South Korea has fully vaccinated nearly 90% of its adult population but only began inoculating children aged 12-17 recently
Seoul — South Korea said on Wednesday it would ramp up Covid-19 testing at schools after a sharp rise of infections among children, weeks ahead of a plan to fully reopen schools nationwide.
South Korea has fully vaccinated nearly 90% of its adult population but only began inoculating children aged between 12 years and 17 years in recent weeks, administering just 0.6% of the age group with both doses so far. The government would expand the use of portable polymerase chain reaction diagnostic tests for Covid-19 in schools in Seoul and neighbouring regions, and mobilise more virus-prevention personnel in overcrowded schools, he said.The country reported 2,667 new cases for Tuesday, an increase of more than 1,000 from the day earlier. Nearly one-fourth of the new cases were found in teenagers, officials said.
"We believe that the risk of infection will inevitably rise and the confirmed cases will continue to surge stemming from these teenagers."
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