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Korea seeks to halve HIV infections by 2030 : Health authorities in Korea have formulated countermeasures against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections ...
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Korea seeks to halve HIV infections by 2030
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Korea vigilant as measles cases increase in Europe : Health authorities in Korea have strengthened monitoring of suspected measles patients in a bid to prevent a ...
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Korea vigilant as measles cases increase in Europe
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Korea to break ground for first infectious diseases hospital: The country will start construction of its first-ever special medical facility treating patients ...
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Korea to break ground for first infectious diseases hospital
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Korea to offer free rapid diagnostic tests for dengue virus : Rapid diagnostic tests for dengue fever will be accessible at all airports across the country ...
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Korea to offer free rapid diagnostic tests for dengue virus
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Nearly half of young Korean women with normal, low weight try to shed even more: study
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Nearly half of young Korean women with normal, low weight try to shed even ...
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Migrant wives twice as likely to experience depression as Korean women: Foreign women who migrated to Korea to marry Korean men showed a more than twofold ...
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Migrant wives twice as likely to experience depression as Korean women
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[INTERVIEW] Korea to spearhead global initiative to fight disease threats : Korea will take the lead in strengthening global preparedness for infectious disease ...
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[INTERVIEW] Korea to spearhead global initiative to fight disease threats
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Generational health paradox: Millennials are aging faster than boomers: HONG KONG — In an alarming trend, millennials, born between 1981 and 1996 ...
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Generational health paradox: Millennials are aging faster than boomers
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S. Korea to open office supporting global move to address infectious diseases | Yonhap News Agency
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[INTERVIEW] UNICEF seeks cooperation with Korea to tackle climate crisis, humanitarian challenges
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South Korea fights bedbug outbreaks amid tourism boom: ‘it itches madly’: South Korea is grappling with bedbug outbreaks as the country sees a post-pandemic
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South Korea fights bedbug outbreaks amid tourism boom: ‘it itches madly’
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Global bio leaders to gather in Seoul for World Bio Summit : The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the World Health Organization will co-host the World Bio ...
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Global bio leaders to gather in Seoul for World Bio Summit
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One out of every three Korean adults was classified as obese as of last year. And the problem appears to be more serious among men in their 30s ... Show more
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South Korea has been gripped by a bedbug outbreak, and the government is rushing to battle the bloodsucking bugs. Read about the derailment from South Korea’s ... Show more
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Nearly 40,000 Koreans took their own lives over the past three years, with the suicide rate increasing among the younger generation, data showed Wednesday ... Show more
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The number of malaria cases has been rising sharply in Korea this year, reaching the highest level in 12 years, health authorities said Sunday ... Show more
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Should Hong Kong travellers be worried about bedbugs after outbreaks in South Korea, Paris, London? Here’s how to prevent the globetrotters from entering your ...
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Quick Glance: South Korea Fights Back Against Bedbug Infestation
  • South Korea grapples with bedbug outbreaks during post-pandemic tourism boom.

  • Government initiates comprehensive four-week campaign to combat bedbug infestation.

  • Immediate disinfection implemented in suspected bedbug locations.

  • South Korea confirms 30 cases of bedbugs and plans to invest almost 2 million euros to tackle the issue.
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Bedbug reports cause jitters across South Korea: Central and local government agencies in South Korea have begun implementing measures to prevent the spread of ...
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Bedbug reports cause jitters across South Korea
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Concerns grow over rise in caffeine consumption among teens: Lee, a 19-year-old high school student based in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, said high-caffeine ...
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Concerns grow over rise in caffeine consumption among teens
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Korea on alert over increase in tuberculosis patients among elderly : Health authorities are on alert over an increasing number of tuberculosis (TB) patients ...
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Korea on alert over increase in tuberculosis patients among elderly
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Korea stacks up 15m doses of Covid-19 vaccine for winter: The first batch of Pfizer’s vaccine for XBB.1.5, an omicron subvarient of Covid-19, has arrived ...
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Korea stacks up 15m doses of Covid-19 vaccine for winter
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CKD Kochon Foundation awards Ukraine health authorities for treating tuberculosis patients amid raging war
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CKD Kochon Foundation awards Ukraine health authorities for treating ...
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Korea to downgrade COVID-19's infection level to lowest Aug. 31 : Health authorities have decided to downgrade the COVID-19 infection classification level to ...
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Korea to downgrade COVID-19's infection level to lowest Aug. 31
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S. Korea's weekly virus cases rise for 7 straight weeks, but pace slows down | Yonhap News Agency
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Korea downgrades COVID-19 to lowest infection level : The infection level of COVID-19 was reduced to the lowest Class 4, on a level with seasonal flu ...
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Korea downgrades COVID-19 to lowest infection level
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The number of malaria patients has already surpassed 500 this year, raising concerns as the figure already exceeded last year's total at 420 ... Show more
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Hyundai Bioscience, U.S. NIH to co-develop broad-spectrum antiviral drug | Yonhap News Agency
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Hyundai Bioscience, U.S. NIH to co-develop broad-spectrum antiviral drug | ...
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South Korea recommends masks in crowded places as Covid-19 cases spike: July 26 saw 57,220 cases, the first time in 6 months that the caseload exceeded 50,000 ...
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South Korea recommends masks in crowded places as Covid-19 cases spike
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Only 35% of Koreans feel happy about life: survey: Only 35 percent of Koreans feel happy about life, with the level of happiness in older age groups being lower ...
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Only 35% of Koreans feel happy about life: survey
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S. Korea's weekly virus cases rise for 5th consecutive week | Yonhap News Agency
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Quick Glance: South Korea Sees 5th Consecutive Weekly Rise in Virus Cases
  • South Korea reported an increase in new coronavirus cases for the fifth consecutive week.

  • The country had an average of 45,529 new infections during the week of July 25-31.

  • Experts attribute the rise in cases to waning vaccine immunity and the emergence of immune evasive variants.

  • The health authority plans to lower the COVID-19 disease level and transition to a normal state of the medical system.
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Number of heatstroke patients surges amid searing heat | Yonhap News Agency: SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The number of heatstroke patients in South Korea has ...
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The Korean Construction Workers Union (KTWU) on Wednesday urged the labor ministry to enact safety measures to protect construction workers exposed to the ... Show more
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At least 16 people dead from heat-related causes as South Korea swelters under high temperatures
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At least 16 people dead from heat-related causes as South Korea swelters ...
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Number of heatstroke patients surges amid searing heat: The scorching heat will continue throughout next week with the country's weather watchdog urging people ...
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Number of heatstroke patients surges amid searing heat
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Should we go back to wearing face masks? : The number of daily new COVID-19 cases has increased for five consecutive weeks to surpass 40,000 ...
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Should we go back to wearing face masks?
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Gov't to fully lift remaining COVID-19 mask mandate next month : The government will adjust the COVID-19 pandemic's infection classification level to the ...
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Gov't to fully lift remaining COVID-19 mask mandate next month
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Korea will no longer require arrivals to the country to register their health information on pre-entry quarantine information system, known as Q-Code ... Show more
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Health authorities warn of infectious diseases transmitted from overseas : Health authorities urged people to guard against infectious diseases transmitted from ...
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Health authorities warn of infectious diseases transmitted from overseas
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No. of mosquitoes carrying malaria surges amid heat wave, torrential rain : Health authorities urged people to take extra precautions against malaria as the ...
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No. of mosquitoes carrying malaria surges amid heat wave, torrential rain
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(LEAD) S. Korea postpones plan to ease virus curbs amid recent COVID-19 surge | Yonhap News Agency
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(LEAD) S. Korea postpones plan to ease virus curbs amid recent COVID-19 ...
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Police expand probe into unregistered babies: Out of 209 reported cases of “ghost babies,” 193 are now under investigation, police said, Tuesday ...
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Police expand probe into unregistered babies
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 20,000 amid downtrend | Yonhap News Agency
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 20,000 amid downtrend | ...
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S. Korea's COVID-19 cases hit below 20,000 on average last week | Yonhap News Agency
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South Korea records first locally transmitted monkeypox case: South Korea records first locally transmitted monkeypox case
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South Korea records first locally transmitted monkeypox case
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Bengaluru: Bommanahalli MLA claims KCDC plant at HSR Layout has been shut down, residents still complain of stench
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Bengaluru: Bommanahalli MLA claims KCDC plant at HSR Layout has been shut ...
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New COVID-19 cases at 9-month low; gov't lifts mask mandate on public transportation
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New COVID-19 cases at 9-month low; gov't lifts mask mandate on public ...
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Korea moves to shorten COVID-19 isolation period to 5 days : The government is considering shortening the mandatory COVID-19 isolation period to five days from ...
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Korea moves to shorten COVID-19 isolation period to 5 days
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Commuters still wear masks despite end of mask mandate on public transportation : Most people kept wearing their face masks on buses and the subway, Monday ...
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Commuters still wear masks despite end of mask mandate on public ...
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Childcare centers, academies returning to pre-pandemic normality : Childcare centers and private tutoring academies are getting closer to a return to ...
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Childcare centers, academies returning to pre-pandemic normality
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Korea considers lifting mask mandate on public transportation : The government is considering lifting the mask mandate for public transportation soon ...
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Korea considers lifting mask mandate on public transportation
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South Korea this month will begin weekly tests of sewage produced by its major cities and towns to track the spread of COVID-19 and identify future waves ... Show more

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Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company returns to the world in 2022
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Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company returns to the world in 2022
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Korea to lift post-arrival PCR test requirement on visitors from China starting Mar. 1
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Korea to lift post-arrival PCR test requirement on visitors from China ...
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Will indoor mask mandate be fully lifted earlier than expected? : Authorities are cautiously raising the possibility of fully lifting the mandatory indoor ...
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Will indoor mask mandate be fully lifted earlier than expected?
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Koreans reluctant to unmask on first day of eased indoor mask rule : ...
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Koreans reluctant to unmask on first day of eased indoor mask rule
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Illegal 'room cafes' spark debate on teen sex : A growing number of “room cafes” that do not comply with regulations has sparked debate on teenagers' ...
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Illegal 'room cafes' spark debate on teen sex
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Korea to lift indoor mask mandate Monday: An indoor mask mandate imposed nationwide comes to an end, Monday, with few exemptions such as hospitals and public ...
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Korea to lift indoor mask mandate Monday
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Court rejects state compensation for boy's death after vaccinations : A court has ruled against a mother who filed a compensation suit against the state ...
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Court rejects state compensation for boy's death after vaccinations
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Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 20,000 ahead of lifting of indoor mask mandate
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Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 20,000 ahead of lifting of ...
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Center offers free STI testing to foreign residents of Korea : Up past Itaewon's colorfully named Hooker Hill and Homo Hill, medical professionals showed up in ...
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Center offers free STI testing to foreign residents of Korea
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Gov't recommendation of COVID-19 vaccinations for babies unwelcomed by parents
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Gov't recommendation of COVID-19 vaccinations for babies unwelcomed by ...
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Too many emergency text alerts? Gov't to halt daily COVID-19 notifications : It's no exaggeration to say that emergency text alerts have become a part of ...
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Too many emergency text alerts? Gov't to halt daily COVID-19 ...
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Korea could resume issuing short-term visas to Chinese visitors soon: Korea is mulling the resumption of issuing short-terms visas to Chinese nationals earlier ...
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Korea could resume issuing short-term visas to Chinese visitors soon
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases around 10,000; gov't mulling lifting antivirus measures | Yonhap News Agency
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New COVID-19 cases soar to above 11,000 amid hope for further easing of antivirus measures | Yonhap News Agency
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New COVID-19 cases soar to above 11,000 amid hope for further easing of ...
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Relaxed mask-wearing rules unlikely to result in uptick in COVID cases: experts : An indoor mask mandate, which has been in place for two years and three months ...
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Relaxed mask-wearing rules unlikely to result in uptick in COVID cases: ...
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Will Korea lift mask mandate before Lunar New Year holiday?: The government remains prudent over scrapping the indoor mask mandate despite its previous plans to ...
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Will Korea lift mask mandate before Lunar New Year holiday?
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South Korea to require COVID tests for Hong Kong, Macau travellers: South Korea's health authorities said on Tuesday it will impose mandatory COVID-19 tests on ...
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South Korea to require COVID tests for Hong Kong, Macau travellers
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COVID-positive Chinese national escapes quarantine facility : A man of Chinese nationality has escaped a quarantine facility, Tuesday night ...
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COVID-positive Chinese national escapes quarantine facility
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Korean gov't refutes claims of discrimination against Chinese travelers: China should not restrict people's entry across its border for reasons other than ...
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Korean gov't refutes claims of discrimination against Chinese ...
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Korean men becoming more obese due to drinking, lack of exercise : Korean men have become more obese over the past 13 years due to drinking and lack of exercise ...
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Korean men becoming more obese due to drinking, lack of exercise
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Korea's COVID-19 cases dip to lowest Thursday tally in 11 weeks : Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Thursday tally in 11 weeks ...
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Korea's COVID-19 cases dip to lowest Thursday tally in 11 weeks
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Korea begins COVID-19 testing for arrivals from China : Korea started requiring COVID-19 testing for arrivals from China on Monday, with such measures causing ...
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Korea begins COVID-19 testing for arrivals from China
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Korea imposes stricter COVID-19 measures for travelers arriving from China: Korea on Thursday launched a ramped-up measure against travelers inbound from China ...
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Korea imposes stricter COVID-19 measures for travelers arriving from China
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Health authorities remain wary of China risk : Korean health authorities are closely watching travelers arriving from China as the neighboring country is ...
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Health authorities remain wary of China risk
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1 in 8 travelers from China test positive at Incheon despite pre-entry PCR requirement
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1 in 8 travelers from China test positive at Incheon despite pre-entry PCR ...