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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 »

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FIBA confirmed late Wednesday that South Korea has withdrawn from the February window of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers.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

S. Korea detects its first two cases of Delta Plus COVID-19 variant

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Aug 03 02:25 PM

South Korea has detected its first two cases of the new Delta Plus COVID-19 variant, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Tuesday, as the country battles with its fourth wave of infections nationwide. Read more »

South Korea announces vaccination plan for 18-49 year olds

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Jul 30 02:58 PM

South Korea announced on Friday plans to expand its coronavirus vaccine rollout to people aged 18 to 49, as the country grapples with record high daily cases driven mostly by infections in the unvaccinated younger population. Read more »