South Korea handing out free rapid tests as COVID-19 cases soar

The hill ^ | 02/16/2022 | Olafiamihan oshin

[ChicagoConservative27]

South Korean authorities announce that they will start handing out free COVID-19 rapid tests amid the ongoing surge of virus infections, The Associated Press reported.

Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said on Wednesday that officials will start the new initiative next week by handing out testing kits at secondary schools, senior health care facilities and neighborhood welfare centers in an effort to strengthen protection for unvaccinated children and high-risk groups.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Why are cases soaring in South Korea?

[PGR88]

According to Google Vaccine tracker - Korea is the 4th most vaccinated place in the world, with 85.5% of population having had 2 jabs

57.2% have had 3 jabs.

[mewzilla]

Because they’re handing out free coof tests.

[Fury]

Soar!

[1Old Pro]

I’m still waiting for mine from Brandon. He said 7-10 days and I think I’m going on 3 weeks + now.

[tnlibertarian]

I’m still waiting for mine from Brandon. He said 7-10 days and I think I’m going on 3 weeks + now.

I got mine Monday. Made in China.

[Zathras]

Because the Puppet Masters are loosing the war.
They had to invent another reason to keep things shutdown.

[Chauncey Gardiner]

They’re just as stupid as we are. Tests do not stop the virus. Vaccines do not stop the virus. Prevention kits and therapeutics do.

[mware]

Ordered mine the first day they became available. I was informed I would get it the end of Jan. Still waiting.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Note: NO mention of deaths in the article. The common cold has a lot of “cases” too but we don’t rush out and test for it.

What a freaking joke.

All that matters is deaths. If deaths are low, nothing else matters.

[gitmo]

Their case rate is 1/3 of Israel’s.

[EEGator]

Soar, like an eagle?...

[1Old Pro]

Ordered mine the first day they became available. I was informed I would get it the end of Jan. Still waiting.

Yep, I ordered the first day as well. I though Brandon would never lie to me so I assumed someone at the P.O. stole them.

[MGunny]

Amazing how all of the sudden this phony Kung Flu thing is popping up all Asia and the pacific areas!

[FoxInSocks]

Because they never got hit very hard prior to November of last year? Lots of people getting first-time exposure. Just looking at a graph of their cases over time.

[Huskrrrr]

Ditto, typical. Biden assured us timely delivery.

[Steve_Seattle]

Japan and Singapore have also seen huge rises in cases. In recent months, deaths have also been higher than at any time in the pandemic. However, cases worldwide have been declined by about a third in the last three weeks, and deaths began to drop about a week ago.

But prior to the declines, pretty much every highly-vaccinated country was seeing caseloads from 200% to 3,000% higher than before anyone was vaccinated.

[dforest]

Is anyone who is getting thesesChinese tests having them tested for safety. Why would anyone use one of these from China of all places?

[Socon-Econ]

Why are cases soaring in South Korea?
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The answer depends on the definition of a “case”. In the USA, a case can be a positive test with nothing else. Or a positive test with a cold or the flu.

[logi_cal869]

Because they were so successful with masks. /s

I predicted this, too. smh