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A visitor gets tested for the coronavirus at a Covid testing site near Seoul Station in central Seoul on Sunday. [YONHAP]

Seventh Covid wave may peak soon

More than 47,000 people tested positive for the coronavirus on Saturday, about 1,000 more than a week before as the nation enters yet another wave of the pandemic.

2022.11.27

A worker at Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Monday shows Evusheld, an antibody treatment from AstraZeneca for immunocompromised patients. The Korean government allowed injections of the medicine starting Monday. [YONHAP]

New infections yo-yo as sixth wave's peak nears

Some 55,000 people tested positive for the coronavirus on Sunday, a nearly 50 percent slump from the day before yet 1.24 times more than a week earlier.

2022.8.8

Fourth case of BA.2.75 Covid-19 variant confirmed in Korea

A fourth confirmed case of the BA.2.75 variant, known as Centaurus, was found in Korea Monday. The Centaurus variant is known to be more resistant to immunity than its predecessors.

2022.7.25

People wait in line to get tested for Covid-19 at a testing center in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, Friday. [YONHAP]

Korea reports third case of Centaurus Covid variant

Another confirmed case of Centaurus, the BA.2.75 variant of Covid-19 which is known to be more resistant to immunity than its predecessors, was confirmed in Korea Friday. This brings the country's total to three.

2022.7.22

Travelers get tested for Covid-19 at a testing center at Incheon International Airport on Thursday.[NEWS1]

Second case of Centaurus variant detected in Korea

Korea confirmed its second case of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 — nicknamed Centaurus — which is known to be more resistant to immunity than its predecessors.

2022.7.21

A line of people wait in the rain to be tested for the coronavirus in Daegu on Monday. [NEWS1]

Covid count doubles again on Sunday

Health authorities on Monday morning announced that a total of 26,299 people nationwide tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, a two-fold increase from a week earlier's 12,681 people.

2022.7.18

People wait at a Covid-19 testing site in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on Sunday amid a rising number of infections across the nation. [YONHAP]

Covid-19 daily case total nearly doubles in one-week period

More than 40,000 people across the nation tested positive for the coronavirus on Saturday, nearly double the number from a week before, as new variants continue to rapidly spread.

2022.7.17

People wait in line to get tested for Covid-19 at a testing center in Songpa District, southern Seoul, on Monday. [YONHAP]

Korea detects first case of Centaurus Covid subvariant

The first confirmed case of the BA.2.75 variant of Covid-19, dubbed Centaurus, was confirmed in Korea on Thursday. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the Centaurus variant was confirmed in a sample analysis of a man...

2022.7.14

People stand in a line at a Covid-19 screening clinic at the Yongsan District Public Health Center in central Seoul on Sunday morning. [NEWS1]

Covid-19 cases remain over 20,000 for a second day

Daily Covid-19 cases in Korea remained over 20,000 for a second consecutive day Sunday as the government contemplated new anti-virus measures in response to an ongoing resurgence in infections.

2022.7.10

A Covid-19 testing center outside Seoul Station, central Seoul, is quiet on Tuesday as Korea reported the lowest Covid figure reported on a Tuesday in 15 weeks at 35,117 new cases. [WOO SANG-JO]

New variants are spreading, quarantine lifting is reconsidered

New Omicron subvariants driving Covid-19 spikes in South Africa and the United States are emerging in Korea, with the government reconsidering whether to lift the 7-day mandatory quarantine requirement for infected people set to be lifted next week.

2022.5.17

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