South Korea s cases jump to 1,200 amid slow vaccination
KIM TONG-HYUNG , Associated Press
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1of9A 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
2of9A 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
Israel to Ship 700,000 Pfizer Doses to South Korea in Swap Deal
JERUSALEM Israel is sending 700,000 coronavirus vaccine doses to South Korea in exchange for a future shipment of vaccines from South Korea to Israel.
Under the deal, Israel will transfer the Pfizer vaccines to South Korea in an effort to inoculate more of the Asian nation’s citizens this month. South Korea will send the same number of doses to Israel as early as September, the officials added.
“This is a win-win deal,” Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said in his statement. The agreement will “reduce the holes” in the vaccine’s availability.
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
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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
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