SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting Thursday, anyone who has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine more than two weeks ago is allowed to go maskless when outdoors. The mask exemption for those who are partially or fully vaccinated took effect across the country at the beginning of July, as part [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Nine out of 10 people who have been vaccinated said they would recommend that their families and friends receive shots, a government survey showed Wednesday. The poll, jointly conducted by the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters and the culture ministry, showed that 95.6 percent were favorable toward receiving [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A variety of industries ranging from hotels to movie theaters and local governments are giving discounts and other promotions to vaccinated people to encourage more people to be inoculated as the nationwide rollout speeds up. As of Friday, a total of more than 14.23 million people have received their [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — As the number of Koreans vaccinated against COVID-19 continues to grow, hotels are scrambling to attract inoculated customers. Kolon Hotel Gyeongju is offering a single-person coupon for its sauna, while Mauna Ocean Resort is offering single-person coupons for a free spa. Vaccinated customers can receive benefits at the hotel [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The government on Wednesday announced plans to offer discounts and other promotions to vaccinated people in its latest efforts to achieve herd immunity by November. Those who have been vaccinated will be eligible to apply for free guided tours at royal palaces and other events at such venues within [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is pushing to allow overseas group tours of fully vaccinated citizens to nations with stable virus response measures as early as next month amid a nationwide vaccination campaign, the transport ministry said Wednesday. The plan comes as the country’s inoculation rate reached 16.5 percent as of Tuesday. [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will provide certification stickers to vaccinated people aged 65 and over to help them prove their COVID-19 vaccination status in addition to their paper and electronic records, the health authority said Tuesday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) issues vaccination records in the form of [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean travel agencies have resumed sales of new overseas travel packages for the first time in more than a year following the COVID-19 pandemic. The move came after the government announced a plan to exempt the 14-day obligatory quarantine requirement for vaccinated travelers entering other countries. Very Good [...]
SEOUL, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) — People who have been fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus in South Korea are exempted from the mandatory 14-day isolation starting Wednesday when arriving here from overseas and when having close contact with virus patients. The new rules will be applied only for those who have been fully inoculated [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Thursday those who have been fully vaccinated here will be exempted from the mandatory 14-day isolation when arriving from overseas amid the country’s all-out efforts to expand inoculation. The new rules will be applied starting next Wednesday only for those who have been fully inoculated in [...]