SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have conducted a clinical study on virus preventive treatment using hydroxychloroquine, a controversial drug that has been touted as a possible cure for the novel coronavirus. However, they were not able to confirm the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine despite people who participated in the study testing negative [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Seegene Inc., a major diagnostic assay maker in South Korea, said Tuesday it has exported more than 10 million coronavirus test kits in just two months. Seegene said its Allplex novel coronavirus test kit has been sold to more than 60 countries, including the United States, Germany, Italy and [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — When South Korea reported its first case of the new coronavirus on Jan. 20, little was fathomed about how this virus would change life. Three months into the virus outbreak, what was once deemed a regional virus has developed into a global pandemic, reshaping how people work, rest and [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean biopharmaceutical firm Samsung Bioepis Co. said Thursday its breast cancer biosimilar Ontruzant is now available in the United States. Global health care company MSD has begun distributing the biosimilar that references Switzerland-based Roche Holding’s Herceptin, also known as Trastuzumab, in the world’s largest pharmaceutical market, Samsung Bioepis [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has published a second guidebook about its internationally acclaimed response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Ministry of Economy and Finance said Wednesday that the 90-page English-language document, titled “Flattening the curve on COVID-19,” aims to share with the world the nation’s social distancing guidelines, technology-powered [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A shipment of South Korean-made coronavirus test kits will depart for the United States early Wednesday, officials said, under arrangements made after U.S. President Donald Trump asked for medical supplies during a phone call with President Moon Jae-in last month, Two South Korean test kit makers have signed contracts [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea seeks to carry out clinical tests on antibody-based treatment for the novel coronavirus within the year, with the aim of releasing a drug in 2021, a senior official said Tuesday. The country is mapping out a governmentwide support system to find a treatment method and vaccine to [...]
WASHINGTON, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The United States is grateful to South Korea for supplying COVID-19 testing kits, a senior U.S. government official said Monday ahead of the planned arrival of a shipment of Korean-made kits. Two South Korean companies were set to load their test kits on a U.S. cargo flight Tuesday (Seoul [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has identified 38 coronavirus-neutralizing antibodies to treat those who are infected with the novel coronavirus, the country’s public health agency said Monday. The state-run National Institute of Health (NIH) and local bio-pharmaceutical firm Celltrion Inc. secured the virus-neutralizing antibody candidates from the blood of people who tested [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Many people are experiencing weight gains as they spend more time indoors to stay away from coronavirus infections. If your pets seem to have gained weight recently, you should check your own weight as well, as experts argue that both pets and their guardians should work together to lose [...]