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.
6-month validity on vaccine pass takes effect
A notice at a restaurant in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, shows vaccine pass requirements for customers, Monday. Under tightened measures against COVID-19 effective from that day, the health authorities set the validity of a vaccine pass ― following two vaccinations ― for multiuse facilities at six months in an effort to encourage people to get booster shots. Yonhap
By Lee Hae-rin