Kim Tong-hyung July 06, 2021 - 10:32 PM
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) â South Korea on Wednesday reported 1,212 new cases, a steep rise in coronavirus infections unseen since the winter outbreak as it slips into another surge while most of its people are still unvaccinated.
Health experts say the government sent the wrong message by pushing for a premature easing of social distancing.
Packed restaurants, bars and stores and huge beer-drinking crowds at parks alongside Seoulâs Han River in recent weeks have illustrated how the country has let its guard down despite a slow vaccine rollout.
Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said officials will consider tougher distancing rules if transmissions continue to grow over the next two or three days. President Moon Jae-in in a separate meeting instructed officials to swiftly deploy police officers, troops and civil servants to help with contact tracing.
South Korea s cases jump to 1,200 amid slow vaccination
KIM TONG-HYUNG , Associated Press
FacebookTwitterEmail 14
1of14A batch of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines sent by Israel is unloaded at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. South Korea on Wednesday received 700,000 Pfizer shots from Israel in exchange for a future shipment of vaccines to Israel from September to November, when officials hope South Korea s shortage will have eased.Ahn Young-joon/APShow MoreShow Less
2of14A batch of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines sent by Israel is unloaded at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. South Korea on Wednesday received 700,000 Pfizer shots from Israel in exchange for a future shipment of vaccines to Israel from September to November, when officials hope South Korea s shortage will have eased.Ahn Young-joon/APShow MoreShow Less
South Korea reports 1,212 new COVID-19 cases, highest since winter outbreak msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
SEOUL, July 6 (Reuters) - Israel agreed on Monday to provide about 700,000 expiring doses of Pfizer-BioNTech s coronavirus vaccine to South Korea, the Haaretz newspaper reported, citing Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
Delivery of the doses is to begin later in July, and as part of the deal Israel will receive in September and October an identical number of Pfizer vaccine doses that had been ordered by Seoul, Bennett said.
A spokeswoman for South Korea s Health Ministry said on Tuesday she had no comment on the report.
South Korea has quickly distributed the COVID-19 vaccines it has, but has struggled to obtain enough doses in a timely manner amid tight global supplies, particularly in Asia.
Dan WilliamsJosh Smith
2 minute read
A vial of the Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is seen as medical staff are vaccinated at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel December 19, 2020. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
JERUSALEM/SEOUL, July 6 (Reuters) - Israel will deliver about 700,000 expiring doses of Pfizer-BioNTech s (PFE.N) coronavirus vaccine to South Korea later this month, and South Korea will give Israel back the same number, already on order from Pfizer, in September and October.
South Korea has quickly distributed the COVID-19 vaccines it has, but has struggled to obtain enough doses in a timely manner amid tight global supplies, particularly in Asia.