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South Korea reports 362,338 new COVID-19 cases

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SEOUL – South Korea reported 362,338 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 7,228,550, the health authorities said Tuesday. The daily caseload was sharply up from 309,784 in the previous day, hovering above 300,000 for four straight days, according to the Korea Disease … Read more

Israel approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 drug for people with weakened immune systems

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JERUSALEM – The Israeli Ministry of Health on Tuesday approved the administration of AstraZeneca’s Evusheld COVID-19 drug to people with weakened immune systems. The antibody drug, which includes two injections of two types of long-acting antibodies given at the same time, is only authorized for those who are not currently infected or have not recently … Read more

S.Korea reports 4,444 new COVID-19 cases

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SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — South Korea reported 4,444 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 649,669. The daily caseload was up from 3,024 in the previous day due to higher virus tests in the middle of the week. The recent resurgence … Read more

S.Korea reports 4,416 more COVID-19 cases

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SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) — South Korea reported 4,416 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 635,253. The daily caseload was down from 4,875 in the previous day, staying below 5,000 for two straight days. The recent resurgence was attributable to small … Read more