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Korea's national response to COVID-19 outbreak
Korea's national response to COVID-19 outbreak
- SK Bioscience to start phase 3 trials of Korea's 1st COVID-19 vaccine
- Aug 11,2021
- President Moon Jae-in on Aug. 10 said he hopes that the first domestically made vaccine by SK Bioscience can be both "born and commercialized." The photo shows the presid...
- 2/3 of students can attend school under Level 4, all under Level 3
- Aug 09,2021
- From the start of the fall semester to the first week of next month, schools under Level 4 of social distancing in the Greater Seoul area can allow in-person attendance b...
- President Moon pledges to make nation top 5 vaccine maker by 2025
- Aug 06,2021
- President Moon on Aug. 5 at Cheong Wa Dae makes an announcement at a presentation on "Korea's Vision and Strategy for Becoming Global Vaccine Hub." (Cheong Wa Dae's offic...
- 🎧 Gov't urges long-term expats to get vaccinated vs. COVID-19
- Aug 05,2021
- A long queue on July 29 forms in front of a temporary testing site for COVID-19 next to an expat support center in Danwon-gu District of Ansan, Gyeonggi-do Province. K...
- 🎧 No. of people with at least 1 vaccine shot breaks 20M mark
- Aug 04,2021
- More than 20 million people as of Aug. 3 at 10:20 a.m. had received the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a government task force. The photo shows people on ...
- Viral photo shows nurse playing cards with elderly COVID-19 patient
- Aug 04,2021
- Nurse Lee Su-ryun at Sahmyook Medical Center in Seoul plays the Korean card game hwatu (Go-stop) with a 93-year-old Alzheimer's patient who tested positive for COVID-19. ...
- President Moon visits COVID-19 screening clinic, encourages staff
- Jul 19,2021
- President Moon Jae-in on July 18 visits a temporary COVID-19 screening clinic near Samseong Station in southern Seoul's Gangnam-gu District and encourages the staff there...
- Greater Seoul area raises social distancing status to highest level
- Jul 12,2021
- The capital area including Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi-do Province on July 12 raised the social distancing status to its highest Level 4 for two weeks. Under this level's...
- Mask rule relaxed for those partially or fully vaccinated vs. COVID-19
- Jul 01,2021
- From July 1, people nationwide who have received at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine are exempt from wearing a mask outdoors. Yonhap News By Kim Hyelin and Lee ...
- Verification of vaccination history via QR code to start on July 12
- Jun 23,2021
- From next month, users of multipurpose facilities like restaurants can verify their history of vaccination against COVID-19 by inputting their QR codes when checking in a...