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Unvaccinated people to face more COVID-19 restrictions

Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol speaks during a briefing on the government's finalized "Living with COVID-19" plan at Government Complex Seoul, Friday. YonhapGov't announces finalized “Living with COVID-19” plansBy Lee Hyo-jin Starting Monday, unvaccinated people here will be barred from entering multiuse facilities such as gyms, singing rooms and public baths unless they submit PCR test results showing them as negative for COVID-19, following the implementation of the so-called “vaccine pass.” Amid controversy that the policy may lead to discrimination against the unvaccinated, the government has included the measure as part of the finalized plan for transitioning its “Living with COVID-19” policy into action.Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol unveiled the plan at a briefing, Friday, under which social distancing regulations will be lifted gradually in three phases every six weeks starting from early November. The plan included the introduction of the vaccine pass, which would restrict unimmunized individuals from accessing some multiuse facilities,

Oct 29, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin
Unvaccinated people to face more COVID-19 restrictions

6 men get their driver's licenses suspended for not paying child support

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family /Korea Times file By Lee Hyo-jin Six divorced men who have been refusing to pay child support expenses to the custodial parent were issued a 100-day driver's license suspension, according to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.The ministry said that it has requested the law enforcement authorities to issue the order to the individuals, Thursday. The suspension will be retracted upon payment of unpaid child support expenses. This is the first imposition of such an order for delinquency in child support payments after the relevant laws were revised in July.Under the revised law, those who have failed to pay child support following a court order may face up to a one-year prison term, a fine of up to 10 million won ($8,550), an international travel ban or a driver's license suspension. The government may also disclose their personal information, including their name, age and occupation on the ministry's website if they c

Oct 29, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin
6 men get their driver's licenses suspended for not paying child support

Daily infections could reach 20,000 under 'Living with COVID-19' scheme: experts

People wait in line to go through COVID-19 testing at a temporary testing center in Seoul Plaza, Friday. YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeThe country's new daily COVID-19 cases could reach 20,000 after the government shifts its virus management policy to the “Living with COVID-19” scheme next Monday, according to medical experts.During a forum hosted by the Korea Medical Association (KMA), Wednesday, Yeom Ho-ki, professor of internal medicine at Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital, who heads a KMA committee tasked with drawing up COVID-19 countermeasures, said, “As virus cases have yet to plateau, medical experts are raising concerns that the government's policy shift could cause a fifth wave of infections, and the number of daily infections could surge to 20,000.”The “Living with COVID-19” plan, under which health authorities will focus more on managing critically ill patients rather than all infections, is aimed at achieving a return to “normal life” through a gradual phasing out of coronavirus restrictions.The government's decision to implement su

Oct 29, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Daily infections could reach 20,000 under 'Living with COVID-19' scheme: experts
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Korea to secure oral COVID-19 medications for 404,000 patients

This Feb. 5 file photo shows the Pfizer logo displayed at the company's headquarters in New York. AP-YonhapSouth Korea plans to secure enough oral COVID-19 medications to treat some 404,000 infected patients from global drugmakers and distribute them starting in the first quarter of next year, the government said Friday. The government said it signed a pre-purchase contract with U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. this month to buy enough medications to prescribe to 70,000 patients, an official from the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters said. Last month, the government also clinched a deal with global drugmaker MSD to purchase its oral COVID-19 medication for 200,000 people. The government said it will speed up efforts to secure the amount for the remaining 134,000 people by closely monitoring the clinical progress of multinational drugmakers and authorities' approval. The oral medications will be used to treat those with underlying illnesses, elderly patients and others with acute COVID-19 symptoms. (Yonhap)

Oct 29, 2021
Korea to secure oral COVID-19 medications for 404,000 patients

117 suspected breakthrough COVID-19 infections reported at psychiatric ward in Changwon

People wait to get tested for COVID-19 at a testing center in Seoul Station, Oct. 28. YonhapA total of 117 coronavirus cases were reported in just two days at the psychiatric ward of a hospital in the southern city of Changwon, all believed to be breakthrough infections, officials said Friday.According to city government officials, three COVID-19 cases were first reported on Thursday and tests on other people at the ward showed that an additional 114 people were infected.Of them, 110 were patients at the ward and the seven others were hospital employees. All reported cases were presumed to be breakthrough cases as the patients all received two full doses of coronavirus vaccines from May to June, officials said.The ward has remained under cohort isolation since Thursday. Local health officials are currently investigating how the outbreak occurred. (Yonhap)

Oct 29, 2021
117 suspected breakthrough COVID-19 infections reported at psychiatric ward in Changwon

New virus cases over 2,100 for 2nd day as relaxed virus curbs set to take effect

A medical worker's hands show at a COVID-19 testing booth set up at a park in Yeouido, eastern Seoul, Oct. 29. YonhapSouth Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed above 2,100 for the second consecutive day Friday, as worries persist over a virus resurgence with the country set to relax antivirus measures for a return to normalcy. The country added 2,124 fresh COVID-19 cases, including 2,094 local infections, raising the total caseload to 360,536, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The daily tally surpassed the 2,000 mark after 20 days on Thursday. The daily infection tally has moved in the quadruple digits since July 7, including the record high of 3,272 cases on Sept. 25.The death toll rose by nine to 2,817. The fatality rate stood at 0.78 percent. The recent spike in infections has spawned worries as the country is poised to relax the social distancing rules starting Nov. 1 in efforts to restore daily life back to the pre-pandemic days, buoyed by a rising vaccination rate. Hours earlier, the government announced the first phase of the "living with COVID-19" sche

Oct 29, 2021
New virus cases over 2,100 for 2nd day as relaxed virus curbs set to take effect
  • Gathering limit to rise to 10 people for Seoul under 'living with COVID-19' scheme
  • Daily infections could reach 20,000 under 'Living with COVID-19' scheme: experts

Gathering limit to rise to 10 people for Seoul under 'living with COVID-19' scheme

This photo taken July 10 shows a crowded street in Hongdae, western Seoul. YonhapThe government said Friday it will raise the private gathering limit to 10 people for the greater Seoul area and scrap business curfews on all multi-use facilities, except nightlife establishments, for four weeks starting next week under a "living with COVID-19" scheme. A "vaccine pass" system, which requires visitors to have a vaccination certificate or negative test result, will be also introduced with a grace period for entry into nightlife establishments, such as bars and nightclubs, and indoor sports facilities. Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum announced the measures at a COVID-19 response meeting which discussed a final draft roadmap suggested by a government-private committee that aims to gradually bring people's lives back to normal.The committee, which includes 30 experts from the private sector, earlier this week unveiled the roadmap for the country to gradually phase out coronavirus restrictions as more than 70 percent of the population have been fully vaccinated.The first phase of the three-stage

Oct 29, 2021
Gathering limit to rise to 10 people for Seoul under 'living with COVID-19' scheme
  • New virus cases over 2,100 for 2nd day as relaxed virus curbs set to take effect
  • Daily infections could reach 20,000 under 'Living with COVID-19' scheme: experts

Telemedicine industry concerned over 'return to normalcy'

gettyimagesbankBy Lee Hyo-jin The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly influenced the medical industry, boosting its digital transformation and introducing new healthcare models for contactless services.Telemedicine, which enables doctors to treat patients remotely via telecommunications technologies, was technically illegal here in the pre-COVID-19 era under the Medical Services Act.But through a revision to the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act, since February 2020, the provision of virtual healthcare services has been allowed in a limited manner when the country's infectious disease crisis level is “serious,” or at the highest level of alarm.The revision has led to the emergence of multiple businesses providing telemedicine services. Through a mobile app, patients can now receive counseling from licensed doctors, along with a diagnosis and prescription, without having to visit a clinic. According to data from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, from February 2020 to September of this year, there have been over 2.7 million telemedicine visits, and about 1.3 million

Oct 29, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin
Telemedicine industry concerned over 'return to normalcy'

Resurgence in infections puts authorities on alert ahead of 'Living with COVID-19'

People wait in a long line for COVID-19 tests at a temporary testing center in front of Seoul Station, Thursday. YonhapBooster shot for Janssen receivers to begin next monthBy Jun Ji-hyeHealth authorities are staying vigilant over the resurgence of COVID-19 infections ahead of the government's planned shift to the “Living with COVID-19” phase next Monday. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), Thursday, the country added 2,111 new virus cases on Wednesday.It is the first time in 20 days that the daily new infections have surpassed the 2,000 mark. Amid continuous reports of cluster infections across the country, the daily caseloads increased from 1,190 on Sunday to 1,265 on Monday to on 1,952 on Tuesday.“Infections, which showed a decreasing trend over the past three weeks, have begun to increase again this week,” said Sohn Young-rae, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The health authorities attributed the recent resurgence of infections to eased social distancing restrictions that took effect on Oct. 18 as a bridg

Oct 28, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Resurgence in infections puts authorities on alert ahead of 'Living with COVID-19'
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Demanding recognition for vaccine side effect victims

A family member of a victim of a COVID-19 vaccine's side effects has his hair shaved during a press conference by a group of such families in front of the Constitutional Court in Seoul, Thursday. They claim that in most cases, the public health authorities deny causal relations between the vaccines and serious side effects developed after inoculation. They are filing a petition with the court for a review of the laws related to COVID-19 vaccinations. Yonhap

Oct 28, 2021By Nam Hyun-woo
Demanding recognition for vaccine side effect victims
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