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S. KOREAN GOVT. AIMS TO ACHIEVE HERD IMMUNITY WITH ITS FULL CAPACITY
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- S. Korean govt. aims to achieve herd immunity with its full capacity.
- Outgoing PM of S. Korea on his final daily interagency meeting said the same.
- The govt. plans to install one COVID-19 vaccination center in all cities,...
S. KOREA GOVT. TO PUSH TOWARDS DIGITAL COVID-19 VACCINATION PASSPORTS
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- S. Korea govt. to push towards digital COVID-19 vaccination passports.
- The digital certification system will take effect through a smartphone application this month.
- The digital passport system is based on blockchain tech...
S. KOREAN PM ANNOUNCES SPEEDING COVID-19 VACCINATION PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC
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- S. Korean PM announces spending COVID-19 vaccination program for public.
- The country plans to inoculate around 12 million people by the first half of 2021.
- The government has secured COVID-19 vaccines enough to inoculate ...
S. KOREAN PM URGES NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO PASS THE LATEST EXTRA BUDGET PROPOSAL
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- S. Korean PM urges National Assembly to pass the latest extra budget proposal.
- The government has submitted a 15 trillion won (US$13.2 billion) supplementary budget plan.
- The latest round of budget plan is to provide reli...
S. KOREAN PM ASKS OFFICIALS TO REVIEW AUTHORIZATION OF ASTRAZENECA’S VACCINE
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- S. Korean PM asks officials to review authorization of Astrazeneca’s vaccine.
- The authorization has been asked specifically for people aged 65 and over.
- The country is currently withholding the company’s vacci...
S. KOREAN PM ANNOUNCES NO CASH HANDOUTS FOR VIOLATORS OF ANTIVIRUS MEASURES
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- S. Korean PM announces no cash handouts for violators of antivirus measures.
- The PM gave off stern measures with the norm of "one-strike, you're out" punishment.
- Shops, restaurants, and other businesses nati...
S. KOREAN GOVT. EASES RESTRICTIONS ON RESTAURANTS, GYMS, CAFÉ
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- S. Korean govt. eases restrictions on restaurants, gyms, café.
- The restrictions have been eased for areas located outside greater Seoul.
- The above establishments will be allowed to stay open until 10 p.m from Monda...
S. KOREAN PM WARNED OF STRONG MEASURES THAT INTERFERE GOVT.’S ANTIVIRUS MEASURES
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- S. Korean PM warned of strong measures that interfere govt.’s antivirus measures.
- A church facility in Sangju, 270 kilometers southeast of Seoul, has emerged as a new hotbed of infections.
- More than 3,000 people are...
SOUTH KOREA’S OWN COVID-19 VACCINE TO BE DEVELOPED LATE NEXT YEAR
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- South Korea’s own COVID-19 vaccine to be developed late next year.
- South Korean Prime Minister announced the same on Thursday.
- Whereas foreign vaccines are scheduled to be administered starting early next year. ...
SEOUL TO EXTEND ITS CURRENT SOCIAL-DISTANCING RESTRICTIONS UNTIL JAN. 3
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- Seoul to extend its current social-distancing restrictions until Jan.3.
- Health Minister Kwon Deok Cheol announced social distancing level 2.5 for Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province.
- Areas in the rest of the country hav...
S. KOREA SEALS DEAL WITH J&J JANSSEN AND PFIZER FOR COVID-19 VACCINE
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- S. Korea seals deal with J&J Janssen and Pfizer for COVID-19 vaccine.
- The government is said to buy vaccines for 10 million people from Pfizer.
- The government will buy 6 million vaccines from J&J Janssen. <...
PM OF S.KOREA ANNOUNCES COVID-19 VACCINATIONS TO START ON 2021
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- PM of S. Korea announces COVID-19 vaccinations to start in 2021.
- The vaccinations will begin as early as February or March latest.
- The vaccine produced by AstraZeneca would be available in the first half of 2021. <...
PM ASKS GOVT. FOR MEASURES TO MINIMIZE IMPACT OF SOCIAL-DISTANCING ON ECONOMY
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- PM asks govt. for measures to minimize the impact of social-distancing on the economy.
- Seoul, Gyeonggi Province, and Incheon are currently under level 2.5 coronavirus alert system.
- Most other parts of South Korea are unde...