SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Getting geared up for a potential second wave of COVID-19 infections, South Korea seems to be leaning toward embracing telemedicine despite unrelenting protests from a physicians’ lobby group and civic activists. President Moon Jae-in’s aides at Cheong Wa Dae are busy making a case for why such a system [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s exports of coronavirus test kits are expected to gather momentum down the road thanks to high overseas demand, industry sources said Thursday. With the coronavirus outbreak raging across the globe, many affected countries are scrambling to import South Korean COVID-19 test kits, in a boon to local [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Experts argue that the proper use of air conditioners in the summer is critical in preventing the spread of COVID-19. The coronavirus is transmitted through droplets, which can travel further if carried by the air current generated by air conditioners. Air conditioners are typically used with windows closed, which [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Wednesday it has begun shipping location-tracking wristbands currently used on people violating self-quarantine orders here amid the new coronavirus pandemic. The country inked a deal valued at 980 million won (US$798,000) with Saudi Arabia to sell some 100,000 units of the wristbands, according to the country’s [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s output of medical equipment and related materials passed 7 trillion won (US$5.7 billion) in 2019 on solid demand for dental treatment products, data showed Wednesday. About 7.3 trillion won worth of medical equipment and materials were produced in the country last year, up 11.8 percent from a [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean pharmaceutical firms are in the beginning stages of coronavirus vaccine development, lagging behind U.S. rivals, industry sources said Wednesday. No domestic companies have received the green light for clinical trials for vaccine candidates from the drug safety authorities, though U.S. biotech firm Moderna announced Monday all participants [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey has found that about half of Koreans are experiencing anxiety or depression due to the prolonged COVID-19 outbreak. According to a survey of 1,500 people aged 15 or older conducted by the Gyeonggi Research Institute, 45.7 percent said they were somewhat anxious or depressed since the [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean companies have received funds from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the world’s largest private foundations, to research treatment for COVID-19 after South Korea became a model case in containing the pandemic, with high potential in the information technology (IT) and biopharma industries. SK Bioscience, a local [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Tuesday it has developed a new test kit for the African swine fever (ASF) that can pave the way for the country to speed up its battle against the fatal animal disease and reduce its dependency on imported tools. The state-run Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean health authorities said Monday they will lift quarantine measures for patients who retested positive for the new coronavirus, as they did not find any evidence that such cases pose the risk of infecting others. Coronavirus relapse cases have been a headache for public health authorities here in [...]