Korea managed to maintain its daily Covid-19 tally under 2,000 for the second consecutive day on Tuesday. However, health authorities remained cautious, predicting a possible resurge after a week tied to relaxed restrictions and the Halloween holiday.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (
As Korea entered the phased recovery of daily life from Monday, health authorities predicted that the number of confirmed cases per day would increase by two to three times from the current level."We expect that the number of patients will increase two to three times with the start of the phased rec
The health authorities plan to pre-purchase more than 400,000 oral Covid-19 medications from multinational pharmaceutical companies and distribute them to patients in the first quarter of next year."The government plans to pre-purchase 404,000 oral treatments from three companies -- MSD, Pfizer, and
The government will establish a committee based on related academic communities to investigate the adverse reactions of the Covid-19 vaccination.The National Academy of Medicine of Korea will lead the tentatively named “Covid-19 Vaccination Safety Committee,” which will investigate, analyze, and rev
“Recently, biotech companies increasingly failed to pass the Korea Exchange’s (KRX) approval for Kosdaq listing or withdrew from assessment, and some speculate the KRX’s review stance might have become more conservative. But this is not true. Rather, biotech firms are rushing to go public because re
With Korea aiming to shift to a 'live-with-Covid' scheme from next month, local experts have expressed concerns about the government's plans for the phased recovery of daily life.Notably, experts raised worries about the government's plans to implement a vaccine pass."The government said that it pla
The government's plan to introduce a “vaccine pass” and restrict the access of unvaccinated people to restaurants and bars has sparked debate among people, as similar attempts in foreign countries did.The controversy on vaccine pass has caused concerns in many countries wanting to return to normalcy
The Covid-19 pandemic pushed up medical resources, including negative-pressure rooms, ventilators, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machines for Covid-19 patients, government data showed.The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) released the status of health and medical
The government said Monday that it would phase out quarantine restrictions from November and return to normalcy by next January.The decision came as 70.1 percent of 52 million Koreans have completed their vaccination eight months after the country kicked off its nationwide inoculation campaign in Fe
Korea will lift restrictions on the operating hours of businesses, such as restaurants and cafes, from November as the nation shifts to the "live-with-covid" system.Officials are discussing ways to allow the operations of some high-risk facilities, including entertainment businesses, by introducing
Korea’s new Covid-19 cases are on the slide, but quarantine authorities warned against the risk of resurging infections, asking the public to keep observing quarantine rules and receive vaccines.“The government believes that there are three risk factors – the winter season, easing of distance levels
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported Wednesday that the nation’s Covid-19 vaccination rate stood at 66.7 percent and rose to 77.7 percent when only people over 18 years of age were counted.The total number of Koreans who have received the second shot surpassed over 34 mill
A well-known dermatologist on Wednesday stressed the need for consumers to put the tolerance of botulinum toxin (BTX) products ahead of all else in getting injections.At an online conference held by the Korean Society for Cosmetic Dermatology, Vice-Chairman Seo Koo-il emphasized the importance of un
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety disclosed specific measures against Binex for manufacturing drugs in unauthorized methods early this year.In a written reply to lawmakers' inquiries during the National Assembly’s audit, the MFDS said the company recalled all the problematic products as of Aug. 2
The government said it would start providing Covid-19 booster shots for people aged 60 and older and other high-risk groups next week and receive reservations from others who have completed vaccination six months ago.Booster shots for senior citizens over 60 years of age and high-risk groups will st
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) said it has asked Hyundai Pharm to submit additional data to review marketing approval for Mifegymiso, oral medicine for termination of pregnancy.The regulator also delayed the period of the approval application process, making it uncertain whether the abo
Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus, the police have taken legal action against almost 7,000 people for committing Covid-19-related violations, a lawmaker said.According to the National Police Agency data received by Rep. Shin Hyun-young of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, the police indic
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that global fatalities tied to tuberculosis (TB) is on the rise again for the first time in a decade due to the disruptions in access to healthcare caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.According to the WHO, more people died from TB in 2020, with far fewer
The government said Thursday that if the nation’s Covid-19 vaccination rate reaches 85 percent, it can shut off the Delta variant without quarantine measures, such as wearing masks and limiting business hours."When the inoculation rate reaches 85 percent, herd immunity will rise to 80 percent," said
The government took an ambiguous position on a drug delivery service, temporarily allowed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.On the one hand, the government recognized the criticism of pharmacists and politicians that drug delivery could cause adverse effects. But, on the other hand, the government vowed