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S. KOREA RECEIVES NEW BATCH OF ASTRAZENECA COVID-19 VACCINES
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- S. Korea receives new batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.
- S. Korea received new 835,000 doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccines.
- S. Korea vaccinated a total of 3.71 million people, or 7.2 percent of the populatio...
S. KOREAN GOVT. TO INTRODUCE NEW COVID-19 SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES
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- S. Korean govt. to introduce new COVID-19 social distancing rules.
- The new guidelines will be implemented in July if the country records less than 1,000 cases a day.
- S. Korean health authorities aim to vaccinate 12 millio...
COVID-19 SELF-TEST KITS GIVEN CONDITIONAL APPROVAL IN S. KOREA
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- COVID-19 self-test kits given conditional approval in S. Korea.
- The test kits are developed by two biotech firms, SD Biosensor and Humasis.
- The tool however has a low accuracy rate compared to PCR tests.
- The te...
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...
SEOUL GOVT. REPORTS AROUND 80 NEW FOREIGNERS’ TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
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- Seoul govt. reports around 80 new foreigners’ tests positive for COVID-19.
- The local government has been testing all foreign nationals living in the city 40 kilometers.
- Around 509 people got tested on Sunday, among ...
S. KOREA REPORTS 110 FACTORY WORKERS TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
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- S. Korea reports 110 factory workers test positive for COVID-19.
- Jingwan General Industrial Complex, a factory located at Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province.
- A foreign employee tested positive for COVID-19 at a hospital in cent...
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...