South Korea News Channel, Sejong, July 15th: The COVID-19 epidemic in South Korea has rebounded again, and the government decided to strengthen airport quarantine and deploy more epidemic prevention personnel at popular attractions. Data map: Incheon International Airport. [Photo

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Korea News Channel Sejong July 15th: The new crown epidemic in South Korea has rebounded again. The government decided to strengthen airport quarantine and deploy more epidemic prevention personnel at popular attractions.

South Korea News Channel, Sejong, July 15th: The COVID-19 epidemic in South Korea has rebounded again, and the government decided to strengthen airport quarantine and deploy more epidemic prevention personnel at popular attractions. Data map: Incheon International Airport. [Photo - DayDayNews

Data map: Incheon International Airport. [Photo = News Agency]

Lee Sang-min, the second director of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, said on the 15th that as international flights gradually get back on track and the tourist season is about to usher in, more epidemic prevention personnel will be deployed to create a safe tourism environment. .

Specifically, the government will gradually dispatch more than 200 additional quarantine personnel to Incheon International Airport and 7 local airports, and more than 2,500 additional epidemic prevention management personnel to major tourist attractions across the country to supervise the public and property owners to comply with epidemic prevention regulations.

The South Korean government recently decided to expand the number of groups eligible for the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine to patients over 50 years old and patients over 18 years old with chronic diseases. New vaccination groups will be able to make appointments from July 18 and be vaccinated from August 1. Vaccine options include , Pfizer, , Moderna and Novavax.

Korea News Channel (NEWSPIM·뉴스핌) news agency

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