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Controversy rising over limiting disabled person to take dog-groomer exam

Groomers take part in a dog grooming contest held in KINTEX, Gyeonggi Province, Oct. 30, 2019. YonhapBy Lee Hyo-jin Controversy is rising after a hearing-impaired person was not allowed to take an exam for a state-certified dog groomer license, as the test organizer stated that disabled people are not qualified to take the test.During a practical skills test for a groomer license held on Feb. 7, a 43-year-old woman with hearing disabilities was ordered to leave the testing site after the proctor found out about her condition. “I showed my disability registration card to the exam supervisor to ask for understanding in case I miss any audio announcements, but I was told to leave the testing site as 'disabled people cannot undergo the exam,'” she said.The woman, who acquired the hearing disability while giving birth, stated that it is unfair to bar her from taking the exam when she has no problem communicating and her disability does not affect her performance or capabilities as a groomer. She had passed the written test last November, and took several months of training cou

Mar 22, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin
Controversy rising over limiting disabled person to take dog-groomer exam

Korea to begin inoculating people aged 65 or over this week

A nurse fills a syringe with the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus at a vaccination center in Seoul, Saturday, March 20, 2021. APSouth Korea will start administering vaccines to inpatients and employees of nursing homes and long-term care hospitals who are aged 65 or older this week as part of its monthslong inoculation plan, health authorities said Sunday.Starting from Tuesday, more than 370,000 health workers and patients aged 65 and older at sanatoriums, nursing facilities and rehabilitation facilities will receive their first shots of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine in steps, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).They will get second shots from the first week of June, added the KDCA, which is in charge of South Korea's state vaccination program.The country has been rolling out the vaccine since late February, beginning with the elderly and health workers, but had postponed vaccinations for those aged 65 or older due to a lack of clinical data showing the vaccine's effectiveness for the age group. After new overseas studies showed that AstraZeneca's v

Mar 21, 2021
Korea to begin inoculating people aged 65 or over this week
  • New virus cases in 400s for 5th day amid concerns over resurgence

New virus cases in 400s for 5th day amid concerns over resurgence

A nurse fills a syringe with the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus at a vaccination center in Seoul, Saturday, March 20, 2021. APSouth Korea's daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 400s for a fifth day on Sunday, with continued sporadic clusters in the greater Seoul area adding to concerns over a resurgence in cases.The country reported 456 more COVID-19 cases, including 437 local infections, raising the total caseload to 98,665, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The country added three more deaths from COVID-19, increasing the total to 1,696. The fatality rate was 1.72 percent, the health agency said.The daily caseload was slightly up from 452 on Saturday. After spiking up to the 600s in February, the figure had stabilized to as low as the 300s recently.Daily infections fell to the 300s on Monday and Tuesday on fewer tests over the weekend, but they rebounded to the 400s on Wednesday.Despite extended preventive quarantine measures, cluster infections have shown no signs of letting up in the densely populated greater Seoul area, which is home t

Mar 21, 2021
New virus cases in 400s for 5th day amid concerns over resurgence
  • Korea to begin inoculating people aged 65 or over this week

New virus cases in 400s for 4th day, concerns over resurgence during weekend

South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 400s for a fourth day on Saturday, with continued sporadic clusters in the greater Seoul area adding to concerns over a resurgence in cases as more people go out during the weekend. YonhapSouth Korea's daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 400s for a fourth day on Saturday, with continued sporadic clusters in the greater Seoul area adding to concerns over a resurgence in cases as more people go out during the weekend.The country reported 452 more COVID-19 cases, including 440 local infections, raising the total caseload to 98,209, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.The country added three more deaths from COVID-19, increasing the total to 1,693.The daily caseload was slightly lower from 463 on Friday. Daily new virus cases fell to the 300s on Monday and Tuesday on fewer tests over the weekend, but they rebounded to the 400s on Wednesday.Despite extended preventive quarantine measures, clusters infections have shown no signs of letting up in the densely populated greater Seoul area.The government earl

Mar 20, 2021
New virus cases in 400s for 4th day, concerns over resurgence during weekend

Seoul City withdraws COVID-19 testing order for foreign residents

People including foreign residents wait in a long line at a makeshift COVID-19 testing center in front of Guro Station in Seoul, Friday, to undergo testing. Controversy has intensified over Seoul City and Gyeonggi Province's administrative orders forcing all foreign workers to undergo COVID-19 testing, with critics calling the orders “racial discrimination.” YonhapHuman rights watchdog launches investigation into alleged racial discriminationBy Jun Ji-hyeThe Seoul Metropolitan Government on Friday withdrew its controversial administrative order forcing all foreign workers in the capital region to undergo COVID-19 testing, after having faced mounting criticism over alleged discrimination and violations of foreign residents' human rights. The city said its order, issued on Wednesday, was changed to an “advisory” for foreign workers to receive a test by the end of the month if their workplaces have a high risk of infection.Workplaces with high risk of infection refer to concentrated, closed and confined environments. “The advisory also applies to Koreans wo

Mar 19, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Seoul City withdraws COVID-19 testing order for foreign residents

New virus cases on Friday in 400s for 3rd day, AstraZeneca vaccine rollout to ramp up

People queue up in front of a COVID-19 early testing center at Guro Subway Station in Seoul's Guro District, Friday. YonhapSouth Korea's daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 400s for the third day Friday, as sporadic cluster infections have not shown let up in the greater Seoul area amid increased travels and loosened vigilance against the pandemic.The country reported 463 more COVID-19 cases, including 441 local infections, raising the total caseload to 97,757, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.The daily caseload was slightly up from 445 on Thursday. Daily new virus cases fell to the 300s on Monday and Tuesday on fewer testers over the weekend, but they bounced back to the 400s on Wednesday.Despite enhanced preventive quarantine measures in the densely populated greater Seoul, cluster infections showed no signs of letup. Enhanced infection prevention steps have been applied in the greater Seoul area with an aim to sharply flatten the virus curve within two weeksHealth authorities plan to step up the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine rollout as planned, as t

Mar 19, 2021
New virus cases on Friday in 400s for 3rd day, AstraZeneca vaccine rollout to ramp up
  • AstraZeneca vaccinations to restart after EU agency deems jab safe

Gyeonggi rules out option to mandate foreign workers to present negative COVID-19 test results

An enlarged sample of a foreign resident identification card issued by the South Korean immigration authority is displayed near a COVID-19 early testing center at Guro Subway Station in Seoul's Guro District, as health workers guide visitors on March 16. YonhapThe Gyeonggi provincial government on Thursday withdrew a controversial policy option that would have required foreign workers to present negative COVID-19 test results when seeking employment. The announcement came amid criticism that the measure, if implemented, would discriminate against foreign nationals.The provincial government said Tuesday it is considering issuing such an administrative order as cluster infections at companies that employ foreign workers have continued to pop up in the region."After deliberation, we've decided not to push for the order. We apologize for causing confusion," Im Seung-kwan, a senior quarantine official, said at a press briefing.The government of Gyeonggi Province, which surrounds Seoul, earlier ordered all foreign workers in the province to take COVID-19 tests before March 22 as it struggl

Mar 19, 2021
Gyeonggi rules out option to mandate foreign workers to present negative COVID-19 test results

EXCLUSIVE Seoul, Gyeonggi may change mandatory COVID test plans

Foreign workers line up to take coronavirus tests in Guro, Seoul, Tuesday, as the city government ordered all foreign workers there to undergo testing by March 31. YonhapBy Bahk Eun-jiThe American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM Korea) has said that the Seoul City and Gyeonggi Province Government's administrative orders mandating all foreign workers to undergo COVID-19 testing will be revised following protests from foreign residents who called the orders “discrimination” against them. James Kim, chairman and CEO of AMCHAM Korea, told The Korea Times, Thursday, that he conveyed the foreign business community's concerns to the central government, which said the directives would be changed. The notice came two days after Seoul City, following consultation with the central government, issued the order for all foreign workers and their employers to have a COVID-19 test by March 31. The city's plan was similar to a measure adopted the previous week by Gyeonggi Province after sporadic infection clusters began emerging at companies employing foreigners in many parts of the

Mar 18, 2021By Bahk Eun-ji
[EXCLUSIVE] Seoul, Gyeonggi may change mandatory COVID test plans

Gov't considering introducing 'vaccination leave'

Medical workers demonstrate how to treat patients experiencing reactions after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination training session at a temporary vaccine center in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, Wednesday. YonhapBy Bahk Eun-jiThe government is considering allowing workers to take leave for a couple of days after getting COVID-19 vaccines following reports that many undergo more severe-than-expected immune responses, such as fever, after vaccination. The idea was first officially floated by Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, Tuesday.“We have received reports that a number of people experience fever and muscle pains after getting coronavirus vaccines, although these are normal immune reactions,” Chung said during a regular COVID-19 response meeting in Seoul. “If we want to carry out the vaccination program as scheduled, it is the most important that the people participate in it without anxiety.”In response, health authorities began discussions with related ministries on the introduction of vaccination leave.“Related governments including

Mar 18, 2021By Bahk Eun-ji
Gov't considering introducing 'vaccination leave'
  • Doubts re-emerge over safety of AstraZenca vaccines
  • New infections on Thursday in 400s for 2nd day, upturn in virus curve worrisome
  • President Moon in dilemma over AstraZeneca vaccine

New infections on Thursday in 400s for 2nd day, upturn in virus curve worrisome

A COVID-19 vaccination dry-run is carried out at one of the partitioned rooms inside a temporary vaccination site prepared at an indoor tennis court in Cheonan's Seobuk District in South Chungcheong Province on March 17. YonhapSouth Korea's daily new coronavirus cases remained in the 400s for a second straight day Thursday as cluster infections and untraceable cases continued to rise, raising concerns that the country may be on the verge of another resurgence in virus cases. The country reported 445 more COVID-19 cases, including 427 local infections, raising the total caseload to 97,294, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.The daily caseload was slightly down from 469 on Wednesday. Due to fewer testers over the weekend, the daily new virus cases were in the 300s on Monday and Tuesday.In the greater Seoul area, home to more than half of the country's 52 million population, a spate of confirmed cases was reported among family members, private gatherings, workplaces, restaurants and sports facilities. Out of overall confirmed cases, untraceable ones rose to more

Mar 18, 2021
New infections on Thursday in 400s for 2nd day, upturn in virus curve worrisome
  • A person who died after getting AstraZeneca jab confirmed to have had blood clots: authorities
  • Doubts re-emerge over safety of AstraZenca vaccines
  • Gov't considering introducing 'vaccination leave'
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