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COVID-19 Mask rule on public transport may be lifted in coming weeks Mask rule on public transport may be lifted in coming weeks (by Koreahearld.com, Mar 9, 2023)  Read more

COVID-19 Outdoor mask mandate fully lifted, other COVID-19 rules in r… Outdoor mask mandate fully lifted, other COVID-19 rules in review (Korea Herald, September 25th) Read more

COVID-19 S. Korea to lift pre-travel COVID-19 test requirement for in… S. Korea to lift pre-travel COVID-19 test requirement for inbound travelers this week (Aug 31st, 2022, Korea Herald)  Read more

COVID-19 South Korea removes post-travel quarantines for unvaccinated South Korea removes post-travel quarantines for unvaccinated (Korea Herald, June 8th) Read more

COVID-19 Many Koreans aren't ready to take off their masks yet  Many Koreans aren't ready to take off their masks yet (May 2, 2022. Korea JoongAng Daily)#COVID-19#Face mask off Read more

COVID-19 After short-lived freedom, Korea rolls back social distancin… After short-lived freedom, Korea rolls back social distancing (koreaherald.com) Dec 3, 2021#Vaccine pass#Social Distancing#Gathering limit#Expansion of home isolation*For more details, please vis.. Read more

COVID-19 Left out: Vaccinated foreigners in S. Korea face ‘discrimina… Left out: Vaccinated foreigners in S. Korea face ‘discrimination,’ restrictions (koreaherald.com) Nov 26, 2021#vaccine pass#quarantine exemption certificate#overseas vaccination not recognized&nb.. Read more

COVID-19 Rising number of COVID-19 patients waiting for hospital care… Rising number of COVID-19 patients waiting for hospital care in Korea (koreaherald.com) Nov 21, 2021#lack of hospital beds#More than 800 patients in Seoul waiting for beds#severe COVID-19  Read more

COVID-19 Living with COVID-19: What to expect Living with COVID-19: What to expect (koreaherald.com) Nov 7, 2021#With Corona#living with Covid-19#cases in other countries  Read more

COVID-19 S.Korea eases curbs, imposes vaccine passports in 'living wi… S.Korea eases curbs, imposes vaccine passports in 'living with COVID-19' campaign (Reuters.com) Nov 1, 2021#With Corona#living with COVID-19#New Normal#Vaccination passport  Read more

COVID-19 Is fluent Korean a must for at-home COVID-19 care? Not neces… [Newsmaker] Is fluent Korean a must for at-home COVID-19 care? Not necessarily (koreaherald.com) Oct 13, 2021#COVID-19#at-home care#medical care for foreigners  Read more

COVID-19 South Korea to maintain current distancing rules for another… South Korea to maintain current distancing rules for another 2 weeks: PM (koreaherald.com) Oct 1, 2021#Social distancing rule#Level 4 in greater Seoul area #Level 3 in other regionsCheck the.. Read more

COVID-19 S. Korea expected to adopt 'With Corona' scheme in Oct.-Nov.… S. Korea expected to adopt 'With Corona' scheme in Oct.-Nov.: minister (koreaherald.com) Sep 28, 2021#COVID-19#With Corona#New Normal  Read more

COVID-19 Seoul launching multilingual COVID-19 campaign Seoul launching multilingual COVID-19 campaign (koreaherald.com) Sep 7, 2021#Vaccine#foreigners#multilingual campaign  Read more

COVID-19 Distancing rules extended, but eased for fully vaccinated pe… Distancing rules extended, but eased for fully vaccinated people (koreaherald.com) Sep 5, 2021#Social distancing rule#eased for vaccinated#until Oct 3  Read more

COVID-19 New infections spike to over 2,000 again, delta cases rising… New infections spike to over 2,000 again, delta cases rising at alarming pace (koreaherald.com) Sep 1, 2021#COVID-19#Daily new cases#above 1,000 for 57 consecutive days  Read more

COVID-19 All you need to know about Level 4 social distancing rules All you need to know about Level 4 social distancing rules (koreaherald.com) Jul 9, 2021#Revised social distancing plan#Revamped distancing rules#four-tier rules#Level 4  Read more

COVID-19 S. Korea to impose highest-level distancing scheme in Seoul … S. Korea to impose highest-level distancing scheme in Seoul area amid virus resurgence (koreaherald.com) Jul 9, 2021#Revised social distancing plan#Revamped distancing rules#four-tier rules  Read more

COVID-19 Summer vaccinations to proceed in order of age from 50-somet… Summer vaccinations to proceed in order of age from 50-somethings to younger: KDCA (koreaherald.com) Jun 17, 2021#Vaccination#Younger than 50 in August#supply shortage  Read more

COVID-19 Laxer COVID-19 curbs, post-vaccine social distancing waivers… Laxer COVID-19 curbs, post-vaccine social distancing waivers coming to Korea in July (koreaherald.com) Jun 6, 2021#Social distancing rule#new rule#in July  Read more

COVID-19 Korea approves Moderna vaccine for Covid-19 Korea approves Moderna vaccine for Covid-19 (joins.com) May 21, 2021#Vaccine#Moderna#Samsung to make  Read more

COVID-19 Vaccinated people to be exempted from mandatory self-isolati… Vaccinated people to be exempted from mandatory self-isolation in S. Korea | Yonhap News Agency (yna.co.kr) May 5, 2021#Vaccine#Quarantine#exempted#arrival from abroad  Read more

COVID-19 S. Korea to adopt new social distancing scheme in July as va… S. Korea to adopt new social distancing scheme in July as vaccinations gather pace (koreaherald.com) Apr 30, 2021#Revamped distancing rules#four-tier rules#Vaccination  Read more

COVID-19 Deaths climb as India reels from deadly Covid wave Deaths climb as India reels from deadly Covid wave - BBC News Apr 25, 2021#India Corona crisis#oxygen fall short#record single-day spikes#crematoriums run out of space  Read more

COVID-19 (2nd LD) AstraZeneca vaccine rollout resumed, those under 30… (2nd LD) AstraZeneca vaccine rollout resumed, those under 30 excluded | Yonhap News Agency (yna.co.kr) Apr 11,2021#AstraZeneca vaccine resumed#Under 30 excluded#Blood clots#AstraZeneca to 916,780.. Read more

COVID-19 S. Korea set to resume AstraZeneca jabs amid lingering safet… S. Korea set to resume AstraZeneca jabs amid lingering safety woes (koreaherald.com) Apr 8,2021#Vaccine#AstraZeneca#Advantages and risks#1,075,574 people, 2.06% of total population was inoculated.. Read more

COVID-19 S. Korea to extend current social distancing measures for 2 … S. Korea to extend current social distancing measures for 2 weeks: PM (koreaherald.com) Mar 26, 2021#Current Social Distancing measures #Level 2 Seoul #Level 1.5 other cities #gath.. Read more

COVID-19 S. Korea unveils plan to revamp antivirus measures S. Korea unveils plan to revamp antivirus measures | Yonhap News Agency (yna.co.kr) Mar 05, 2021#COVID-19 #Social Distancing rules #four-tier rules #Still in discussion  .. Read more