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Health & Welfare

Mon, June 21, 2021 | 04:54

New cases bounce back to 500s; variants emerging as another drag

South Korea's daily new virus cases bounced back to the 500s on Tuesday amid growing fears that rising cases of COVID-19 variants could become another challenge to the country's virus battle.

2021-05-04 10:58

Over 40 foreigners found infected with COVID-19 in Gangneung

Vaccination hits snag due to supply and demand imbalance

The government's vaccination plan is hitting a snag due to an imbalance between supply and demand, adding uncertainty to its goal of fully vaccinating 12 million people in the first half of the year. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), around 3.39 million people have received at least one dose of a vaccine as of Sunday, among which 236,468 hav...

2021-05-03 16:05

COVID-19 herd immunity looks increasingly unlikely: experts

COVID-19 herd immunity looks increasingly unlikely: experts

Despite the ramped-up vaccine rollout, it will likely be difficult to reach herd immunity against the novel coronavirus, local health experts said Monday.

2021-05-03 14:28

New cases back to 400s on fewer tests

South Korea's daily new virus cases fell back to the 400s on Monday as fewer people took new virus tests over the weekend with concerns over another round of the pandemic still worrisome amid a low vaccine supply. The country reported 488 more COVID-19 cases, including 465 local infections, raising the total caseload to 123,728, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency...

2021-05-03 10:17

Socially distanced test

Job applicants for Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corp. take a written exam while seated 2 meters apart from each other to maintain social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19, at the EXCO Hall in Daegu, Sunday. Yonhap

2021-05-02 16:29

Korea moving to embrace diverse family types

Every country has a legal definition of and boundaries around what constitutes a “family,” so that it can apply laws in regard to various family issues, such as childcare, household subsidies, inheritance and housing among others. Such laws, however, can have adverse effects on people who do not fall into the legal concept of family, causing discrimination against them for no...

2021-05-02 15:11

Korea suffers COVID-19 vaccine shortages

South Korea may soon face a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines as less than 10 percent of the country's AstraZeneca vaccine doses are left, the health authority said Sunday, raising concerns over delays in the nation's immunization schedule.

2021-05-02 15:03

New virus cases above 600 for 4th day

New virus cases above 600 for 4th day

South Korea's daily new virus cases stayed in the 600s for the fourth consecutive straight day Sunday as sporadic cluster infections popped up across the nation, complicating antivirus efforts. The country reported 606 more COVID-19 cases, including 585 local infections, raising the total caseload to 123,240, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.

2021-05-02 09:52

Korea suffers COVID-19 vaccine shortages

New virus cases above 600 for 3rd day raise fears of another pandemic wave

Daily new COVID-19 cases in South Korea remained in the 600s for the third straight day Friday as sporadic clusters were reported nationwide amid concerns of another wave of infections.

2021-05-01 10:21

Appointments for 1st shot of Pfizer vaccines temporarily suspended

The health authorities will temporarily halt giving first shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in May to more effectively carry out inoculation for those scheduled for second shots.

2021-04-30 16:49

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