South Korea leaders apologise for navy ship COVID-19 outbreak amid vaccine furore

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SEOUL: South Korea's prime minister and defence minister apologised as hundreds of COVID-19-infected sailors were flown to Seoul on Tuesday (Jul ...

on Tuesday after a navy destroyer patrolling the waters off Africa was found to be riddled with the coronavirus.

The rare double apology underscored simmering anger in South Korea over the handling of the pandemic as a fourth wave of infections sweeps through the country with just 13 per cent of the 52 million population fully inoculated amid vaccine shortages. "The government revealed its own incompetence by giving lame excuses such as transport issues, that they didn't have diplomatic power to secure cooperation from nearby countries," said Kim Ki-hyeon, floor leader of the main opposition People Power party.

The critically ill will be hospitalised and the others infected taken to treatment centres, officials said. The minority who tested negative will be retested and held in isolation at military facilities.They were replaced on the destroyer by a 200-strong immunised crew who will steer the ship home over the next 50 days.

 

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