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Korea's national response to COVID-19 outbreak
Korea's national response to COVID-19 outbreak
- Foreign workers with visas nearing end to get 1-year extension
- Dec 21,2021
- Foreign workers in Korea whose visas will expire early next year will get a one-year extension as the government seeks to resolve their entry and departure difficulties a...
- 🎧 Gov't reimposes 4-person gathering limit, restricted biz hours
- Dec 16,2021
- The surge in COVID-19 infections has led to the reimposition of tighter quarantine measures for 16 days from Dec. 18 to Jan. 2. (Korea.net DB) By Xu Aiying and Yoon So...
- 🎧 Fully vaccinated foreign nat'ls now eligible for vaccine pass
- Dec 10,2021
- Foreign nationals who got fully vaccinated against COVID-19 abroad are now eligible for a "vaccine pass" in Korea without the need to present a quarantine exemption certi...
- 🎧 Gov't to expand vaccine pass, re-limit scale of private gatherings
- Dec 03,2021
- A vaccine pass from Dec. 6 will be mandatory at many indoor multipurpose facilities including restaurants and cafes. (Min Yea-Ji) Korea.net · Gov't to expand vaccine ...
- 10-day quarantine required for all arrivals for 2 weeks
- Dec 02,2021
- The government from Dec. 3 will reimpose 10 days of quarantine to all inbound travelers including Korean nationals for two weeks to prevent the spread of the Omicron vari...
- President Moon says 2nd stage of 'living with COVID-19' delayed
- Nov 30,2021
- President Moon Jae-in on Nov. 29 at Cheong Wa Dae chairs the Special Meeting to Check Epidemic Prevention and Control against COVID-19. (Cheong Wa Dae's official Facebook...
- 🎧 Foreign arrivals from 8 African states banned due to new variant
- Nov 29,2021
- Foreign passengers wearing personal protective equipment on Nov. 29 arrive at Incheon International Airport. (Yonhap News) Korea.net · Foreign arrivals from 8 African...
- Photos showing first 10 days of 'living with COVID-19'
- Nov 10,2021
- The government on Nov. 1 started the first phase of its four-week "gradual return to daily life" after 70% of the population were fully vaccinated against COVID-19. St...
- WHO spokesperson hails Korean model for responding to COVID-19
- Nov 09,2021
- By Kim Hayeon Video = Lee Jun-young A World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson has hailed the Korean model of responding to COVID-19, saying "It's good to hear t...
- Gov't closes deal to buy 404K doses of COVID-19 oral medicine
- Nov 08,2021
- The government on Nov. 7 said it will complete this month a contract on the pre-purchase of oral medications for COVID-19 enough for 404,000 people. Shown here is an illu...