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Sun, September 26, 2021 | 09:18

Korea to start vaccinating pregnant women, younger children next month

South Korea is poised to begin administering COVID-19 vaccines to pregnant women and younger children starting next month as part of its expanding vaccination campaign.

2021-09-25 10:32

Daily COVID-19 cases spike to all-time high

Daily COVID-19 cases spike to all-time high

Daily new COVID-19 infections exceeded 3,000, Friday, for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic as people returned home from the Chuseok holiday.

2021-09-25 10:26

Korea to start vaccinating pregnant women, younger children next month

Post Chuseok infection rate sees huge spike

Daily new COVID-19 infections spiked to an all-time high of 2,434, Thursday, after the fear that increasing numbers of people traveling across the country during the Chuseok holiday would fuel the spread of the coronavirus became a reality. The new high broke the previous record of 2,221 seen Aug. 10. New cases have exceeded 1,000 for 80 days in a row now, as the country rema...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-09-24 17:04

New COVID-19 cases soar to all-time high after Chuseok holiday

South Korea's daily coronavirus cases reached an all-time high of 2,434 on Friday, breaking the previous record of 2,221 on Aug. 10. as mass migrations during the Chuseok holiday caused the rapid spread of the virus across the country.

2021-09-24 09:52

Post Chuseok infection rate sees huge spike

Korea sees growing number of breakthrough infections

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Thursday that more than 5,000 cases of breakthrough coronavirus infections, mostly among young men who received Johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine, have been detected as of Sept. 12. According to the KDCA, 5,880 people tested positive for COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated with the one-shot vaccine.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-09-23 16:13

Government devises measures to boost COVID-19 vaccination among migrant workers

Conflict deepening between Seoul gov't, LGBT festival organizers

A conflict is deepening between the Seoul Metropolitan Government and organizers of the annual Seoul Queer Culture Festival (SQCF), following the city government's recent decision to reject the latter's application to be registered as a non-profit organization. The Seoul Queer Culture Festival (SQCF) Organizing Committee, consisting of members of the LGBTQ community and their...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2021-09-23 16:10

Government devises measures to boost COVID-19 vaccination among migrant workers

The government has come up with a set of special measures to boost the COVID-19 vaccination rate among migrant workers here as fears of a possible crackdown on unregistered immigrants are holding back their vaccination turnout, officials said Thursday.

2021-09-23 13:59

Korea sees growing number of breakthrough infections

New cases in 1,700s for 3rd day; post-holiday resurgence in store

South Korea's daily coronavirus cases stayed above 1,700 for the third day in a row Thursday on fewer testers during the three-day Chuseok holiday, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, that ended Wednesday, but concerns run high over a potential resurgence across the country down the road.

2021-09-23 10:28

Fear grows over resurgence of infections due to Chuseok gatherings

Korea to receive 1 mil. doses of Pfizer vaccine from Britain in swap deal

South Korea will receive 1 million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines from Britain in their bilateral vaccine swap deal, health authorities said Wednesday.

2021-09-22 20:53

Fear grows over resurgence of infections due to Chuseok gatherings

Concerns are growing over the possibility of the current fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic worsening, as the number of infections is feared to surge again following family gatherings during the Chuseok holidays. While infections in Seoul and the surrounding area still account for 77 percent of the nation's total, a further spike in cases in areas outside of the capital are...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-09-22 16:32

New cases in 1,700s for 3rd day; post-holiday resurgence in store

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