PCR test rules to be changed
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16:37 January 25, 2022
Medical workers check COVID-19 self-test kits at a public health center in Anseong, 77 kilometers south of Seoul, on Jan. 25, 2022, one day ahead of the introduction of new quarantine rules, under which polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests will be available only to high-risk groups, including people aged over 60, residing in four omicron variant-dominated areas -- Gwangju, South Jeolla Province, Pyeongtaek and Anseong. Others in the regions can take PCR tests only after they are confirmed to have been infected with the coronavirus via self-tests. The measures were decided on, as the omicron variant became prevalent in the country. (Yonhap)
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General
16:37 January 25, 2022