1. The Yoon government said on Wednesday, after holding its first consultation meeting, that it will hand out at least 6 million won each for 3.7 million small business owners hit by the pandemic. 

2. On the second day of the new administration, president Yoon Suk-yeol held diplomatic meetings with foreign guests from seven different countries individually.  

3. South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday stands at 43-thousand 9-hundred-25. The authorities said that it will discuss a proper timeline for returning to normalcy next week.