SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 cases stayed below 400,000 for the fourth consecutive day Sunday, as the highly transmissible omicron variant continues to spread across the nation amid eased antivirus curbs. The country added 318,130 new coronavirus infections, including 43 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 11,162,232, [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 cases stayed below 400,000 for the third consecutive day Saturday, as the spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant continues amid eased virus curbs. The country added 335,580 new COVID-19 infections, including 49 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 11,497,711, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported fewer than 400,000 new cases for the second day in a row Friday as the omicron variant tightens its grip on the country. The country reported 339,514 new infections as of midnight, raising the total caseload to 11,162,232, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported nearly 400,000 new cases and record high deaths Thursday as the omicron variant is tightening its grip on the country, sickening nearly 20 percent of the 52 million population. The country reported 395,598 new infections as of midnight, raising the total caseload to 10,822,836, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on, soon-to-be-married couples are being forced to postpone their wedding because of family members or themselves testing positive for the virus. In some cases, couples are charged exorbitant penalties for breach of contract, raising frustrations. The Korea Consumer Agency received 47 consultation [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Heightened interest in earning extra income through side-jobs is resulting in a growing number of related publications. Books about smart stores or generating profit on social media, in particular, are gaining popularity. Yes24, a leading online bookstore, reported that among books about secondary jobs, 36.3 percent were books that [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The smoking rate of South Koreans aged 19 and older fell below 20 percent for the first time in 2020 amid growing public awareness of health and the government’s anti-smoking drive, a report showed Thursday. The smoking rate of Korean adults came to a record low of 19.2 percent [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of teenage felons aged between 10 and 13, with no criminal responsibility, has been on a steady rise in recent years, a police report showed Thursday. Last year, 8,474 people in the age group committed violent crimes, marking an increase for the third consecutive year from 7,081 [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases spiked to near 500,000 on Wednesday, adding to concerns that infections continue to spike again as the accumulated caseload surpassed 10 million. The country had reported 490,881 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, raising the total caseload to 10,427,247, the Korea Disease Control and [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea inched down in January from a year earlier, data showed Wednesday, highlighting the country’s gloomy demographic situation with the chronically low birthrate. A total of 24,598 babies were born in January, down 1.2 percent from a year earlier and the lowest [...]