(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The number of people inoculated with the first dose of South Korea's new crown vaccine exceeds 10 million, and the epidemic prevention restrictions will be relaxed from July
China News Service, Seoul, June 10 (Reporter Liu Xu) The South Korean New Coronary Vaccination Promotion Team stated on the 10th local time that as of 11 a.m. that day, the cumulative number of people receiving the first dose of the new crown vaccine in South Korea has exceeded 10 million, reaching 10.06705 million People, accounting for about 19.6% of the total population (as of December last year).
On the same day, Jeong Eun-kyung, director of the Korean Disease Management Agency, paid tribute and gratitude to the people who actively cooperated with the government’s vaccination work and the medical staff who dedicated themselves to the frontline. The goal of administering the new crown vaccine and keeping the current epidemic prevention response measures unchanged, it is expected that the number of new cases in a single day in South Korea is expected to decrease significantly after mid-July.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare of South Korea stated on the same day that according to the adjustment plan for epidemic prevention measures to be implemented in July, the restricted business hours of restaurants, cafes, karaoke rooms, and entertainment venues under South Korea’s secondary response will be extended from the current 22:00 to midnight (24 Time), other facilities are fully lifted from time-limited measures.
The specific adjustment plan will be announced as early as next week.
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