SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed below 5,000 for the second day in a row Saturday as the nation maintained tough social distancing restrictions to rein in the fast spread of COVID-19. The country added 4,416 new COVID-19 infections, including 4,310 local infections, raising the total caseload to 635,253, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 5,000 for the first time in three days Friday, but the government decided to extend toughened social distancing rules for two more weeks through mid-January to try to reduce critical cases and contain the omicron variant. The country added 4,875 new COVID-19 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of low-income households had less than an appropriate amount of food with less or no consideration for a balanced diet last year. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency conducted an analysis of national health and nutritional surveys, which showed that only 86.6 percent of low-income households [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul has the best work-life balance among metropolitan cities and provinces in South Korea, a survey showed Thursday. The Ministry of Employment and Labor on Thursday unveiled the 2020 work-life balance index for the nation’s 17 metropolitan cities and provinces based on the results of a recent survey. The [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 5,000 for the second day in a row Thursday, as authorities are expected to extend the current social distancing rules amid concerns over the omicron variant and critical cases. The country added 5,037 new COVID-19 infections, including 4,930 local infections, raising the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Social relationships are changing drastically as the coronavirus pandemic, which has dragged on over the past two years, has prevented people from meeting in person. An institute affiliated with South Korea’s top life insurer Samsung Life Insurance Co. reported Wednesday that COVID-19 has led to a drastic reduction in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of teenagers who have received help from youth counseling welfare centers related to suicide or self-harm has quadrupled over the past five years. The Korea Youth Counseling and Welfare Institute reported that 238 youth counseling welfare centers across the country provided counselling services for 87,458 cases of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting next year, family members of organ donors and recipients will be able to communicate online. The Korea Organ Donation Agency announced that it will begin an online letter exchange program between family members of the organ donor and the recipient on Monday. In the past, South Korea banned [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new coronavirus cases bounced back to above 5,000 for the first time in three days Wednesday and the number of critically ill patients surged to a record high. The country added 5,409 new COVID-19 infections, including 5,283 local infections, raising the total caseload to 620,938, according to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Young South Koreans are more worried about the country’s lack of jobs than young people in any other country, a survey showed Tuesday. The Korean National Commission for UNESCO conducted a survey of 1,000 people between the ages of 19 and 34, 34 percent of whom picked ‘lack of [...]