2020 in pictures (August ~ December) [PHOTOS]
Posted : 2020-12-17 08:40
Updated : 2020-12-17 18:36
A resting healthcare worker closes his eyes near a makeshift COVID-19 test center in Seoul Station, Dec. 14. The government established 150 test centers across the country to conduct free tests for three weeks that day. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
By Kang Hyun-kyung
Mother Nature was cruel. It didn t allow the pandemic-weary people to enjoy a brief respite from the virus-driven stress during the summer when infections slowed.
Torrential rain ripped through the nation for over two months starting in June, forcing over 1,000 people to evacuate their homes, resulting in dozens of deaths and dozens more people missing. Around the time the natural disaster ended, confirmed infections soared again.