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South Korea reports a record 621,328 new daily COVID-19 cases and a daily record 429 deaths.

The self-treatment scheme was launched for patients with mild coronavirus symptoms in order to free up medical resources for more serious cases.

The accumulated virus caseload surpassed 1 million on Sunday, two years after the country reported its first COVID-19 case.

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) posted 7,850 cases for Tuesday.

The rising trend prompts a warning that new case numbers may nearly double by end-July.

Half of the new cases were fuelled by gatherings of family and friends, government figures showed.

Coronavirus vaccines left over after people do not show up for inoculations will be available for anyone who wants to get vaccinated via online reservations starting later this week.

The KDCA allowed people carrying out a key public mission such as a diplomatic or military task to be vaccinated starting this month.

The practice has raised debate over medical safety and commercial concerns from the manufacturers who charge by the dose.

Health authorities stressed that the virus infections are not related to the vaccine's efficacy.

The deaths of hundreds of mainly undocumented Thai migrant workers in South Korea prompted the UN to call for an inquiry.

A 63-year-old nursing home patient with cerebrovascular disease developed symptoms, including high fever, after being given the AstraZeneca vaccine.

The new variant, thought to be more transmissible than others currently circulating, was found in three people who had entered South Korea from London.

There is only three critical care bed left in the greater Seoul area with a nearly 26 million population.

The KDCA confirmed that the probability of linking the influenza vaccine as the cause of death, as reported (previously), is very low.

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