The Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) said it opened an online registration site for Medical Korea 2022, the nation’s largest healthcare conference, at www.medicalkorea2022.kr.Medical Korea 2022, hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and organized by the KHIDI, will run in-p
As the Omicron variant’s spread progresses far faster than expected, an expert has predicted Korea might follow the footstep of Europe, where governments had to take lockdown measures.Suppose the new Covid-19 cases rise explosively in a short period. In that case, the expert said the current social
The government decided on Friday to extend the business hours of cafes and restaurants by one hour, from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m., but keep the cap on private gatherings to the current six people.Store owners also will no longer have to keep visitor entry logs based on QR codes, phone calls, or handwritten
The government decided Friday to ease part of the social distancing rules amid the steep rise of Covid-19 infections due to the Omicron variant’s rapid spread, triggering criticisms that it “made the worst move.”Critics said that when the daily virus cases are surging, relaxing restrictions will lea
As an increasing number of medical workers get infected by Covid-19 amid the Omicron variant’s rapid spread, concerns are mounting among some medical residents over whether infected doctors will have to treat patients without quarantine.The Ministry of Health and Welfare hurriedly put the matter to
Quarantine officials’ concerns are continuing to grow over which to prioritize between quarantine controls and supports for self-employed people.On Thursday, the government held a video conference of the Covid-19 Daily Life Recovery Support Committee composed of economic, social, self-autonomic, and
The spread of the seasonal flu virus has shown a hiatus over the past two years, as people wear face masks and maintain social distancing due to the Covid-19 pandemic.However, suppose the government eases these restrictions from the second half of this year. In that case, the novel coronavirus may c
With the presidential election less than three weeks away, various health- and medicine-related groups, such as doctors, nurses, nursing aides, and patients, declared their support to major candidates.On Tuesday, 309 doctors from South Gyeongsang Provincial Medical Association voiced their support f
The government will “not obligate but encourage” students to undergo Covid-19 tests for in-person classes, its top education policymaker said.Education Minister Yoo Eun-hye said so while revealing the ministry’s plan to provide 60.5 million self-test kits to kindergartners and students and teachers
Korea’s new virus cases rose steeply to break the 90,000 mark for the first time on Wednesday, triggering heated debate over the government’s decision to ease social distancing curbs later this week.The country reported 90,443 new Covid-19 infections, including 90,281 local cases, raising the total
The Omicron wave will likely reach a tipping point in the first week of March, when the number of daily infections could rise up to 250,000.Jung Jae-hun, a professor of preventive medicine at Gachon University College of Medicine, made the forecast appearing on a live broadcast on Tuesday. The live
The government has prepared to relax regulations on the prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), allowing doctors other than psychiatrists to prescribe the drug multiple times as long as a one-time prescription does not exceed 60 days.Welcoming the move, neurologists urged th
The government plans to ease social distancing rules but maintain the vaccine mandate, for the time being, officials said on Tuesday.Health authorities are now gathering opinions from experts in various walks of life to announce a revised quarantine system this Friday, a top quarantine official said
As the Omicron wave approaches its peak in Korea, a report has called for the government to gradually revise the quarantine system according to the characteristics of the new variant.Park Sang-yun, a legislative investigator at the National Assembly Research Service, made these and other points in h
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said it found a sole bidder to carry out the national research project to develop an inhaled Covid-19 treatment after opening the bid late last year.Industry watchers pay attention to whether this research will lead to a second homegrown Covid-19 treat
Many epidemiological experts say that the quarantine authorities should focus on severely ill Covid-19 patients instead of the spread of the Omicron variants itself, citing the strain’s relatively lower mortality rate.However, according to some experts, there are some risks in this strategy.Appearin
The government began to provide the fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to 1.8 million people with weakened immunity systems on Monday.“From today, we will offer the fourth shot to people whose immune system has weakened due to underlying conditions or taking immunosuppressants, the Covid-19 Vaccina
As the Covid-19 prolongs, online classes and home treatments have also taken root in Korean society.However, an increasing number of Korean children and adolescents are finding it hard to adjust to the new environment, getting stressed with falling academic performances, and feeling disappointed wit
One after another, Korean infectious disease experts agree that the spread of the Omicron variant has become “inevitable” because co-existence with Covid-19 is the best way to end it.Therefore, at stake is how to control the ongoing “Omicron wave” to the extent that the medical system can handle and
Following the FDA's review last year, the European health authorities started reviewing safety concerns over JAK inhibitors, used to treat chronic inflammatory disorders.Depending on the European Medicines Agency’s review, the EMA hinted it could change the marketing approval of existing JAK inhibit