▪ S. Korea reports 469 new COVID-19 cases on Friday
▪ Novavax’s vaccine demonstrates 89.3% efficacy rate against COVID-19 in clinical trial
▪ COVID-19 vaccination plan released… front-line medical workers up first starting next month
▪ EU’s deepening COVID-19 vaccine shortages hindering bloc’s immunization race
▪ WHO team exits 2-week quarantine in Wuhan to begin probe into origin of COVID-19
▪ South Carolina reports first U.S. cases of S. African variant
▪ S. Korea’s industrial output in 2020 down 0.8% y/y; first on-year drop since 2000
▪ U.S GDP declines 3.5% in 2020… 4% gain in Q4
▪ Pentagon says U.S. will maintain readiness against N. Korea enhancing military capabilities
▪ S. Korean pianist Cho Seong-jin marks Mozart’s birthday by performing rediscovered piece ‘Allegro in D’
▪ Cold wave alerts across country with strong winds nationwide
* 2021-01-29, 10:00 (KST)
