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"Making Up For Two Years": South Korea's "Revenge Travel" Amid Covid Surge
After spending two years being socially distanced in his home country of South Korea, Kim Hoe-jun booked a last-minute flight to Hawaii, where he had enjoyed his honeymoon six years ago, giving in to his craving for overseas travel.
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South Korea Extends Covid Curbs Amid Omicron's "Persistent" Surge
South Korea said on Friday it will extend stricter social distancing rules for two weeks amid a persistent surge in serious coronavirus infections and concerns over the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant.
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South Korea Authorises Emergency Use Of Pfizer's Antiviral Covid Pill
South Korea authorised for emergency use Pfizer's antiviral pills targeting COVID19 as the first of its kind to be introduced in South Korea, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
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End To "Living With Covid"? South Korea Brings Back Curbs As Cases Spike
South Korea said on Thursday it will reinstate social distancing rules a month-and-a-half after lifting them under a 'living with COVID-19' policy, as spiralling numbers of both new infections and serious cases threaten to overwhelm its system.
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South Korea Urges COVID-19 Booster Shots As Severe Cases Hit Record High
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.
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South Korea Relaxes Restrictions In First Step Towards "Living With Covid"
South Korea said on Friday it will drop all operating-hour curbs on restaurants and cafes and implement its first vaccine passport for high-risk venues, such as gyms, saunas and bars, as it tries to "live with COVID-19".
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S Jaishankar Holds Virtual Meet With South Korean Counterpart Amid COVID-19
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today held a virtual meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha to discuss on various ways in which Korean business could help with India's economic recovery in a post-corona world.
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Election Body Takes Note Of How South Korea Held Poll Amid Virus Outbreak
The Election Commission has taken note of changes made by South Korea in procedures while holding its parliamentary polls amid the coronavirus outbreak and said it will consider modifications as required and suited to the Indian context wherever elections need to be held in this kind of pandemic environment.
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Virus Hunter Who Hardly Sleeps Shows The World How To Fight An Epidemic
As South Korea's coronavirus outbreak risked veering out of control, with infections rising thirty-fold in just ten days last month, the country's health authorities got an unexpected break. The secretive religious sect whose meetings were early vectors for spreading the virus had agreed to disclose the names of all 212,000 members -- critical info...
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Nearly 5,000 Coronavirus Cases In South Korea As Death Count Reaches 28
Coronavirus: South Korea has seen a rapid rise in infections in recent days as authorities carry out checks on more than 260,000 people. Two more people have died, taking the toll to 28.
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South Korea Seeks Coronavirus Murder Charges, Over 3,000 Dead Worldwide
South Korea sought murder charges against leaders of a secretive church at the heart of its ballooning coronavirus outbreak on Monday as the global death toll rose above 3,000 and the Chinese province at the epicentre reported a fall in new cases.
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South Korea Sect Founder Charged With Murder Apologises Over Coronavirus Spread
The leader of a secretive South Korean sect linked to more than half the country's 4,000-plus coronavirus cases apologised on Monday for the spread of the disease.
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Samsung Closes Smartphone Plant After Confirmed Coronavirus Case: Report
Samsung Electronics shut one of its mobile device factories in South Korea after a worker tested positive for the coronavirus, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing a company official.
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S Korea "Very Grave": President Moon As Coronavirus Cases Approach 1,000
The novel coronavirus outbreak in South Korea is "very grave", President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday as he visited its epicentre and the country's total number of cases approached 1,000.
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Coronavirus Outbreak Is "Devil's Deed", Says South Korea Church Leader
The leader and self-proclaimed messiah of a South Korean religious movement at the centre of the country's largest coronavirus outbreak on Friday called the disease the "devil's deed" and a test of faith.
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"Making Up For Two Years": South Korea's "Revenge Travel" Amid Covid Surge
After spending two years being socially distanced in his home country of South Korea, Kim Hoe-jun booked a last-minute flight to Hawaii, where he had enjoyed his honeymoon six years ago, giving in to his craving for overseas travel.
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South Korea Extends Covid Curbs Amid Omicron's "Persistent" Surge
South Korea said on Friday it will extend stricter social distancing rules for two weeks amid a persistent surge in serious coronavirus infections and concerns over the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant.
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South Korea Authorises Emergency Use Of Pfizer's Antiviral Covid Pill
South Korea authorised for emergency use Pfizer's antiviral pills targeting COVID19 as the first of its kind to be introduced in South Korea, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
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End To "Living With Covid"? South Korea Brings Back Curbs As Cases Spike
South Korea said on Thursday it will reinstate social distancing rules a month-and-a-half after lifting them under a 'living with COVID-19' policy, as spiralling numbers of both new infections and serious cases threaten to overwhelm its system.
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South Korea Urges COVID-19 Booster Shots As Severe Cases Hit Record High
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.
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South Korea Relaxes Restrictions In First Step Towards "Living With Covid"
South Korea said on Friday it will drop all operating-hour curbs on restaurants and cafes and implement its first vaccine passport for high-risk venues, such as gyms, saunas and bars, as it tries to "live with COVID-19".
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S Jaishankar Holds Virtual Meet With South Korean Counterpart Amid COVID-19
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today held a virtual meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha to discuss on various ways in which Korean business could help with India's economic recovery in a post-corona world.
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Election Body Takes Note Of How South Korea Held Poll Amid Virus Outbreak
The Election Commission has taken note of changes made by South Korea in procedures while holding its parliamentary polls amid the coronavirus outbreak and said it will consider modifications as required and suited to the Indian context wherever elections need to be held in this kind of pandemic environment.
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Virus Hunter Who Hardly Sleeps Shows The World How To Fight An Epidemic
As South Korea's coronavirus outbreak risked veering out of control, with infections rising thirty-fold in just ten days last month, the country's health authorities got an unexpected break. The secretive religious sect whose meetings were early vectors for spreading the virus had agreed to disclose the names of all 212,000 members -- critical info...
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Nearly 5,000 Coronavirus Cases In South Korea As Death Count Reaches 28
Coronavirus: South Korea has seen a rapid rise in infections in recent days as authorities carry out checks on more than 260,000 people. Two more people have died, taking the toll to 28.
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South Korea Seeks Coronavirus Murder Charges, Over 3,000 Dead Worldwide
South Korea sought murder charges against leaders of a secretive church at the heart of its ballooning coronavirus outbreak on Monday as the global death toll rose above 3,000 and the Chinese province at the epicentre reported a fall in new cases.
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South Korea Sect Founder Charged With Murder Apologises Over Coronavirus Spread
The leader of a secretive South Korean sect linked to more than half the country's 4,000-plus coronavirus cases apologised on Monday for the spread of the disease.
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Samsung Closes Smartphone Plant After Confirmed Coronavirus Case: Report
Samsung Electronics shut one of its mobile device factories in South Korea after a worker tested positive for the coronavirus, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing a company official.
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S Korea "Very Grave": President Moon As Coronavirus Cases Approach 1,000
The novel coronavirus outbreak in South Korea is "very grave", President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday as he visited its epicentre and the country's total number of cases approached 1,000.
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Coronavirus Outbreak Is "Devil's Deed", Says South Korea Church Leader
The leader and self-proclaimed messiah of a South Korean religious movement at the centre of the country's largest coronavirus outbreak on Friday called the disease the "devil's deed" and a test of faith.
