Even before the world called the ongoing pandemic Covid-19, there were people who had fought against this unprecedented infectious disease.Aside from the fears of having to combat the unknown virus, they had to endure suffocating protection suits, and their family members were estranged by neighbors
Koreans’ life expectancy was 83.3 years in 2019, about two years longer than the OECD’s average, but the nation’s suicide rate remained the highest among the members of the rich countries club.An average Korean also visited healthcare facilities 17.2 times a year, the most among OECD countries, and
The inaccurate diagnostic Covid-19 tests have brought chaos on the Cheonghae Unit's destroyer Munmu the Great, and experts pointed out that the low-accuracy test failed to filter out infected patients properly and worsened the situation.The Ministry of National Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Monday that 247 sailors of Korea's 301-strong Cheonghae Unit on an anti-piracy mission in waters off Africa virus have tested positive for the virus.The worst mass infection among service members since the Covid-19 outbreak was confirmed after the unit aboard the
Concerns over the Tokyo Olympics serving as a new epicenter for the Covid-19 may become a reality as athletes and officials participating in the event are testing positive for the virus one after another.Before kicking off the Olympics, the Japanese government had laid out a set of regulations to pr
Daegu is accelerating efforts to become “Medicity Daegu,” a brand that promotes the city’s advanced medical services.The Medi Expo Korea 2021 held from July 2-4 showed how the city in North Gyeongsang Province was preparing to become Medicity Daegu.The event was the nation’s largest healthcare indus
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said Friday that it has approved a change to lower the inoculation age limit for Comirnaty, Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine, to 12 from the current 16."In the case of those 12-15 years of age, as with the existing 16-year-olds or older, recipients will receive a dilute
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has admitted that the Covid-19 self-test kits could be one reason for an increase in the silent transmission behind the fourth viral wave.“The sensitivity and false-negative rate of self-test kits are different from research and reports,” said P
As Korea stages an uphill struggle against the fourth wave of Covid-19, some inbound travelers exempted from self-isolation after completing their vaccinations abroad have tested positive for the virus, rekindling a controversy over quarantine loopholes.Starting from July, the government allowed tho
President Moon Jae-in, on Friday, reiterated the need for citizens to refrain from gathering, noting this weekend will serve as a watershed in containing the ongoing fourth wave of the Covid-19 virus."It may be frustrating and difficult, but please restrain yourselves from moving and meeting as much
The Korea Institute of Drug Safety and Risk Management said that it has distributed safety instructions to hospitals and clinics across the country for the safe use of liraglutide, the main component of Novo Nordisk's obesity treatment, Saxenda.The instruction includes precautions for administration
The fourth wave of Covid-19 has begun to spread from Seoul to the rest of the country, with the share of infections with unknown routes accounting for one-third of daily virus cases.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) confirmed 1,600 new virus cases, including 1,555 local infectio
Taking two different doses of Covid-19 vaccines has a similar or greater preventive effect against variants and reduced risk of death compared to the double dose of the same vaccines, a state research body said Thursday.According to the National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency (NECA),
Korea remains one of the models in coping with the Covid-19 pandemic by containing its spread and reducing the damage despite the ongoing fourth viral wave.Behind the country’s relative success was health officials’ meticulous handling of the novel coronavirus, summed up as “3T” – test, track and tr
Korea's daily Covid-19 tally broke another record by exceeding 1,600 on Wednesday despite the government’s implementation of the toughest antivirus restrictions ever.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) confirmed 1,615 new virus cases, including 1,568 local infections, to raise the
Korea's new Covid-19 cases rose by more than 1,000 for the seventh consecutive day Tuesday, as more contagious variant cases, especially the Delta type, persistently challenge the country's quarantine efforts.According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, the nation confi
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned against a link between Janssen's Covid-19 vaccine and Guillain-Barré syndrome, a serious but rare autoimmune disease.The FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Monday (local time) that preliminary reports had c
Some countries with high Covid-19 vaccination rates started discussing the introduction of booster shots as recommended by vaccine developers.However, the WHO urged them to stop the plan considering those with low vaccination rates suffering from vaccine shortages.Booster shots are an extra dose of
Korea's daily Covid-19 tally stayed above 1,000 for the sixth consecutive day on Monday despite the fewer tests over the weekend.The figure comes as the government placed the greater Seoul area, the epicenter of the recent surge in cases, under the toughest social distancing scheme of Level 4.The Ko
Korean researchers released data that can be used to evaluate whether the incidence of thromboembolic events has risen among Koreans vaccinated against Covid-19.The researchers analyzed the incidences of six kinds of thrombotic events, potentially linked to thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome