July 4, 2021
SEOUL (CNA) – Thousands of South Korean workers staged a rally in downtown Seoul to demand better conditions, video images showed yesterday, defying a government ban and shrugging off warnings that their protest could ignite a new wave of the coronavirus.
As South Korea battles a spike in infections fuelled by the highly infectious Delta variant, officials denied permission for the protest, with Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum urging leaders of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions to cancel it.
Marchers wearing masks blocked some of the main streets in the central district of Jongno, holding up signs with slogans such as “Stop restructuring!” and “Let’s go! General strike!” video from the
New cases over 700 for 2nd day; wider Seoul on alert over upsurge
Posted : 2021-07-04 10:26
Updated : 2021-07-04 11:23
A medical worker takes test samples for COVID-19 at a makeshift testing center near Seoul Station, July 4. Yonhap
South Korea s daily new virus cases stayed in the 700s for the second day Sunday, while authorities tighten their guard against a virus resurgence in the greater Seoul area.
The country reported 743 more COVID-19 cases, including 662 local infections, raising the total caseload to 160,085, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.
The latest figure is down from 794 on Saturday and 826 on Friday, a nearly six-month high due to the sharp spike in new cases in the Seoul metropolitan area.
July 04, 2021
Reuters
SEOUL - Thousands of South Korean workers staged a rally in downtown Seoul to demand better conditions, video images showed on Saturday, defying a government ban and shrugging off warnings that their protest could ignite a new wave of the coronavirus.
As South Korea battles a spike in infections fuelled by the highly infectious Delta variant, officials had denied permission for the protest, with Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum urging leaders of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions to cancel it.
Marchers wearing masks blocked some of the main streets in the central district of Jongno, holding up signs with slogans such as Stop restructuring! and Let s go! General strike! video from the Yonhap news agency showed.
김부겸 총리 서울 대규모 집회강행 민주노총, 책임 묻겠다
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(서울=뉴스1) 송원영 기자 = 김부겸 국무총리가 4일 서울 종로구 세종대로 정부서울청사에서 열린 신종 코로나바이러스 감염증(코로나19) 대응 중앙재난안전대책본부(중대본) 회의에서 모두 발언을 하고 있다. 2021.7.4/뉴스1
김부겸 국무총리가 대규모 도심집회를 강행한 전국민주노동총연맹(민주노총)에 대한 법적 책임을 묻겠다고 밝혔다. 델타 변이 확산으로 코로나19(COVID-19) 재확산이 우려되는 상황에서 개최한 불법집회라는 이유다. 김 총리는 앞서 민주노총을 찾아 집회 자제을 요청했으나 받아들여지지 않았다.
김 총리는 4일 서울 세종대로 정부서울청사에서 코로나19 중앙재난안전대책본부 회의를 열고 3