Seoul, Nov 29 (TIWN) South Korea welcomed on Monday the resumption of negotiations on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and expressed hope for "substantive progress," amid the ongoing diplomatic row over Teheran's assets frozen here under US sanctions.

The government launched the "Living with Covid-19" rules in November to alleviate anti-virus measures following the country's full vaccination rate topping 70 per cent, Xinhua news agency reported.

With the eased social-distancing guideline, the confirmed cases surged for the past month. In the latest tally, South Korea reported 3,309 more cases of Covid-19 for the past 24 hours, lifting the total number of infections to 444,200.

The number of infected people who were in a serious condition surpassed 600, while 32 more deaths were confirmed, leaving the death toll at 3,580.

Moon said it would be important to inoculate the unvaccinated, emphasising the need for the third dose of Covid vaccine.