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A line of people wait in the rain to be tested for the coronavirus in Daegu on Monday. [NEWS1]

Covid count doubles again on Sunday

Health authorities on Monday morning announced that a total of 26,299 people nationwide tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, a two-fold increase from a week earlier's 12,681 people.

2022.7.18

Medical staff at a public health center in Gwangju check Novavax Covid-19 vaccines on Monday, when the country started rolling out the vaccine nationwide. [NEWS1]

Fourth vaccine jabs going to the most vulnerable

Korea started giving fourth Covid-19 vaccine doses to people with weak immune systems, which will be extended to patients and employees at nursing hospitals in March.

2022.2.14

Omicron projected to become dominant strain by end of month

As more than 10 percent of the week's new Covid-19 cases in Korea were caused by the Omicron strain, President Moon Jae-in urged for a swift decision on fourth vaccine shots, while oral treatments are set to be introduced in Korea this week.

2022.1.10