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Korea reports second confirmed case of monkeypox

Korean health authorities reported the country's second confirmed case of monkeypox over the weekend, raising concerns about the potential spread of another virus amid an ongoing spike in Covid-19 infections.

2022.9.4

A traveler walks through Incheon International Airport on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

Korean scientists successfully separate and culture monkeypox virus

Korean scientists successfully separated and cultured the monkeypox virus for the first time, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Wednesday.

2022.8.17

After WHO warning, Korea girds for monkeypox

With monkeypox declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO), health authorities said Sunday that they are assessing Korea's preventive measures.

2022.7.24

Seegene ready to sell monkeypox test kits

Seegene has developed a test for monkeypox, the test-kit maker said Tuesday.

2022.6.28

Protecting from the pox

A health care worker receives a monkeypox vaccine at the National Medical Center in Jung District, central Seoul, Monday.

2022.6.27

[WORD_ON_THE_WEB] 'Tighten the entry procedures'

The first confirmed case of monkeypox was reported in Korea. It has been only 40 days since the first patient was reported in Britain on May 7th.

2022.6.27

A text message warning about a case of the monkeypox virus is shown on a screen at Gimhae International Airport in Busan on Wednesday. [NEWS1]

Korea's 1st monkeypox case flew in from Germany

Korea found its first case of monkeypox in a man who entered the country from Germany the previous day.

2022.6.22

A medical worker enters a negative pressure quarantine ward at Incheon Medical Center in Incheon on Wednesday, where Korea's first monkeypox patient is hospitalized. [YONHAP]

Monkeypox comes to Korea in traveler from Germany

Korea found its first case of monkeypox in a traveler who entered the country from Germany the previous day.

2022.6.22

The departure hall at Incheon International Airport is crowded with passengers on Sunday. The government will lift a seven-day quarantine mandate for unvaccinated arrivals from overseas from Wednesday as part of its efforts to restore pre-pandemic normalcy.[YONHAP]

Korea to lift quarantine requirement for unvaccinated travelers

Korea will lift a seven-day quarantine mandate for all travelers entering from abroad, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated or not, from June 8.

2022.6.5

Inbound tourists receive tests at a Covid-19 testing station at Incheon International Airport on Wednesday, when the number of tests required after entering the country was reduced from two to one. [YONHAP]

Korea's guard is slowly raised for monkeypox

With monkeypox spreading to more than 30 countries, Korea issued its first alert and will soon legally designate it an infectious disease that requires compulsory reporting and quarantine.

2022.6.1

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monkeypox

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