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Tue, March 21, 2023 | 20:13

Gov't to downgrade indoor mask mandate to recommendation if criteria are met

Gov't to downgrade indoor mask mandate to recommendation if criteria are met

The government plans to downgrade the indoor mask mandate, the country's last remaining COVID-19 restriction, to a recommendation if specific criteria are met, a ruling party lawmaker quoted health authorities as saying Thursday.

2022-12-22 11:25

Korea urged to prepare for new COVID-19 variants from China

Korea urged to prepare for new COVID-19 variants from China

Korea should brace for a possible influx of new coronavirus variants from China, says local medical experts, who worry that the neighboring country's abrupt reopening policies could spawn mutations of the virus. After the Chinese government abruptly rolled back its yearslong zero-COVID-19 strategy earlier this month, the nation is currently facing what could possibly be the w...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-12-20 15:55

Korea's new COVID-19 cases hit over 3-month high amid winter wave

Korea's new COVID-19 cases hit over 3-month high amid winter wave

Korea's new COVID-19 cases hit over 87,000 on Tuesday, the largest number in more than three months, as the winter virus wave takes hold.

2022-12-20 10:26

Health minister reaffirms need for state insurance reforms

Health minister reaffirms need for state insurance reforms

Health and Welfare Minister Cho Kyu-hong reaffirmed the need to reform the national health insurance program in order to enhance its financial sustainability and better provide medical services to people in need. “During the last five years, the expansion of health insurance coverage has led to a tremendous increase in medical expenses (of the state insurance program) in a sh...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-12-19 16:48

Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 27,000; indoor mask rule at stake

Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 27,000; indoor mask rule at stake

Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 27,000 on Monday, rising from a week earlier, in a moderate virus uptrend that adds to uncertainty over the government's push to lift the indoor mask-wearing rule by early next year.

2022-12-19 10:32

Vice health minister to visit Japan for policy trip on pension reform, aging

Vice health minister to visit Japan for policy trip on pension reform, aging

First Vice Health Minister Lee Ki-il was set to depart for Japan on Sunday to look into the country's national pension scheme and caretaking policies for the elderly, the health ministry said.

2022-12-18 19:42

Indoor mask rule to be lifted as early as mid-January

Indoor mask rule to be lifted as early as mid-January

Next month's Lunar New Year holidays could be the first mask-free holiday season for Koreans in three years, as the government is considering lifting the indoor mask mandate before the public holiday, which runs from Jan. 22. While the Ministry of Health and Welfare is set to announce on Friday detailed measures on when and how the mask requirement will be relaxed based on di...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-12-18 16:01

Korea's COVID-19 cases below 60,000 amid virus surge worries

Korea's COVID-19 cases below 60,000 amid virus surge worries

Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 60,000 Sunday due to fewer tests a day earlier amid concerns of a surge in cases during the winter season.

2022-12-18 10:17

Korea's COVID-19 cases above 60,000 for 5th day

Korea's COVID-19 cases above 60,000 for 5th day

Korea's new COVID-19 cases remained above 60,000 for the fifth straight day Friday amid concerns of a surge in cases during the winter.

2022-12-17 11:32

Pasteur institute CEO tapped as new disease control chief

Pasteur institute CEO tapped as new disease control chief

Institute Pasteur Korea CEO Jee Young-mee will likely become the new head of the country's disease control center, as its current leader recently resigned following various scandals.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-12-16 16:29

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