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Ruling party mulls changing timing, scope of teenage vaccine pass

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party has begun looking into delaying the introduction of the "vaccine pass" system for children aged 12 to 18 and changing the types of facilities that require the pass after strong protest
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Lunch will be free for all Seoul kindergartners from March

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Free lunch will be served to all kindergartners in Seoul starting in March, completing the city's universal free meal program up to high school, officials said Wednesday.Seoul's education office, city government and
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Seoul reports new record high of 2,901 daily COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Seoul's daily coronavirus cases reached a record high of 2,901 on Wednesday as the country's total surpassed 7,000 for the first time since the pandemic began, officials said Wednesday. Seoul's total was up 781 f
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(LEAD) S. Korea's daily COVID-19 cases surpass 7,000 for 1st time: PM

(ATTN: ADDS more info from 4th para, 2nd photo)SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily COVID-19 cases have surpassed 7,000 for the first time, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Wednesday, amid concerns over the omicron variant and the rising
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S. Korea's daily COVID-19 cases surpass 7,000 for 1st time: PM

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily COVID-19 cases have surpassed 7,000 for the first time, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Wednesday, amid concerns over the omicron variant and the rising number of critical virus patients. "In t
(URGENT) PM says S. Korea's daily COVID-19 cases surpass 7,000 for 1st time

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(LEAD) Vaccine pass system under fire for denying vaccination status to foreigners inoculated overseas

(ATTN: ADDS South Korean official's quote at bottom)By Park Boram SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tightened vaccine pass regime sparked discrimination complaints by foreign residents left unable to have their overseas vaccination stat
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Vaccine pass system under fire for denying vaccination status to foreigners vaccinated overseas

By Park Boram SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tightened vaccine pass regime sparked discrimination complaints by foreign residents left unable to have their overseas vaccination status officially recognized here and subsequently denied ac
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(LEAD) Celltrion's COVID-19 antibody treatment wins conditional approval in Australia

(ATTN; UPDATES with more info in paras 4-6)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean pharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc. said Tuesday its COVID-19 antibody treatment has won conditional approval from Australian authorities.The Therapeutic
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Celltrion's COVID-19 antibody treatment wins emergency approval in Australia

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean pharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc. said Tuesday its COVID-19 antibody treatment has won emergency approval from Australian authorities.The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) granted provisiona
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(LEAD) S. Korea to focus on containing omicron variant with tightened anti-virus measures: PM

(ATTN: UPDATES figure in 3rd para; ADDS more info in last 5 paras, photo)By Joo Kyung-donSEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will focus on containing the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus till the end of this year as the country started to e
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Pandemic risk in greater Seoul area at highest level for 2 weeks

SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- The risk level of the pandemic in South Korea's capital area over the past week has been at the highest level for two weeks in a row, health authorities said Monday.Earlier, South Korea introduced a new five-tier assessm
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(LEAD) Extension of vaccine pass to teens met with angry reaction by students, parents

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest government reaction in last 2 paras)By Park BoramSEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- Teenage students and parents are mounting protests over the looming enforcement of vaccine passports for adolescents, saying the measure amounts to
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Extension of vaccine pass to teens met with angry reaction by students, parents

By Park BoramSEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- Teenage students and parents are mounting protests over the looming enforcement of vaccine passports for adolescents, saying the measure amounts to forcing vaccination upon minors and could hinder the learning r
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S. Korea to focus on containing omicron variant with tightened anti-virus measures: PM

SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will focus on containing the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus till the end of this year as the country started to enforce tightened social distancing measures amid rising daily infections, Prime Minster K
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SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top from major South Korean newspapers on Dec. 6.Korean-language dailies-- Omicron variant begins to spread in local communities, cases now at 12 (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Ban on cram schools? Complaints
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(Yonhap Interview) Moderna prepares trilateral approach to confront omicron: executive

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- U.S. biotech company Moderna Inc. is preparing three strategies to combat the omicron variant, which is more transmissible than previous strains of the COVID-19 virus, a company executive has said.As the new om
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(4th LD) New infections in 5,000s for 2nd day amid omicron concerns

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest figure in 4th para)SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed above 5,000 for the second straight day Sunday after hitting an all-time high a day earlier amid concerns over the spread of the om
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(3rd LD) New infections in 5,000s for 2nd day amid omicron concerns

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest figure, suspected omicron infections in Seoul in paras 4, 6)SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed above 5,000 for the second straight day Sunday after hitting an all-time high a day earlie
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(2nd LD) New infections in 5,000s for 2nd day amid omicron concerns

(ATTN: ADDS 1st photo, details in paras 17-18, 21-23)SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed above 5,000 for the second straight day Sunday after hitting an all-time high a day earlier amid concerns over the spread of