시사&소설

Jeju is the most blue at this time of year. I can't complaint of anything about Jeju for this reason.

This is the latest notice from Jeju office. Coming through and over the waves of dangers of coronavirus infection, Jeju is stepping on procedures to go back to the new normal in COVID19 pandemic.
Hope for the best for everyone as we have been quite successful fighting the virus.

 As of April 12th, Jeju has held a good control on COVID-19, novel coronavirus considering it has no new confirmed case since April 3rd(cf. the table below). And all the cases are related with outsiders rather than Jeju residents. This is unique as no community infection has occured. Is the clean environment of Jeju the main reason of it?

 Anway, the whole country has shown a great improvement of containing the crisis, people are beginning to go back to the normal life, if not the fullest, which can lead to a slow recovery of the economic activities. The Gov. Won Hee-ryong told reporters on Friday that Jeju will prepare to welcome domestic travellers expecting them to visit Jeju when they can not go aborad after the coronavirus is over. It seems that some already started to make reservations for rent-a-cars, hotels, etc. Plus, President Moon also said on his social media Friday that we can expect to get out of 'social distancing' into 'normal life + quarantine' if we spend safe Easter and election.

 Won said "It is highly possible that Jeju can be in a new danger unless we set the stronger quarantine system than at Incheon airport. … There, we will get details of border-level of disinfection procedures and higher steps ready."

Details of Confirmed Cases

삶은 모험을 하고자 하는 욕구가 몸부림치는 공간이 되어야 한다. 그 욕구의 숭고함이 영혼을 비옥하게 만들 것이다.

- 레베카 웨스트

Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul.

- Rebecca West^[각주:1]

인생은 깨어나서 엄마의 얼굴을 쓰다듬는 것에서 시작한다.

- 조지 엘리엇^[각주:1]

Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.

- George Eliot