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North Korea confirms first Covid-19 death in 'explosive' outbreak

Cat Barton and Claire Lee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 08:32 AM

North Korea confirmed its first ever Covid-19 death on Friday, saying fever was spreading "explosively" nationwide. Read more »

South Korea to end outdoor mask mandate

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 29 02:56 PM

South Korea said Friday it will lift its outdoor mask mandate next week in response to a steady drop in Covid-19 cases after an Omicron-fueled surge. Read more »

South Korea's total COVID cases top 10 million

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Mar 23 04:33 PM

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 490,881 COVID-19 cases for Tuesday. Read more »

S. Korea eyes ending restrictions despite COVID surge

Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Mar 17 01:08 PM

South Korea reported a record 621,328 new daily COVID-19 cases as officials mull to end virus restrictions. Read more »

FIBA confirms Korea's withdrawal from February window

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 11:40 AM

FIBA confirmed late Wednesday that South Korea has withdrawn from the February window of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers. Read more »

FIBA: Korea disbands camp after another COVID infection

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 07:34 PM

The Korean national basketball team was forced to break camp as another one of their players tested positive for COVID-19. Read more »

S.Korea daily COVID-19 cases top 100,000 for first time

Reuters
Posted at Feb 18 10:08 AM

South Korea's new daily COVID-19 cases topped 100,000 for the first time amid an Omicron outbreak, authorities said Friday. Read more »

S. Korea's daily COVID cases top over 50k for 1st time

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Feb 10 12:13 PM

South Korea launched a self-treatment scheme as new infections hit a fresh high on Thursday due to the fast spreading omicron variant. Read more »

S. Korea's daily COVID count tops 8,000 for first time

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 09:30 AM

South Korea's daily count of new coronavirus cases topped 8,000 for the first time on Tuesday. Read more »

S.Korea makes vaccine pass mandatory in more areas

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Dec 03 12:23 PM

South Korea announced on Friday that people visiting restaurants and cinemas and other public spaces will have to show vaccine passes, amid a surge in COVID-19 infections and five confirmed cases of the Omicron variant. Read more »

Little known cult is new South Korea COVID-19 outbreak

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Nov 24 03:33 PM

A little known sect led by a pastor who pokes eyes to heal is at the center of a COVID-19 outbreak in South Korea. Read more »

S. Korea reports daily record of 4,116 new COVID-19 cases

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Nov 24 10:35 AM

South Korea reported a new daily record of 4,116 new coronavirus cases for Tuesday, as the country battles to contain a spike in serious cases requiring hospitalization, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Wednesday. Read more »

S.Korea urges COVID-19 booster shots, as severe cases hit record

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Nov 10 03:40 PM

South Korea encouraged its citizens to take COVID-19 booster shots on Wednesday, as more of the elderly fell ill and reported vaccine breakthrough infections, driving serious and critical cases to a record. Read more »

S.Korean teens drive up COVID cases ahead of school reopening

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Nov 03 02:35 PM

SEOUL - South Korea said on Wednesday it would ramp up COVID-19 testing at schools after a sharp rise of infections among children, weeks ahead of a plan to fully reopen schools nationwide. Read more »

Mga OFW sa SoKor, nakapagpaCOVID-19 vax na 

Joeffrey Maddatu Calimag | TFC News South Korea 
Posted at Oct 08 06:45 AM

Mga Pinoy sa South Korea, nakatanggap na ng libreng COVID-19  vax mula sa gobyerno. Read more »

South Korea to vaccinate pregnant women vs COVID-19

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 06 03:39 PM

South Korea will begin taking reservations for coronavirus vaccines from pregnant women this week as the country accelerates its inoculation drive. Read more »

K-pop: 5 Enhypen members get COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 05:48 PM

Nearly all of the members of rising K-pop boy group Enhypen have tested positive for COVID-19, reports said Thursday. Read more »

S. Korea daily COVID-19 cases exceed 2K for 1st time

Kyodo News
Updated as of Aug 11 01:22 PM

South Korea reported another record daily tally of coronavirus infections Wednesday, exceeding 2,000 cases for the first time. Read more »

S. Korea approves SK Bioscience's COVID vaccine trial

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Aug 10 03:12 PM

South Korea gave vaccine developer SK Bioscience the green light for a Phase III study of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Read more »

S. Korea opens COVID vaccine reservations for adults

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Aug 09 10:02 AM

SEOUL - South Korea begins opening COVID-19 vaccine reservations for all adults over 18 for the first time on Monday as it scrambles to stave off a rise in sporadic outbreaks, many of them among young, unvaccinated residents. Read more »