S. KOREA TO PROVIDE $8,970 FOR PEOPLE WITH COVID-19 VACCINE SIDE EFFECTS

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• S. Korea to provide $8,970 for people with COVID-19 vaccine side effects.
• A causal link between a COVID-19 vaccine injection and side effects needs to be proven for the payout.
• The expanded medical expense coverage is sai...

HEALTH CARE WORKERS, AIRLINE CREW TO GET VACCINATED IN S. KOREA

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• Health care workers, airline crew to get vaccinated in S. Korea.
• S. Korea will give AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.
• AstraZeneca’s vaccine will not be given to people under the age of 30.
• Doctor...

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 ...

ASTRAZENECA’S COVID-19 VACCINE APPROVED FOR 65 AND OLDER IN S. KOREA

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• AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine approved for 65 and older in S. Korea.
• Approval of the vaccine for the age group was based on data released in England and Scotland.
• The vaccine is said to be 70% effective by British ...

S. KOREA PM CAUTIONS ABOUT COVID-19 IN THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS’

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• S. Korea PM cautions about COVID-19 in the Lunar New Year holidays’.
• The coming holiday week is said to be crucial for the country’s fight towards the 3rd wave of the coronavirus.
• The PM in a press briefing as...

S. KOREA DRUG SAFETY AGENCY APPROVES ASTRAZENECA’S COVID-19 VACCINE

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• S. Korea's drug safety agency approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.
• AstraZeneca’s vaccine has been approved to be used for people aged 65 and older.
• AstraZeneca will start delivering the first batch of ...

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. KOREA'S AIRPORT PASSENGERS FELL SHARPLY IN 2020 BY 58.8 PERCENT

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• S. Korea's airport passengers fell sharply in 2020 by 58.8 percent.
• In 2020, the number of people using 15 airports across the nation came to 65 million.
• Incheon International Airport reported a number of passengers t...

S. KOREA TO BEGIN COVID-19 VACCINATIONS FOR FRONT-LINE MEDICAL WORKERS FROM FEB.

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• S. Korea to begin COVID-19 vaccinations for front-line medical workers from Feb.
• The vaccination program is free of cost and the first round of vaccines is from AstraZeneca Plc.
• Around 50,000 medical workers will receive ...

S. KOREAN GOVT. TO HAVE COVID-19 VACCINATIONS TO 70% OF ITS POPULATION BY SEPT.

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• S. Korean govt. to have COVID-19 vaccinations to 70% of its population by Sept.
• The country is said to start its first vaccination next month.
• High-risk health care workers at hospitals, sanatoriums, and elderly care faci...

S. KOREA PRESIDENT INSTRUCTS CHIEF OF KDCA TO LEAD COVID-19 VACCINE PROGRAM

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• S. Korean President instructs Chief of KDCA to lead COVID-19 vaccine program.
• KDCA Commissioner briefed Moon on her plans to administer vaccinations through a pan-government program.
• The Blue House reported the vaccinatio...

S. KOREA GOVT. TO HOLD MEETING WHETHER TO RAISE THE SOCIAL DISTANCING SCHEME

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• S. Korea govt. to hold meeting whether to raise the social distancing scheme.
• On Thursday, the country’s new COVID-19 infections fell below 1,000.
• The govt. has imposed Level 3 restrictions in detention centers in t...

DONGBU DETENTION CENTER IN SEOUL REPORTS A HIGH NUMBER OF COVID-19 OUTBREAKS

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• Dongbu Detention Center in Seoul reports a high number of COVID-19 outbreaks.
• The number of new COVID-19 cases rose to over 700 in total from the detention center.
• On Monday 233 inmates alone were infected with the COVID-...

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.
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SOUTH KOREA’S U.S MILITARY BASE – CAMP HUMPHREYS REPORTS 4 POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES

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• South Korea’s U.S Military base – Camp Humphreys reports 4 positive COVID-19 cases.
• Two people who visited Camp Humphreys on Friday tested positive on Tuesday.
• A civilian employee tested positive following dir...

CORONAVIRUS CASES AGAIN RISE TO 900 WITH A TOUGH BATTLE ON CARDS IN SOUTH KOREA

• South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases rebounded back to nearly 900 Tuesday after a brief lull the previous day, as the country fights to halt the nationwide spread of the virus in winter, warning that the toughest virus curbs may be in store.
• The country registered 880 ...

KOREA WITNESS DAILY INDOMITABLE CORONAVIRUS CASES COMEBACK TO ABOVE 600

• The daily tally of new coronavirus cases made a comeback to over 600 on Sunday even as authorities are considering tightening social distancing measures to curb the unstoppable surge in COVID-19 transmissions.
• The day ended on a sad note as the country added 631 more COVID-19 c...

SLACK WEEKDAY CINEGOERS WITH THEATERS WEARING A DESERTED LOOK IN SOUTH KOREA

• The number of enthusiastic clutch of moviegoers in South Korea dropped this week under the elevated antivirus curbs during the third wave of the new coronavirus pandemic, data showed Friday.
• The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) said 83,050 and 60,891 made a beeline to theaters on We...

KOREAN GOVERNMENT TO HARBOR INSIGNIFICANT SOCIAL DISTANCING LEVELS UNWINDING CONSEQUENCES

• South Korea will upkeep Level 1 social distancing regulations under a revised five-tier scheme as the average daily number of new cases remains below 100 this week, the health authority said Friday.
• The newly set up five-tier scheme, which takes effect Saturday, breaks the curr...

94 DOUBTFUL FLUSHOT CASES REPORTED IN SOUTH KOREA

• South Korea's public health organization disclosed Thursday that a count of 94 people, most of whom were past their prime, died after receiving seasonal flu vaccines.
• The deaths have given vent to public nervousness over the safety of such vaccines, but the Korea Disease Co...