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South Korea to require COVID tests for travellers from China

SEOUL: South Korea said on Friday it will impose mandatory COVID-19 tests on travellers from China, joining the...

Published 30 Dec, 2022 11:13am

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South Korea reports record high 56,431 new daily COVID-19 cases

SEOUL: South Korea reported a daily record high of 56,431 new coronavirus cases for Saturday, bringing its total...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 12:35pm

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South Korea drops vaunted 'test and trace' strategy as Omicron surges

SEOUL: South Korea said Wednesday it was dropping its vaunted "trace, test and treat" programme as a surge in ...

Published 09 Feb, 2022 04:03pm

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South Korea reports second-highest COVID count ahead of holiday

SEOUL: South Korea posted its second-highest daily number of coronavirus cases on Sunday, despite extended COVID-19...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 01:15pm

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South Korea to deploy Pfizer COVID-19 pills as Omicron wave looms

SEOUL: South Korea will begin treating coronavirus patients with Pfizer's antiviral pills on Friday, health ...

Published 13 Jan, 2022 12:13pm

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South Korea reports record-high COVID-19 cases, deaths

SEOUL: South Korea reported a record daily 5,352 new COVID-19 infections and 70 deaths, while a nationwide total of...

Published 04 Dec, 2021 10:42am

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South Korea to purchase 70,000 courses of new Pfizer Covid-19 pill

SEOUL: South Korea has agreed to buy 70,000 courses of Pfizer Inc's experimental antiviral Covid-19 pill, the Korea...

Updated 06 Nov, 2021 06:21pm

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South Korea eyes mid-May arrival of coronavirus vaccines as stocks run down

This is because available stocks amount to just 529,000 doses of Pfizer's vaccine and 381,000 doses of the AstraZeneca product, an agency official told Reuters.

Published 03 May, 2021 01:42pm

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South Korea reels from most daily COVID-19 cases in 3 months, approves Johnson & Johnson vaccine

J&J is the third COVID-19 vaccine maker to be authorised in South Korea, after AstraZeneca and Pfizer, both of which require two doses.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 12:35pm

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South Korea PM pleads for COVID-19 compliance ahead of Lunar New Year

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 303 daily new coronavirus cases as of Monday. That brings total infections reported in South Korea to 81,487, with a death toll of 1,482.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 12:02pm

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South Korea daily coronavirus cases drop ahead of Lunar New Year

South Korea on Saturday eased curfews on more than half a million restaurants and other businesses outside the capital Seoul, letting them stay open an hour later, amid a public backlash over tight curbs to contain COVID-19.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 11:31am

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South Korea readies for COVID-19 vaccine with airport transport drill

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported 467 new cases by Tuesday, as numbers rebounded above 400 in four days, boosted by continuing cluster infections.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 11:29am

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South Korea reviews AstraZeneca vaccine for elderly under rollout plan

Health authorities will expand vaccinations towards the second half of the year with an aim to reach herd immunity by November.
Inoculations would begin in February starting with key groups, including medical workers in the front line of coronavirus treatment.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 07:50pm

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South Korea to begin COVID-19 vaccinations for general public in Q3

Inoculations would begin in February starting with key groups, including medical workers and the elderly in nursing homes, Jeong said.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 10:57am

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South Korea expands ban on social gatherings nationwide

"The KDCA should perfectly ready for the entire process the moment the vaccine arrives - the distribution, storage, inoculation and follow-ups," Chung told a government meeting.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 10:23am

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South Korea says third wave of coronavirus being contained, fewest infections in nearly 4 weeks

"The latest third wave of coronavirus spread is being contained as a result of expanded COVID-19 testing (recently) and strengthened distancing measures," Sohn Young-rae, a senior health official, told a briefing.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 02:15pm

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South Korea tries to contain coronavirus outbreak in prison

The American troops stationed in South Korea on Tuesday received the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine. USFK includes around 28,500 American military personnel as well as thousands of other workers and family members.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 09:42am

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South Korea reports first variant of coronavirus found in the UK

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Monday.

Published 28 Dec, 2020 10:03am

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South Korea logs second-highest daily coronavirus tally as criticism of govt grows

Seoul and its surrounding areas have banned gatherings of more than four people from Dec. 23 to Jan. 3, and both restaurant owners and patrons may face up to 3 million won ($2,700) in fines for violation of the order.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 09:47am

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South Korea fears for COVID-19 patients amid sickbed shortage

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 1,053 infections of the new coronavirus, a record fourth consecutive day of more than 1,000 cases.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 04:15pm

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South Korea reports more than 1,000 coronavirus cases for third straight day

Chung did not give any details but media has reported some bars trying to beat the bans by passing themselves off as restaurants.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 09:22am

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South Korea reports record daily rise in coronavirus deaths

Hospitals were at a breaking point with only three critical care beds available as of Wednesday in greater Seoul, an area with a population of almost 26 million people, officials said.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 10:02am

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Bed shortage looms as South Korea reports record new coronavirus cases

There were only three critical care bed left in the greater Seoul area with a nearly 26 million population, officials said.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 10:34am

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South Korea warns of tougher coronavirus restrictions if rules ignored

"Considering the weight and impact of Level 3 distancing, we first need to level-headedly look back at whether all of us are properly implementing the current level."

Published 15 Dec, 2020 09:55am

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South Korea reports second-highest new COVID-19 cases amid new wave

Tougher social distancing rules took effect on Tuesday, including unprecedented curfews on restaurants and most other businesses.

Published 09 Dec, 2020 10:16am

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South Korea tightens virus curbs in Seoul region

Sunday's figures take the total number of cases in the country to more than 37,000.

Updated 06 Dec, 2020 06:22pm

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 31	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 31	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 31	156.20
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 31	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 31	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 30	5,906.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 30	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Dec 30	19,486.79
Dow Jones / Dec 30	42,573.73
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 30	19,909.14
India Sensex / Dec 31	78,017.14
Hang Seng / Dec 31	20,059.95
FTSE 100 / Dec 31	8,125.32

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 30	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 30	241,430.80
Petrol/Litre / Dec 31	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 31	71.59
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 31	2,605.88
Diesel/Litre / Dec 31	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Hira Textile / Dec 31 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	3.75 ▲ 0.45 (13.64%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 31 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	8.33 ▲ 1.00 (13.64%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Dec 31 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7.88 ▲ 0.88 (12.57%)
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 31 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	9.38 ▲ 1.00 (11.93%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 31 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.47 (11.75%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 31 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.99 ▲ 1.00 (11.12%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 31 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	15.70 ▲ 1.43 (10.02%)
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 31 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	39.33 ▲ 3.58 (10.01%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 31 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	65.45 ▲ 5.95 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 31 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.12 ▼ -0.98 (-16.07%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 31 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	7.60 ▼ -0.90 (-10.59%)
Nimir Resins / Dec 31 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	30.76 ▼ -3.42 (-10.01%)
Frontier Ceram / Dec 31 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	42.91 ▼ -4.77 (-10.00%)
Fateh Sports / Dec 31 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	78.50 ▼ -8.72 (-10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Dec 31 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	203.81 ▼ -22.65 (-10.00%)
Noon Sugar / Dec 31 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	81.31 ▼ -9.03 (-10.00%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Dec 31 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	425.82 ▼ -47.31 (-10.00%)
Gammon Pak / Dec 31 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	45.59 ▼ -5.06 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Dec 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	212,308,919 ▲ 0.42
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	111,551,930 ▼ -0.05
B.O.Punjab / Dec 31 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	84,182,656 ▲ 0.28
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 31 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	66,177,767 ▲ 1.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 31 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	55,597,038 ▲ 0.69
Pak Refinery / Dec 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	50,017,805 ▲ 3.54
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 31 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	48,777,302 ▼ -0.02
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,320,218 ▲ 0.24
Pak Elektron / Dec 31 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	36,348,761 ▼ -0.91

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