South Korean President Moon Jae-in faced increasing public pressure today due to his plans to purchase a vaccine to prevent Covid-19 disease, while the country faces difficulties in containing the third wave of the pandemic, registering the second highest daily increase in the number of infections..
The local media criticized the government’s approach to obtaining Covid-19 vaccines, describing it as too lax and relying to a large extent on locally produced vaccines, which require much more time than the alternatives available abroad..
A survey conducted by the Realmeter Foundation to measure public opinion showed that six out of ten South Koreans believe that speed should be ahead of safety with regard to Covid-19 vaccines and that vaccination should start as soon as possible due to the huge increase in the number of new cases..
The Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that South Korea recorded 1092 new cases of Coronavirus yesterday, bringing the total cases in the country to 52,550, in addition to 739 deaths from the disease. The country recorded a record increase in the number of cases on Sunday, amounting to 1,097 injuries.