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72% of Koreans aged 65 or older expected to get new COVID vaccine shots: official

Nearly 72 percent of Koreans aged 65 or older are expected to receive the latest COVID-19 vaccine shots, according to an official.

Aug 26, 2024By Jung Min-ho

72% of Koreans aged 65 or older expected to get new COVID vaccine shots: official

Planned walkout by nurses this week to worsen hospital crisis

A planned walkout by nearly 30,000 nurses and other medical workers this week is expected to exacerbate Korea’s medical crisis as hospitals across the nation are already struggling with labor shortages due to a prolonged strike by doctors.

Aug 25, 2024By Jung Min-ho

Planned walkout by nurses this week to worsen hospital crisis

Health care workers approve strike over crippled medical system, pay raise

A nationwide union of nurses and medical workers said Saturday that their members have voted to launch a strike next week, calling for a pay raise and the normalization of the crippled medical system amid a prolonged walkout by trainee doctors, its officials said Saturday.

Aug 24, 2024By Yonhap

Health care workers approve strike over crippled medical system, pay raise

Seoul residents are eating 33% less fruit than 10 years ago: report

Seoul residents are eating 33 percent less fruit than 10 years ago while consuming more meat, a report showed Thursday.

Aug 23, 2024By Lee Hae-rin

Seoul residents are eating 33% less fruit than 10 years ago: report

Number of COVID-19 inpatients shows signs of abating

The number of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 showed signs of abating, health authorities said Thursday.

Aug 22, 2024By Yonhap

Number of COVID-19 inpatients shows signs of abating

KDCA chief calls COVID-19 summer wave 'process' to reach endemic stage

The current wave of COVID-19 is manageable and a seasonal "process" toward reaching the endemic stage, the chief of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Wednesday, assuring people that health authorities can contain the virus without raising the alert level.

Aug 21, 2024By Yonhap

KDCA chief calls COVID-19 summer wave 'process' to reach endemic stage

Infection control stocks skyrocket as COVID-19 cases rebound

Traces of COVID-19 virus surge in wastewater amid summer wave

Korea's disease control agency said Sunday the level of the COVID-19 virus in wastewater has nearly doubled in just a week, following a surge in infections during the summer vacation season.

Aug 18, 2024By Yonhap

Health

72% of Koreans aged 65 or older expected to get new COVID vaccine shots: official

Planned walkout by nurses this week to worsen hospital crisis

Health care workers approve strike over crippled medical system, pay raise

Seoul residents are eating 33% less fruit than 10 years ago: report

Number of COVID-19 inpatients shows signs of abating

KDCA chief calls COVID-19 summer wave 'process' to reach endemic stage

Korea requires arrivals with mpox symptoms from 8 African nations to report to health authorities

Health minister says to unveil pension reform early next month

Number of COVID-19 patients expected to reach 350,000 next week

Traces of COVID-19 virus surge in wastewater amid summer wave

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