SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed above 110,000 on Sunday, but the daily caseload fell from a week ago in a possible sign that the omicron-fueled summer wave could be slowing down. The country added 110,944 new COVID-19 infections, including 396 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 22,240,331, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 130,000 Saturday, but the daily number of deaths reached a three-month high amid the continued virus wave driven by a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country added 129,411 new COVID-19 infections, including 492 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 22,129,387, the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 140,000 on Friday, but daily deaths reached more than a three-month high amid the continued virus wave driven by a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country added 138,812 new COVID-19 infections, including 465 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 22,000,037, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Human Rights Commission has voiced objections to the government’s push to loosen the 52-hour limit on weekly work hours, a report showed Friday. The Yoon Suk-yeol government is seeking to introduce flexibility to the 52-hour workweek system adopted in 2018 by the previous Moon Jae-in administration so [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed above 170,000 for the second consecutive day Thursday as the country is experiencing a new virus wave amid the continued spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country added 178,574 new COVID-19 infections, including 633 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Women’s rights organizations and human rights groups have joined together to call for the right to abortion. The consortium, comprised of 22 groups, held a press conference on Wednesday and said abortion “shouldn’t be punished, but protected as a right”. Organizers said that they would continue their protest until [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Household income rose at the fastest pace on record in the second quarter due largely to pandemic-related cash handouts, but households’ propensity to consume hit a record low amid high inflation, data showed Thursday. The average household earned 4.83 million won (US$ 3,700) per month in the January-June period, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases jumped to a four-month high on Wednesday following the extended weekend amid the continued spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country added 180,803 new COVID-19 infections, including 567 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 21,682,816, according to the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — There continues to be a wide wage gap between doctors and wage workers, data showed Tuesday. The National Health Insurance Service reported that doctors working at general hospitals and other medical institutions in the country earn around 19.21 million won (US$14,650) each month as of 2020. The average monthly [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 infections hit the highest level in four months late Tuesday, as a highly contagious omicron subvariant continued to spread around the country amid the summer travel season. Health authorities had confirmed a total of 175,765 new infections nationwide as of 9 p.m., the highest since [...]