Korea 24 - 2021.07.20

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.07.20. (Tuesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum and Defense Minister Suh Wook have apologized for failing to prevent a widespread COVID-19 outbreak aboard a destroyer off the coast of Africa. The entire 301-person contingent of the unit have now arrived back in South Korea for quarantine and treatment. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: England has decided to ease almost all of its domestic COVID-19 restrictions in what many people have dubbed &quot;Freedom Day&quot;. We speak to Dr. Deepti Gurdasani, a clinical epidemiologist and senior lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, to discuss her concerns with the decision, as well as what other countries, like South Korea, can learn from the situation.<br /> <br /> Going for Gold with Mark Wilson-Choi: We break down Team Korea&rsquo;s chances of winning gold in the men&rsquo;s football event.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: New government guidelines have been announced to fight the spread of COVID-19 within South Korea&rsquo;s entertainment scene (&quot;연예인들은 마스크 벗어도 되나&quot;..방송 촬영 현장 방역 집중 점검), a man in his 40s has been arrested for killing the teenage son of his ex-girlfriend (전 여친 중학생 아들 살해한 40대 긴급체포&hellip;혐의 인정), and K-pop phenomenon BTS have snatched another No.1 spot on the Billboard&rsquo;s Hot 100 with their third all-English single &ldquo;Permission to Dance&rdquo; (BTS &#039;퍼미션 투 댄스&#039; 빌보드 1위&hellip;&#039;버터&#039;와 바통터치 대기록).<br /> <br /> Touch Base in Seoul: Kevin Bright, the executive producer of &lsquo;Friends&rsquo;, speaks to Korea 24 to discuss his latest directorial project, an unflinching documentary on the Korean dog meat industry called &lsquo;Nureongi 누렁이&rsquo;. It explores the history and culture of dog meat consumption in Korea, as well as the conflicting attitudes towards it in Korean society, and Bright discusses what he discovered during his time making the film.