off coats and gloves to homeless people
On the morning of the 18th, when the snow fell terribly, a citizen passing by is handing 50,000 won in his winter coat, gloves, and wallet to a homeless man who relied on thin military jackets and sleeping pants in the square in front of Seoul Station. The homeless said, “It was so cold that I asked for only a cup of hot coffee, but without a reply, I grabbed my shoulder and gave me the coat and gloves I was wearing, and I am so grateful and cry.” This citizen disappeared quickly without even having a chance to interview. By Baek So-ah, staff reporter [email protected]
Jan 20 [수] Corona 19 attack 1 year… ‘Spring’ creeps up
One year has passed since the first corona19 confirmed in Korea on January 20 last year. Under the spring flowers, through the sweaty summer, in the autumn of harvesting and in the winter when we grabbed the hot pack, we were with masks. With the four seasons changing, there were 73,115 confirmed cases in Korea and 1283 deaths (as of 0 o’clock on the 19th), and the record is still ongoing. We look forward to the end of this huge pandemic when a new season comes again. Hankyoreh Photo Department
January 21 [목] Biden took office as the 46th President of the United States
Former Vice President Joe Biden is taking an oath in front of Chief Justice John Roberts at the presidential inauguration ceremony held in front of the Washington Capitol on the 20th (local time). He became the 46th President of the United States from noon that day. ♣️H6s Washington/Reuters Yonhap News
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January 22 [금] Signing of return to Paris climate agreement
President Joe Biden, who took office as the 46th US President on the 20th (local time), is signing administrative orders such as returning to the Paris Climate Change Agreement and obligating the wearing of a mask in the office of the White House in Washington this afternoon. Washington/Reuters Yonhap News
January 23 [토] Wuhan, which blocked 10 million people a year ago, is now…
On the 22nd, one day before the 1st anniversary of the “blockade of Wuhan” due to the spread of Corona 19 in a residential area in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, public security volunteers are checking health codes to prevent the spread of Corona 19, while citizens wearing masks are passing the barrier. . Wuhan/EPA Yonhap News Reporter Lee Jung-ah [email protected]