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Sun, February 28, 2021 | 22:23

Gov't to provide 'COVID-19 vaccine certificate'

Gov't to provide 'COVID-19 vaccine certificate'

People who have received COVID-19 vaccines can get a government-issued certificate confirming their vaccination status, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), Friday, when the nation started its vaccination program. The government will provide the certificate at its website, gov.kr, or the state vaccination website, nip.kdca.go.kr. As most of the...

2021-02-26 17:01

New virus cases rise above 400 again as vaccine rollout begins

New virus cases rise above 400 again as vaccine rollout begins

South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases rose above 400 again on Friday as the country started its vaccination program and decided to extend current social distancing guidelines for two more weeks. The country reported 406 more virus cases, including 382 local infections, raising the total caseload to 88,922, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA...

2021-02-26 10:38

Korea begins mass vaccination

Korea to extend current social distancing measures for 2 weeks

Korea to extend current social distancing measures for 2 weeks

South Korea will extend its current social distancing measures for another two weeks, the prime minister said Friday, as sporadic COVID-19 cluster infections continue to pop up across the country. "The government will decide to extend the current distancing levels for another two weeks starting next week during today's meeting," Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said during a reg...

2021-02-26 10:37

Korea begins mass vaccination

Korea begins mass vaccination

Korea begins mass vaccination

South Korea started its mass vaccination program against the new coronavirus Friday over one year after its first confirmed COVID-19 case, seeking for people to return to their normal daily lives and attain herd immunity by November. More than 5,000 health care workers and patients aged under 65 at some 5,800 long-term care facilities will receive the first doses of the novel...

2021-02-26 09:14

COVID-19 mass vaccine inoculations to start Friday nationwide

COVID-19 mass vaccine inoculations to start Friday nationwide

Korea will kick off its nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program, today, joining dozens of other countries in one of the largest mass immunization drives in history. The first inoculations will begin at 9 a.m. for patients and healthcare workers aged below 65 at nursing homes with doses from AstraZeneca. The vaccinations will take place at care homes or public health centers a...

2021-02-25 16:21

Korea reports 396 more cases of coronavirus; total now at 88,516

Korea reports 396 more cases of coronavirus; total now at 88,516

South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell slightly below 400 on Thursday, a day ahead of the country's first rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, as sporadic cluster infections continued to pop up across the country. The country reported 396 more virus cases, including 369 local infections, raising the total caseload to 88,516, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevent...

2021-02-25 10:40

Korea set to begin mass vaccination Friday

Korea set to begin mass vaccination Friday

Korea set to begin mass vaccination Friday

Trucks and ships carrying the first batch of some 1.5 million doses of coronavirus vaccines headed across the country Thursday, marking the start of the long-awaited vaccination program in South Korea, where COVID-19 cases are nearing 90,000 since the first confirmed case in January last year. The nationwide distribution of the AstraZeneca vaccine for some 750,000 people, mos...

2021-02-25 10:35

Korea reports 396 more cases of coronavirus; total now at 88,516

South Korea extends suspension of flights from Britain till March 11

South Korea extends suspension of flights from Britain till March 11

South Korea on Wednesday extended its suspension of direct flights from Britain for two more weeks, as part of efforts to block the inflow of a more transmissible variant of the new coronavirus.

2021-02-24 21:23

All overseas arrivals required to submit negative PCR test results

All overseas arrivals required to submit negative PCR test results

All travelers entering Korea, including Korean nationals, are required to submit negative COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results starting Wednesday in order to curb the influx of new variants, according to health authorities.

2021-02-24 15:29

Nearly 70% of Koreans in favor of bill on disqualifying convicted doctors

Nearly 70% of Koreans in favor of bill on disqualifying convicted doctors

Nearly 70 percent of South Koreans are in favor of a bill on disqualifying doctors convicted of felonies, which is currently under review at the National Assembly, a public opinion poll showed Wednesday. According to the survey conducted Tuesday on 500 people aged 18 or older by Realmeter, 68.5 percent of the respondents were in support of the bill to revise the Medical Servi...

2021-02-24 10:36

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