S Korea urges Covid-19 booster shots, as severe cases hit record, East Asia News & Top Stories


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SEOUL (REUTERS) - South Korea encouraged its citizens to take Covid-19 booster shots on Wednesday (Nov 10), as more of the elderly fell ill and reported vaccine breakthrough infections, driving serious and critical cases to a record. Severe coronavirus cases jumped from the mid-300s in October to 460 on Wednesday, official data showed. Of the severely ill patients, more than 82 per cent were aged 60 and older. Senior health ministry official Son Young-rae told a news conference that the increase is not posing a threat to the country's healthcare system yet, as there are nearly 500 ICU beds available....