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Mon, June 21, 2021 | 04:07

COVID-19 self-test kits available at convenience stores, other locations

Coronavirus self-test kits became available in supermarkets and convenience stores across the country Thursday as South Korea is seeking to step up its testing capacity with no letup of new virus cases in sight. Self-test kits by two local drugmakers - Humasis and SD Biosensor - have been sold at local pharmacies after receiving approval for emergency use last month, and they...

2021-05-06 16:59

Bars in Incheon to reopen next week, defying closure order

Hundreds of bars in the western port city of Incheon will reopen their doors next week, defying a government order to shut down during COVID-19, an owners' association said Thursday. Local authorities in the city, 40 kilometers west of Seoul, reimposed a sweeping ban on entertainment establishments, including bars and nightclubs, on April 12 amid a resurgence of coronavirus c...

2021-05-06 16:54

People shun vaccination over safety, compensation concerns

A growing number of people are shunning COVID-19 vaccination here following a series of serious adverse effects reported. Health experts say the government needs to more actively provide compensation or other supports to those experiencing such effects even though no direct correlation between their symptoms and the inoculation has been found, adding this will help encourage ...

2021-05-06 16:17

New cases under 600 again on fewer tests; variants in focus amid vaccine rollout

South Korea's daily new virus cases fell back to the 500s again Thursday as fewer people took virus tests on the Children's Day holiday, but the country's health authorities remained vigilant over cluster infections and spreading variant cases. The country reported 574 more COVID-19 cases, including 562 local infections, raising the total caseload to 125,519, the Korea Diseas...

2021-05-06 10:35

Concerns mounting over surge in COVID-19 variants

Concerns mounting over surge in COVID-19 variants

Concerns are mounting over a recent surge in cases of COVID-19 variants. This surge poses a risk that possibly more transmissible mutated viruses may become the dominant strains in some regions. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the country reported 97 more cases involving new variants as of Tuesday, bringing the total caseload to 632 since ...

2021-05-05 16:46

Vaccinated people to be exempted from self-isolation in Korea from Wednesday

People who have been fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus in South Korea are exempted from the mandatory 14-day isolation starting Wednesday when arriving here from overseas and when having close contact with virus patients.

2021-05-05 10:48

New virus cases spike back to 600s

South Korea's daily new virus cases spiked to the 600s on Wednesday as rising cluster infections continue to hamper the country's virus fight against the pandemic.

2021-05-05 09:48

Vaccinated people to be exempted from self-isolation in Korea from Wednesday

More than 170 Koreans return home from virus-hit India via special flight

More than 170 South Korean residents in virus-hit India returned home on Tuesday via a special flight, and more people will come home this week, health authorities said. A flight operated by Indian air carrier Vistara landed at Incheon International Airport around 10:17 a.m. with 172 passengers, including workers of Hyundai Motor Co., after departing from Chennai Internationa...

2021-05-04 15:32

Over 40 foreigners found infected with COVID-19 in Gangneung

Childbirth allowance rejection of naturalized Korean overturned

Economically active women who obtain Korean nationality after childbirth should be eligible to receive government childbirth allowances, an administrative ruling showed, Tuesday. The Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission decided that the domestic labor office's dismissal of an application for childbirth allowance by a woman who became a naturalized Korean after giving bir...

2021-05-04 14:39

Over 40 foreigners found infected with COVID-19 in Gangneung

More than 40 foreign migrant workers in the east coast city of Gangneung tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday after preemptive coronavirus testing, municipal officials said.The municipality of Gangneung, 240 kilometers east of Seoul, has so far conducted the preemptive testing on 743 migrant workers and 43 of them were diagnosed with the new coronavirus, the officials said.

2021-05-04 11:36

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