Korea 24 - 2021.08.11

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.08.11. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: South Korea reported 2,223 new COVID-19 cases throughout Tuesday, a record high, surging past the two-thousand mark for the first time. Health authorities are considering tougher antivirus curbs after conceding current measures have not been enough. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: To further assess the current COVID-19 situation in the UK and South Korea, Professor Neil Mabbott, chair of immunopathology at the University of Edinburgh joins us on line. We also discuss whether the highly contagious nature of the Delta variant means we have to rethink our expectations for vaccines.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: Police plan to install advanced equipment on patrol vehicles to catch speeding violations. Meanwhile baseball infielder Park Hoy-jun of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit his first major league home run. And actor/singer Yoon Kye-sang has announced his engagement.<br /> <br /> Korea Book Club: This week we turn to the Summer edition of the Koreana Magazine, which carries a short-story by the renowned writer Kim Soom, called &lsquo;Birth of a Rat&rsquo;, translated by renowned translator Brother Anthony of Taiz&eacute;. It tells a darkly comic and absurdist story of a woman who has to deal with four bumbling and incompetant rat catchers tearing through her home after her husband says he saw a rat in the house.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview: From the Korea Times, we discuss a feature on the &lsquo;Modern Girls&rsquo; anthology series, a collection of works by 21 pioneering female writers and poets from a century ago. And from the Korea Herald, we discuss a feature on the President of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Lee Kwang-hyung, on the university&rsquo;s &lsquo;Failure Lab.&rsquo;