The National Infectious Disease Crisis Response Advisory Committee said it held a video conference on Tuesday to discuss the timing of adjusting the indoor mask obligation.The committee is an expert advisory body of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCH). The quarantine
In comparison to advanced countries shortening their new drug approval period, the Korean drug regulator spends too much time to review drug approval, a group of foreign pharmaceutical companies operating in Korea said in a report.The Korea Research-based Pharma Industry Association (KRPIA) initiate
Korea's new Covid-19 cases fell to the lowest Monday tally in 12 weeks, recording 14,144 Covid-19 infections on Monday.This included 64 imported cases pushing the total to 29,821,035 cases. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), 64 percent of the imported cases were fro
The Ministry of Health and Welfare excessively stressed the need for vital care in its administrative briefing for 2023, inviting criticism from civic groups for seeking to privatize the healthcare industry.“The ministry’s administrative plan for this year materializes the pro-business spirit follow
As this year will be the first Lunar New Year without Covid-19 physical distancing since the pandemic outbreak, Minister of Health and Welfare Cho Kyoo-hong explained the special quarantine and medical measures.“We will maintain a holiday without distancing like Chuseok last year," Minister Cho said
Amid a decreasing trend in daily Covid-19 cases, the Covid-19 Vaccination Response Promotion team said that the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for infants aged six months to four years old officially landed in Korea on Thursday.Currently, the Covid-19 primary vaccination target is five years or ol
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said it would resume talks with doctors shortly to discuss increasing the enrollment quota at medical schools. However, its counterpart, the Korean Medical Association (KMA), turned down the proposal as premature.The doctors’ group cited the reason for refusal that
Korea reported the lowest Wednesday tally in 11 weeks, as quarantine officials judge that the seventh epidemic has turned to a downward trend, with the Covid-19 reproduction index falling below 1.Minister of Health and Welfare Cho Kyoo-hong commented on this trend at a briefing on Wednesday. “Last w
As the winter resurgence appears to be winding down, Korea recorded another low for Covid-19 cases with the smallest Tuesday tally in 10 weeks.According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), there were 60,041 additional Covid-19 infections, with 87 imported cases, bringing the o
Zejula (niraparib), Takeda Korea’s PARP inhibitor, recently saw its insurance benefits drop and its indication erased as the fourth or later treatment for ovarian cancer.Last Monday, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety deleted Zejula’s indication to “treat ovarian cancer for the fourth time or more
Korea's new Covid-19 cases fell to the lowest in nine weeks, prompting discussions about lifting the mask mandate on Monday amid the government's efforts to contain the inflow of the virus from China.According to the government’s announcement last month for easing the indoor mask mandate, weekly cas
While the Covid-19 winter trend remains stagnant, authorities have expressed concerns about the rise in imported cases, with more than 80 percent of new imported cases coming from China.Among the new confirmed cases on Friday, 258 cases were imported from overseas, an increase by 64 from the previou
A “quack” scandal is stirring not only the medical community but also a large part of society. This person has worked as a doctor for nearly three decades with a forged license after failing to pass the state exam for physicians.However, the Ministry of Health and Welfare maintains that it is virtua
CES 2023 closed day one with a discussion panel on the new policy changes that will be implemented this year to help guide artificial intelligence (AI) innovations in a fair, accurate, and safe manner, including specific impacts on the healthcare industry at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Thursd
The police said they arrested the Chinese man in his 40s who refused to undergo quarantine and fled after testing positive for Covid-19 at the Incheon International Airport.According to the Incheon Central Police Station, the police arrested the Chinese national at a hotel in Seoul on Thursday for v
The government said Thursday that the positive rate for the Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for travelers from China rose over 30 percent.According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), after conducting a PCR test on 327 short-term foreign residents among 1,924 peo
Korean quarantine authorities are looking for a Chinese national who tested positive for Covid-19 at Incheon Airport Terminal 1 and subsequently fled while moving to the quarantine location.This announcement was made at a regular Covid-19 briefing by the Central Disease Control Headquarters on Tuesd
Korea will require negative Covid-19 test results for entrants not only from China but Hong Kong and Macau because of the recent surge in infection cases in the region, the government said. According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters, it will become mandatory for travelers from Hong Kong a
Jung Ki-suck, head of the National Advisory Committee on Infectious Disease Crisis Response, questioned why the government should take responsibility for treating unvaccinated Covid-19 patients."Testing positive for Covid-19 after not getting a vaccine is no different from a traffic accident caused
“As an old saying goes, ‘A clever rabbit has three holes in ready.’ So the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety will prepare for the future as the highest agency that protects the public’s health, making policies by flexibly coping with new changes, making open communication, and strengthening expertise