Asia's Early Covid Rockstar Hits a Rough Patch

People wearing masks walk along the Namdaemun market in Seoul, South Korea.

Photographer: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

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So what’s going on here? That’s the $64,000 question everyone’s asking in South Korea where Covid-19 cases are rising, even with 80% of the population fully vaccinated.