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26.03.2021 / 07:55

South Korea extends coronavirus distancing curbs

SEOUL : South Korea said on Friday it will extend its coronavirus distancing rules, which include an outside dining curfew and ban on gatherings of five or more people, for two weeks as its daily new cases hit a one-month high.The government decides whether to ease or tighten distancing curbs every two weeks, and the current rules have been in place since mid-February."The government will maintain the current distancing level and a ban on gatherings of five people or more for two weeks," Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun told a meeting.Under the rules, restaurants and cafes must close by 10 p.m.

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South Korea stocks slip after three days of gains on concerns over rising Covid-19 cases

South Korean shares fell on Wednesday, after gaining for three consecutive sessions, as the number of new Covid-19 cases hitting the highest levels in 39 days weighed on sentiment. The won weakened, while the benchmark bond yield rose.

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South Korea to buy more Covid vaccines for 23 million people from Novovax, Pfizer

South Korea has arranged to buy coronavirus vaccines for 23 million more people, its prime minister said on Tuesday, a day after authorities decided to scale back initial vaccination plans, citing delays and efficacy concerns.The deals include vaccines from Novavax Inc for 20 million people and Pfizer products for 3 million, bringing the total number of people to be covered to 79 million, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said.Also Read | Inside the five-year battle food companies have fought to resist stricter labelling norms"The government has been working to bring in sufficient early supplies, but there is growing uncertainty over our plan for the first half due to production issues with global drugmakers and international competition to

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Asia Today: South Korea to curb social gatherings nationwide

SEOUL – South Korea will prohibit private social gatherings of more than five people and shut down ski resorts and major tourist spots nationwide starting from Christmas Eve as it contends with surging coronavirus infections.The restrictions revealed by Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Tuesday widen similar plans announced by authorities in the Seoul metropolitan area to a national level and are the most serious step the government has taken so far to reinstate social distancing after months of complacency.Chung said the measures will be in place at least until Jan.

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As coronavirus cases spike, South Korea capital region runs out of hospital beds

South Korea reported a record daily rise in novel coronavirus cases on Wednesday and the prime minister issued an urgent call for more hospital beds to cope with the country’s worst outbreak since the start of the pandemic.Hospitals were at breaking point with only three critical care beds available in greater Seoul, an area with a population of almost 26 million people, officials said.“The top priority is securing more hospital beds,” Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun told a government meeting, according to a transcript.“Full administrative power should be mobilised so that no patient would wait for more than a day before being assigned to her bed.” South Korea scrambles to avoid hospital bed shortage amid new coronavirus surge The Korea

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South Korea scrambles to avoid hospital bed shortage amid new coronavirus surge

South Korea reported more than 500 new coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day on Friday, a level unseen in nearly nine months, as a third wave of infections spread nationwide, leaving authorities scrambling to provide more hospital beds.“The situation is extremely serious and acute, as all of the 17 metropolitan cities and provinces and especially all the 25 districts in Seoul are reporting new cases,” Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun told a meeting on COVID-19 responses.The daily tally of 569 came a day after the numbers hit the highest level since March 6, when South Korea was reeling from the first major COVID-19 outbreak outside China.

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South Korea to secure early supply of covid vaccines for 60% of population

coronavirus vaccines for 30 million people, or 60% of its population, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun told a cabinet meeting on Tuesday.While authorities would like to inoculate the country's entire population of 52 million, uncertainty around the vaccine's safety, efficacy and development was limiting South Korea's investment, Chung said.Chung said the government will negotiate with the relevant international organisations and vaccine makers to secure the early supply of the COVID-19 vaccines and would buy more as the development proceeds.In August, South Korea said it planned to join the COVAX facility, a global COVID-19 vaccine allocation plan co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) that aims to help buy and fairly distribute the

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Seoul tightens measures to control virus surge

South Korea tightened coronavirus measures in Seoul and its surrounding areas as the country reported the highest number of new daily infections in more than five months.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0