Lee Hae-rin is a City Desk reporter at The Korea Times, covering social issues, tourism and taekwondo. She is passionate about speaking up for the rights of minorities, including women, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities and animals as well as discovering the latest makgeolli trend in town. Feel free to reach her at lhr@koreatimes.co.kr.
Vaccine pass system freezes
A smartphone screen shows an error message from the digital vaccine certification system at a restaurant in Seoul during lunchtime, Monday. Multiple cases of people unable to access COOV, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency's smartphone application for vaccine certification, were reported around lunchtime on the day the vaccine pass became mandatory for use in restaurants, cafes and other multi-use indoor facilities. Yonhap
By Lee Hae-rin