Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

[WORD_ON_THE_WEB] 'Think about the risk you’ll pose to people around you'

The vaccination rate for booster shots is dropping significantly even as the number of daily cases topped 300,000 on March 9 and 10.

2022-03-11

Vaccine pass system to end Tuesday

The vaccine pass system, a major part of late pandemic life in Korea, will be suspended starting Tuesday.

2022-02-28

Option to quarantine, test to be left to certain individuals

The mandatory self-quarantine for people living with a Covid-19 patient, including the unvaccinated, will be scrapped starting Tuesday, leaving some worried about a possible crack in the country’s patient management system.

2022-02-27

Cases over 100,000 for third day, critical patients remain in 400s

Korea’s Covid-19 cases topped 100,000 for three consecutive days on Sunday, with patients in critical condition remaining above 400.

2022-02-20

Check in checks out

A sign is on display at a supermarket in Seoul on Sunday informing customers that they are no longer required to check in upon entry. The government discontinued the use of the ...

2022-02-20

[WORD_ON_THE_WEB] 'QR codes are kind of useless now'

Currently, QR scanners are installed at many venues in Korea to record the details of people visiting to facilitate the tracking and tracing of Covid-19 infections, but that could change.

2022-02-16

Omicron's rise brings Covid cases back above 5,000

Daily coronavirus infections jumped to over 5,000 for the first time this year on Wednesday and health authorities warned that Omicron’s dominance has just begun.

2022-01-19

Vaccine pass exemptions may expand, but not to pregnant women

While Korea contemplates expanding the types of people eligible for vaccine pass exemption, health authorities say pregnant women are not likely to be included.

2022-01-18

Vaccine passes nixed for movies, hagwon, big stores

After a matter of weeks, Korea is doing away with vaccine pass requirements to get into department stores, movie theaters and hagwon (cram schools), starting Tuesday.

2022-01-17

[WHY] The unvaccinated in Korea and how they deal with the vaccine pass

Mrs. Oh, a 35-year-old pregnant woman who works as a freelancer in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, often makes do with sandwiches and snacks in her car instead of having proper meals at restaurants. “Even when I go to a restaurant by myself...

2022-01-16