More than 5 million households who do not receive health insurance coverage through an employer are set to see their monthly contributions drop by an average of 36-thousand won next year following Cabinet approval of a revision to the National Health I…
SEOUL– South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases rebounded to over 115,000 Tuesday after declining for a few days, due largely to fewer tests, as the virus trend continues at a steady pace.The country reported 115,638 new COVID-19 infections, including 380 cas…
Daily COVID-19 cases climbed back above 110-thousand as weekday testing rates resumed.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Tuesday that 115-thousand-638 infections were confirmed throughout the previous day, including 380 from overse…
Corporate subscribers of state health insurance in South Korea will have to pay more than seven percent of their monthly income for the premium next year. The Ministry of Health and Welfare on Tuesday announced that the percentage of a paycheck tha…
The government will cut its funding for infectious disease response by more than two trillion won next year as the nation shifts its COVID-19 efforts to the management of high-risk cases.In the 2023 budget approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday, four-point…