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COVID-19 Tests for New Conscripts to be Resumed amid Virus Resurgence

SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will resume preemptive COVID-19 tests for new military conscripts to prevent mass infections at boot camps amid a new wave of virus resurgence, Interior Minister Lee Sang-min said Friday. “The government will have new conscripts get free tests at public health centers nationwide within three days before [...]

Gov’t to Offer Free Virus Tests at 150 New Testing Sites amid Spike in COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Health authorities will begin offering free virus tests at 150 new makeshift COVID-19 testing sites in Seoul and its surrounding areas under a three-week containment campaign, officials said Sunday, as the daily virus count breached the 1000 mark. The Central Disease Control Headquarters said that from Monday until Jan. [...]