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Korea announced it will stop classifying COVID-19 as a health crisis, lifting almost all pandemic-related restrictions next month, including mandatory isolation, and treat the disease as an endemic. Placing the contagious disease in the endemic category means its presence has become more predictable and manageable much like seasonal influenza.
The National Health Security Office is preparing to order an additional 860,000 influenza vaccine doses, bringing the stockpile to 5.26 million doses to immunise vulnerable groups.
A pregnant woman dubbed "Aem Cyanide" by netizens over her suspected role in the deaths of over a dozen people is now facing at least 10 charges, mostly for premeditated murder, as the police continue their investigation into the case.
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will make a weeklong trip to Europe starting this week that includes stops in Britain for King Charles III's coronation, as well as Sweden, Austria and Romania, his office said Tuesday.
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Monday he expects President Yoon Suk Yeol's upcoming state visit to the United States this week to bring various tangible benefits for future generations.