SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Friday tally in 11 weeks in the latest sign of a downward trend ahead of the planned lifting of all outdoor mask mandates next week. The country reported 29,108 new COVID-19 infections, including 303 from overseas, bringing the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest number in nearly three months for a Thursday count, as the virus wave is slowing down at a steady pace. The country reported 33,009 new COVID-19 infections, including 255 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,535,940, the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 630 elementary to high school students took their own lives over the past four years, due mainly to family feuds, an education ministry report showed Thursday. According to the report submitted to Rep. Kim Byong-wook of the People Power Party, 388 high school students died by [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Student drug offenders jumped nearly 2.5-fold over the past three years, marking a sharp increase compared with a 1.3-fold rise in overall drug offenders seen during the period, a report showed Thursday. According to the police report submitted to Democratic Party Rep. Kang Deuk-gu, the number of elementary to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases remained below 50,000 for five days in a row Wednesday, as the pandemic has been in retreat for two months and the country has tried to resume pre-pandemic normalcy. The country reported 41,286 new COVID-19 infections, including 326 from overseas, bringing the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell for the fourth consecutive day Tuesday amid the country’s efforts to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. The country reported 47,917 new COVID-19 infections, including 323 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,461,737, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The new [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — One out of three arrest warrants requested by police in connection with stalking crimes are rejected by the court, data showed Tuesday. According to statistics from the National Police Agency, police filed for a total of 377 arrest warrants for stalking from last October, when a new act on [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases slowed to a 10-week low on Monday, showing signs of a downturn in the virus wave. The country reported 19,407 new COVID-19 infections, including 289 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,413,873, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The new [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A planned murder is three times more likely if it is preceded by an act of stalking, a study indicated Sunday. A thesis recently published by Kim Sung-hee, a police science professor at the Korean National Police University and Lee Soo-jung, a forensic psychology professor at Kyonggi University, studied [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell for the fourth consecutive day to below 40,000 on Sunday as the spread of the virus slows down. The country reported 34,764 new COVID-19 infections, including 241 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,394,466, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]