South Korea to vaccine its 52M people for free

South Korea to vaccine its 52M people for free

South Korea to vaccine its 52M people for free

Seoul : South Korea’s President says it’ll offer COVID-19 vaccinations to all its people free of charge in phases.

President Moon Jae-in made the comments in his New Year’s address on Monday. He has maintained an earlier government announcement that the inoculation would start from February.

South Korean officials have said they would have vaccines for 56 million people, an amount seemingly enough for the country’s 52 million people.

Who will get vaccinated first has not yet been decided but is likely to be people at long-term care centres and nurses and doctors.

South Korea to vaccine its 52M people for free

South Korea to vaccine its 52M people for free

After weeks of a resurgence, South Korea’s virus caseload has gradually slowed amid tough distancing rules that include a ban on social gatherings of five or more people. Earlier on Monday, South Korea reported 451 new virus cases, the first time for its daily tally to come below 500 in 41 days.

The country’s total stands at 69,114 with 1,140 deaths.

Moon says “the end of a dark tunnel is finally coming in sight”. He says the government will make best efforts to further curb the ongoing outbreak. AP