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Coronavirus Live Updates: Mandatory Test For Passengers From China, 4 Other States
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said RT-PCR test for the detection of COVID-19 would be made mandatory for passengers from China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand for their travel to India.
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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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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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Kia To Suspend Production At South Korea Plant Due To COVID-19
The suspension at assembly line No. 1 of the Sohari facility may be extended further depending on the result of coronavirus tests on its workers, a company spokesman said.
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South Korea To Exempt Auto Chip Buyers From COVID-19 Quarantine, Provide Vaccines
South Korea said on Wednesday it will exempt business people working to secure supply of auto chips from two-week COVID-19 quarantine requirements and prioritise the vaccination of people key to auto chip procurement.
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Mike Pompeo Shortens Asia Trip Amid Trump's Hospitalisation
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will cut short his trip to Asia this week, a department spokeswoman said Saturday, visiting Japan but skipping planned stops to South Korea and Mongolia.
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South Korea Donates One Lakh Masks To TVS For Free Distribution In India
South Korea's Social Welfare Corporation Anguk Zen Centre, has handed over the consignment of masks to Venu Srinivasan, Chairman, TVS Motor Company. The distribution will be carried out by the Srinivasan Services Trust, the social service arm of TVS.
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Highly-Contagious GH Strain Of Coronavirus Spreading In South Korea
All recent coronavirus clusters in South Korea are seeded mostly by the highly-infectious GH strain of the virus, which is believed to spread six times faster than other types of COVID-19, the Health Ministry's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Monday.
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Rising Forex Reserves A Morale Booster; Should Be Used Wisely, Says Anand Mahindra
India's foreign exchange reserves are expected to reach the $500 billion mark in the coming weeks, as the flow of foreign funds increases, despite the coronavirus pandemic. Commenting on the rising forex reserves, Mahindra Group Chairman, Anand Mahindra, has now said that this is a morale booster in these uncertain times.
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Coronavirus Impact: Hyundai Motor's Global Sales Fall Sharply In May 2020
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co said on Monday its provisional May sales fell 39% year-on-year to 217,510 vehicles globally, as the coronavirus outbreak continued to hit demand in key markets.
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Coronavirus Live Updates: Mandatory Test For Passengers From China, 4 Other States
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said RT-PCR test for the detection of COVID-19 would be made mandatory for passengers from China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand for their travel to India.
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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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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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Kia To Suspend Production At South Korea Plant Due To COVID-19
The suspension at assembly line No. 1 of the Sohari facility may be extended further depending on the result of coronavirus tests on its workers, a company spokesman said.
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South Korea To Exempt Auto Chip Buyers From COVID-19 Quarantine, Provide Vaccines
South Korea said on Wednesday it will exempt business people working to secure supply of auto chips from two-week COVID-19 quarantine requirements and prioritise the vaccination of people key to auto chip procurement.
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Mike Pompeo Shortens Asia Trip Amid Trump's Hospitalisation
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will cut short his trip to Asia this week, a department spokeswoman said Saturday, visiting Japan but skipping planned stops to South Korea and Mongolia.
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South Korea Donates One Lakh Masks To TVS For Free Distribution In India
South Korea's Social Welfare Corporation Anguk Zen Centre, has handed over the consignment of masks to Venu Srinivasan, Chairman, TVS Motor Company. The distribution will be carried out by the Srinivasan Services Trust, the social service arm of TVS.
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Highly-Contagious GH Strain Of Coronavirus Spreading In South Korea
All recent coronavirus clusters in South Korea are seeded mostly by the highly-infectious GH strain of the virus, which is believed to spread six times faster than other types of COVID-19, the Health Ministry's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Monday.
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Rising Forex Reserves A Morale Booster; Should Be Used Wisely, Says Anand Mahindra
India's foreign exchange reserves are expected to reach the $500 billion mark in the coming weeks, as the flow of foreign funds increases, despite the coronavirus pandemic. Commenting on the rising forex reserves, Mahindra Group Chairman, Anand Mahindra, has now said that this is a morale booster in these uncertain times.
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Coronavirus Impact: Hyundai Motor's Global Sales Fall Sharply In May 2020
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co said on Monday its provisional May sales fell 39% year-on-year to 217,510 vehicles globally, as the coronavirus outbreak continued to hit demand in key markets.
