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Thu, May 26, 2022 | 20:28

'It doesn't hurt'

A child gets a jab of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Gwangju, Thursday, as Korea began vaccinations for children aged between 5 and 11. The kids will be given smaller doses, one-third of the dosage given to teens and adults. Yonhap

Nam Hyun-woo | 2022-03-31 16:35

New COVID-19 cases fall to about 320,000; critical cases at another high

Korea's new daily COVID-19 cases fell more than 100,000 to around 320,000, Wednesday, but the number of seriously ill patients hit an all-time high due to the continued spread of the highly transmissible "stealth Omicron" subvariant. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said the country added 320,743 infections, including 24 from overseas, bringing the total...

2022-03-31 10:23

Korea set to lift COVID-19 restrictions on operating hours, private gatherings

Coronavirus: Daily critical cases hit record high

Korea's new daily COVID-19 cases rose to over 420,000 Tuesday amid concerns over the continued rise in seriously ill patients and deaths with the fast spread of the highly transmissible "stealth omicron" subvariant.

2022-03-30 10:10

New COVID-19 cases bounce back to nearly 350,000 amid 'stealth Omicron' woes

Korea's new daily COVID-19 cases rose to around 350,000, Monday, ending a downturn of five consecutive days, amid the fast spread of the highly transmissible "stealth Omicron" subvariant.

2022-03-29 10:49

Korea expected to ease social distancing rules soon

Korea expected to ease social distancing rules soon

The government will probably ease social distancing measures again in the coming week, as it officially announced Monday that the wave of Omicron variant infections has passed its peak, with daily new COVID-19 infection cases gradually starting to subside. During a Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) meeting, Health and Welfare Minister Kwon Deok-cheol said tha...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-03-28 17:22

New COVID-19 cases bounce back to nearly 350,000 amid 'stealth Omicron' woes

Moon says Korea passes peak of Omicron wave

President Moon Jae-in said Monday that Korea has passed the peak of its worst wave of COVID-19, fueled by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, but called for more efforts to keep the number of critically ill patients and deaths under control.

2022-03-28 16:23

Korea reports 187,213 new COVID-19 infections amid spread of 'stealth' Omicron variant

Korea reports 187,213 new COVID-19 infections amid spread of 'stealth' Omicron variant

Korea's new daily COVID-19 cases have begun a downward trend, Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol said Monday, some 11 weeks after the country's worst wave of the pandemic due to the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant.

2022-03-28 10:11

Moon says Korea passes peak of Omicron wave

New COVID-19 cases below 400,000 for 4th day despite omicron wave

Korea's new daily COVID-19 cases stayed below 400,000 for the fourth consecutive day Saturday, although the highly transmissible omicron variant continues to spread across the nation amid eased antivirus curbs. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 318,130 new infections, including 43 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 11,162,232.

2022-03-27 10:39

Traditional Korean medicine practitioners excluded from pandemic response scheme

Despite their willingness to participate in the battle against the COVID-19, traditional Korean medicine practitioners are struggling to find their place in the pandemic response scheme, which is dominated by their Western medicine counterparts.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-03-27 09:55

Korea reports 335,580 new COVID-19 infections

South Korea's new daily COVID-19 infections stayed below 400,000 for the third consecutive day Friday, despite the continued spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant amid eased virus curbs.

2022-03-26 10:05

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