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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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South Korean Doctor Says Those Without COVID-19 Have No Friends, Slammed
South Korean doctor Ma Sang-hyuk had to delete the post on Facebook after the backlash. He later said in an interview that the remark was only metaphorical.
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How One Country Is Beating Covid Despite 600,000 New Cases A Day
South Korea has reached two seemingly contradictory pandemic milestones: It recorded more than 600,000 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday, the most of anywhere in the world.
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"Tip Of The Iceberg": WHO On Global Covid Spike
Figures showing a global rise in COVID-19 cases could herald a much bigger problem as some countries also report a drop in testing rates, the WHO said on Tuesday, warning nations to remain vigilant against the virus.
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South Korea May Tighten Covid Curbs As New Cases Climb To Record High
South Korea warned on Wednesday it may reinstate stricter social distancing curbs as it posted a new record daily coronavirus tally due to a persistent spike in breakthrough infections among those vaccinated and serious cases.
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South Korea Reports 5 Omicron Cases On Flight From Nigeria
South Korea reported its first five cases of the Omicron variant on Wednesday, officials said, as daily coronavirus infections rose above 5,000 for the first time, stoking concern over a sharp rise in patients with severe symptoms.
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South Korea Extends Curbs Amid Rise In Covid Cases In Capital City
South Korea extended social distancing curbs to combat the coronavirus pandemic on Friday for two weeks, offering more incentives to people to get vaccinated as it battles thousands of new cases each day, particularly in the capital.
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South Korea Hits Third Straight Record High In Covid Cases
South Korea reported 1,378 new coronavirus cases Saturday, a record high for the third day in a row as the country prepared to impose its highest-level curbs in the greater capital area next week.
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South Korea Detects First Coronavirus Variant Cases
Three cases of a particularly infectious coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Britain have been confirmed in South Korea, health authorities said Monday.
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Samsung Trials Work-From-Home in South Korea Amid Coronavirus Resurgence
Samsung plans to allow some workers in South Korea to work from home in September under a pilot programme, a company official said, as the country battles a resurgence in coronavirus cases.
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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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South Korea Mandates QR Codes to Log Customers After Nightclub Coronavirus Outbreak
South Korea is testing a new quick response (QR) code system this week to log visitors at high-risk entertainment facilities, restaurants and churches in a bid to track coronavirus cases and prevent further spread of the disease.
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South Korea To Ship 6 Lakh Coronavirus Testing Kits To US
South Korea plans to send 600,000 coronavirus testing kits to the United States on Tuesday in the first such shipment following a request from U.S. President Donald Trump, a Seoul official told Reuters on Monday.
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Stranded Indians Students Wait For Coronavirus-Free Certificate In Italy
The COVID-19 free certificate that has been made compulsory for travellers from Italy and South Korea has now become a hurdle for Indian students stranded in Italy. The students claimed that in the absence of a proper testing facility in Italy, they have been forced to wait for about a week to get the certificate and return to India.
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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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South Korean Doctor Says Those Without COVID-19 Have No Friends, Slammed
South Korean doctor Ma Sang-hyuk had to delete the post on Facebook after the backlash. He later said in an interview that the remark was only metaphorical.
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How One Country Is Beating Covid Despite 600,000 New Cases A Day
South Korea has reached two seemingly contradictory pandemic milestones: It recorded more than 600,000 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday, the most of anywhere in the world.
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"Tip Of The Iceberg": WHO On Global Covid Spike
Figures showing a global rise in COVID-19 cases could herald a much bigger problem as some countries also report a drop in testing rates, the WHO said on Tuesday, warning nations to remain vigilant against the virus.
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South Korea May Tighten Covid Curbs As New Cases Climb To Record High
South Korea warned on Wednesday it may reinstate stricter social distancing curbs as it posted a new record daily coronavirus tally due to a persistent spike in breakthrough infections among those vaccinated and serious cases.
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South Korea Reports 5 Omicron Cases On Flight From Nigeria
South Korea reported its first five cases of the Omicron variant on Wednesday, officials said, as daily coronavirus infections rose above 5,000 for the first time, stoking concern over a sharp rise in patients with severe symptoms.
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South Korea Extends Curbs Amid Rise In Covid Cases In Capital City
South Korea extended social distancing curbs to combat the coronavirus pandemic on Friday for two weeks, offering more incentives to people to get vaccinated as it battles thousands of new cases each day, particularly in the capital.
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South Korea Hits Third Straight Record High In Covid Cases
South Korea reported 1,378 new coronavirus cases Saturday, a record high for the third day in a row as the country prepared to impose its highest-level curbs in the greater capital area next week.
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South Korea Detects First Coronavirus Variant Cases
Three cases of a particularly infectious coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Britain have been confirmed in South Korea, health authorities said Monday.
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Samsung Trials Work-From-Home in South Korea Amid Coronavirus Resurgence
Samsung plans to allow some workers in South Korea to work from home in September under a pilot programme, a company official said, as the country battles a resurgence in coronavirus cases.
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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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South Korea Mandates QR Codes to Log Customers After Nightclub Coronavirus Outbreak
South Korea is testing a new quick response (QR) code system this week to log visitors at high-risk entertainment facilities, restaurants and churches in a bid to track coronavirus cases and prevent further spread of the disease.
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South Korea To Ship 6 Lakh Coronavirus Testing Kits To US
South Korea plans to send 600,000 coronavirus testing kits to the United States on Tuesday in the first such shipment following a request from U.S. President Donald Trump, a Seoul official told Reuters on Monday.
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Stranded Indians Students Wait For Coronavirus-Free Certificate In Italy
The COVID-19 free certificate that has been made compulsory for travellers from Italy and South Korea has now become a hurdle for Indian students stranded in Italy. The students claimed that in the absence of a proper testing facility in Italy, they have been forced to wait for about a week to get the certificate and return to India.
