The curve of Covid-19 infection cases has reversed direction to north after a continuing decline since March. In the last week of June, new positive cases hit 59,844, up 21.2 percent from the previous week.
A Moderna Covid-19 vaccine shipment expected soon won't arrive until next month, health authorities said Tuesday, leading to many changes in Korea's vaccine program.
Acting Prime Minister Hong Nam-ki announced Monday that Korea will accelerate its Covid-19 vaccination rollout, following the government's deal procuring an additional 40 million doses of Pfizer’s vaccine on Saturday.
Korea faces a double whammy of delayed Covid-19 vaccines and mounting daily cases. If this continues, the Moon Jae-in administration can hardly realize its original goal of forming herd immunity by November. The government must...
The daily count of Covid-19 cases has hovered above 500 for nearly a week. The number has been on the increase after slipping below 400 in mid-March. Authorities think the spread is in line with increased outdoor activities amid...
On Thursday, the Moon Jae-in administration announced a plan to inoculate the public against the coronavirus. Given the start of vaccinations in the United States and Europe and the scheduled issuance of Covid-19 vaccination...
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