SEOUL PREPARING FOR THE WORST TILL YEAR END WITH RESTRICTIONS, DISTANCING IN FULL DISPLAY

• Rallies with at no more than 10 individuals will be disallowed in Seoul until the year's end, as an integral component of revalidated  social separating measures applied by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, it stated, Monday.
• These measures are in accordance with the ...

SEOUL IN CONCLUDING PHASE OF VACCINE DEAL NEGOTIATIONS

• The Korean government said Tuesday it is in the final stage of negotiations to buy COVID-19 vaccines, including the ones being manufactured by Pfizer and Moderna.
• There are nearly about 10 vaccine candidates in Phase 3 trials.

Excluding those vaccine candidate...

SEOUL TO INCLUDE FOREIGN RESIDENTS IN A NEW CASH RELIEF PLAN

• The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Wednesday it will provide emergency cash relief to foreigners residing in the city who were excluded from its coronavirus relief program in March.
• Under the plan, the city will pay up to 500,000 won ($421) to households whose income i...