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Korea's national response to COVID-19 outbreak
Korea's national response to COVID-19 outbreak
- July to see extended curfew for cafes, restaurants in Seoul area
- Jun 21,2021
- Minister of Health and Welfare Kwon Deok-cheol on June 20 announces at Government Complex-Seoul the new levels of social distancing starting next month. (Yonhap News) ...
- Vaccinations of 22M people ages 18-59 planned for 3Q
- Jun 18,2021
- People on June 17 wait for the results of potential side effects or certificates of vaccine confirmation at the COVID-19 vaccination center in Seoul's Yeongdeungpo-gu Dis...
- More fans at stadiums, exemption from 2-week travel quarantine slated
- Jun 14,2021
- Spectators at a baseball game between the Seoul Doosan Bears and Seoul LG Twins at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on June 13 wear masks and maintain social distancing. By Ki...
- 10M get 1st COVID-19 vaccine shot within 105 days
- Jun 11,2021
- Korea has begun giving the Janssen vaccine against COVID-19 to people age 30 or over who serve in the military, reserve forces or civil defense. The photo shows a man on ...
- President pledges vaccination of 36M people by September's end
- Jun 08,2021
- President Moon Jae-in on June 7 chairs the third special meeting to check epidemic prevention and control against COVID-19 at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong Wa Dae's official Fac...
- Korea's vaccination speedup boosts prospect of herd immunity by Nov.
- Jun 04,2021
- Two days ahead of the 100th day of national vaccinations against COVID-19 in Korea, people on the morning of June 3 receive inoculations at a vaccination center in Seoul'...
- US vice president to discuss COVID-19 vaccine support for Korea
- May 14,2021
- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will discuss providing COVID-19 vaccine support to Korea, Yonhap News reported on May 14. (Yonhap News) By Sarah Oqelee and Lee Jih...
- President Moon: COVID-19's end in sight, herd immunity approaching
- May 10,2021
- President Moon Jae-in on May 10 holds a Q&A session with reporters after delivering a speech to mark his fourth year in office at the media center Chunchugwan Press Cente...
- President Moon pledges 13M vaccinations by year's 1st half
- May 10,2021
- President Moon Jae-in on May 3 discusses the government's vaccination plan at the second Special Meeting to Check Epidemic Prevention and Control against COVID-19 at Cheo...
- Q1 growth of 1.6% shows economy's return to pre-pandemic level
- Apr 27,2021
- Real GDP in the first quarter grew 1.6% from the fourth quarter of last year. Shown here are washing machines at an electronic appliance store in Seoul. (Yonhap News) ...