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Tougher antivirus measures unavoidable amid 4th wave of infections

Cars are lined up at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing center in Seoul's Eunpyeong District, Monday. YonhapKorea's total caseload surpasses 200,000 markBy Jun Ji-hyeThe government has signaled that it will introduce additional antivirus measures on top of the toughest Level 4 social distancing regulations imposed on the Seoul metropolitan area, as these do not appear to have curtailed the rampant spread of COVID-19 over the past three weeks amid the fourth wave of the pandemic. Some medical experts have said it will only be a matter of time for new daily cases to exceed 2,000, calling on the government to preemptively impose tougher measures, such as placing the entire country under the Level 4 rules.New daily cases have remained above 1,000 since July 7 amid the ongoing fourth wave here.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 1,219 COVID-19 new infections for Sunday, including 1,150 local ones, raising the total caseload to 201,002.The total caseload has surpassed 200,000, 560 days after the country reported its first COVID-19 case in January last year. The healt

Aug 2, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Tougher antivirus measures unavoidable amid 4th wave of infections
  • New cases stay in 1,200s for 2nd day, no signs of letup amid 4th wave of pandemic
  • Korea reports 1st Delta plus variant cases

New fans for hot weather

A social worker from the Jeil Community Welfare Center in Daegu's Seo District assembles a new electric fan to replace an old, out-of-order one, during visits to senior citizens living alone, Monday, as part of a welfare policy to help the underprivileged elderly fight the heat wave. The center also provides shelters where citizens can cool off. Yonhap

Aug 2, 2021By Kwon Mee-yoo
New fans for hot weather

Controversy rises over allowing online sales of prescription glasses

gettyimagesbankBy Lee Hyo-jin Controversy is growing over whether the government should allow prescription glasses, which are categorized as a medical device in Korea and thus only available for purchase at offline optical stores run by licensed opticians, to be sold online. Deep-eye, an eyewear startup company selling glasses frames online, recently requested the government's easing of regulations to allow online sales of prescription glasses, a measure it viewed would enhance consumer convenience and growth of the eyewear market.The company plans to sell glasses to users of its mobile app, eliminating the need to visit an offline store. To place an order, consumers can select frames using a virtual fitting tool, after which they should enter valid prescription data from an examination by an eye-care professional taken within six months. Other necessary information such as face shape and pupillary distance can be measured using the app.“Unlike in Korea, ordering prescription glasses online has long been available in other countries such as the U.S. and Japan,” an officia

Aug 2, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin
Controversy rises over allowing online sales of prescription glasses

New infections dip on fewer tests; COVID-19 cases top 200,000

Drivers wait in their cars to get tested for COVID-19 at a drive-thru testing center in Eunpyeong District, Seoul, Aug. 2. YonhapSouth Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell to the 1200s Monday as fewer people got tested over the weekend, but health authorities remain wary over continued infections during the summer vacation season amid the fourth wave of the pandemic.The country added 1,219 COVID-19 cases, including 1,150 local infections, raising the total caseload to 201,002, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).The latest tally marks a decline from 1,539 cases reported Saturday and 1,442 cases Sunday, although the daily caseload usually falls over the weekend and rises later in the week as more people get tested.There was one additional COVID-19 death, raising the death toll to 2,099. The fatality rate stood at 1.04 percent.The daily caseload has remained above 1,000 since July 7 due to outbreaks centered in the greater Seoul area. Authorities, however, have been on high alert over a nationwide resurgence amid increasing travel during the summer v

Aug 2, 2021
New infections dip on fewer tests; COVID-19 cases top 200,000

Gov't to conduct survey of multicultural families

Students with multicultural backgrounds attend a foreign language and culture class at an elementary school in Seoul in this file photo. Korea Times fileBy Lee Hyo-jinThe Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will conduct a survey of multicultural households nationwide, hoping to reflect their diversifying needs in government policies better. The ministry announced Sunday that the triennial survey will be conducted from Aug. 2 to 31 of some 32,000 multicultural households across the country, to obtain detailed data on their economic activities, family lives, childcare situations and education. “Through this large-scale survey, we aim to analyze precisely the current status and needs of such families,” said Kim Kwon-young, a ministry official in charge of multicultural family policies.According to data from Statistics Korea, there were 370,000 multicultural households in the country as of 2020, accounting for 1.8 percent of total households. The figure has continuously increased over the past few years, from 319,000 in 2017, to 335,000 in 2018 and 350,000 in 2019.The numb

Aug 2, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin
Gov't to conduct survey of multicultural families

COVID-19 infection threatens unvaccinated young people

Residents wait for a COVID-19 test in a temporary center at Seoul Station, Sunday. YonhapThose aged between 18 and 49 to get shots from Aug. 26 By Jun Ji-hyeThe country has seen another death of a COVID-19 patient in their 20s, with concerns growing that the number of fatalities among unvaccinated young people could increase further as the fourth wave of coronavirus infections is showing no signs of abating. This was the second death among young patients in their 20s this week, and the fifth this year.The fatality rate for virus patients in their 20s has been lower than that of the elderly; however, amid soaring cases every day, this could increase, as most young people are yet to be vaccinated, while older people in their 60s and above have mostly received shots. The elderly were given priority status in the country's vaccination program. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), Sunday, the nation added 1,442 new COVID-19 cases for Saturday, including 1,386 local infections, raising the total caseload to 199,787.New daily cases have remained above 1,000 s

Aug 1, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
COVID-19 infection threatens unvaccinated young people

Daily infections dip to 1,400s amid no signs of letup

Police officers talk with vacationers who broke social distancing rules at Haeundae Beach in Busan, July 31. YonhapSouth Korea's daily new coronavirus cases retreated to the 1,400s on Sunday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but the fourth wave of infections showed no signs of slowing down despite the adoption of the toughest virus curbs in the greater Seoul area.The country added 1,442 COVID-19 cases, including 1,386 local infections, raising the total caseload to 199,787, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).The latest tally is down from 1,710 cases reported Friday and 1,539 cases Saturday. The country added three more COVID-19 deaths, raising the death toll to 2,098. The fatality rate was 1.05 percent.The daily caseload has remained above 1,000 since July 7 due to the resurgence in the greater Seoul area. Recently, cases elsewhere have been growing amid increased activities in the summer vacation season.Health authorities are considering additional measures to contain the fourth wave of the pandemic as new cases continued to spring up across the c

Aug 1, 2021
Daily infections dip to 1,400s amid no signs of letup

Daily virus cases over 1,500 as infections show little signs of letup

Daily new COVID-19 cases retreated to the 1,500s for Friday, but the fourth wave of infections is showing few signs of letting up despite weeks of the toughest antivirus restrictions in the greater Seoul area. YonhapDaily new COVID-19 cases retreated to the 1,500s for Friday, but the fourth wave of infections is showing few signs of letting up despite weeks of the toughest antivirus restrictions in the greater Seoul area.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 1,539 COVID-19 cases, including 1,466 local ones, raising the total caseload to 198,345.The latest tally is down from the 1,710 cases, Thursday. Six more deaths were reported, increasing the toll to 2,095 for a fatality rate of 1.06 percent.The daily caseload has remained above 1,000 since July 7 due to the resurgence in the greater capital region; but recently, cases have been growing across the country amid increased activities during the summer vacation season. The health authorities are considering additional measures to contain the fourth wave of the pandemic as infections are increasing nationwide

Jul 31, 2021
Daily virus cases over 1,500 as infections show little signs of letup

Korean Catholic Church comes under fire over allegations of priests' crimes

gettyimagesbankBy Park Ji-wonThe Korean Catholic Church has come under fire for allegations of crimes committed by its clergymen recently, facing criticism for its poor handling of the case. Local broadcaster MBC reported last week that a priest, who is also the head of the Catholic Church-run SOS Children's Villages Korea, a non-government organization providing care for those children without family care, will be suspended from duty from Aug. 6 after it made public that he was recently investigated by the police in Daegu as a suspect in a sexual harassment case involving two female staff members of the organization in 2018.The facility was founded in Daegu in 1965, and later expanded its operations to Seoul and Suncheon in South Jeolla Province. Until the mid-1980s, the facility was run to support Korean War orphans but later expanded its scope to all children in need of parental care.The priest is suspected of touching two staff members in 2018 during a company dinner. The priest reportedly touched one employee's waist and thigh and the other employee on an unspecified body part w

Jul 30, 2021By Park Ji-won
Korean Catholic Church comes under fire over allegations of priests' crimes

PM says 1.3 million doses of Moderna vaccine due in Korea next week

Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum / YonhapSouth Korea will receive 1.3 million doses of the Moderna vaccine next week, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Friday, as the government is preparing to expand the COVID-19 vaccine shots to those aged under 50."On Aug. 6 or 7, 1.3 million doses of the Moderna vaccine are scheduled to be supplied in South Korea," he said during an interagency meeting on the virus crisis.Consultations with the U.S. pharmaceutical company have been finalized for the shipment of a total of 8.5 million doses of the vaccine within the next month, he added.He was countering public doubts about the supply of the vaccine here, a key element in the nation's coronavirus vaccination campaign over the coming months, along with the Pfizer product.The arrival of around 2 million doses of the Moderna vaccine in South Korea, originally slated for July, has been delayed. The firm cited an unspecified production issue.Kim, meanwhile, said that inoculations for people in their 50s, which got under way Monday, are proceeding smoothly."In August, the government will speedily carry out th

Jul 30, 2021
PM says 1.3 million doses of Moderna vaccine due in Korea next week
  • Daily virus cases over 1,700 as infections grow amid summer vacation season
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