SOUTH KOREA: VIRUS-TAINTED FOREIGNERS TO BEAR TREATMENT COSTS

• South Korea is moving to augment laws that require foreign coronavirus patients to cover the costs of their treatment amid a spurt in the number of new infections among foreigners arriving from abroad.
• The decision was arrived on Sunday during a pan-governmental COVID-19 meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, helmed by Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun.

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