SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases rose above 400 again on Friday as the country started its vaccination program and decided to extend current social distancing guidelines for two more weeks. The country reported 406 more virus cases, including 382 local infections, raising the total caseload to 88,922, according [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell slightly below 400 on Thursday, a day ahead of the country’s first rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, as sporadic cluster infections continued to pop up across the country. The country reported 396 more virus cases, including 369 local infections, raising the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 400 on Wednesday on continued cluster infections across the country ahead of the country’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout this week. The country reported 440 more virus cases, including 417 local infections, raising the total caseload to 88,120, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed below 400 for the second straight day Tuesday on fewer tests over the weekend, but authorities are vigilant over the rising reproduction rate amid eased social distancing measures and an increase in the number of patients infected with COVID-19 variants. The country [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases dipped below 400 on Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but a series of cluster infections at plants and hospitals continued to pile up. The country reported 332 more COVID-19 cases, including 313 local infections, raising the total caseload to 87,324, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed below 500 for the second straight day on Sunday, but health authorities remained vigilant about a potential flare-up in virus infections amid eased social distancing rules. The country reported 416 more COVID-19 cases, including 391 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell back below 500 for the first time in four days on Saturday, but sporadic infections continued to be reported amid worries over a potential resurgence after the government eased social distancing rules earlier this week. The country reported 448 more COVID-19 cases, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell back to below 600 on Friday, while authorities are stepping up monitoring of manufacturing plants and hospitals to slow the rapid pace of virus transmission. The country reported 561 more COVID-19 cases, including 533 local infections, raising the total caseload to 86,128, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 600s for a second consecutive day on Thursday as infections at a slew of manufacturing plants and hospitals surged, prompting authorities to guard against a potential virus resurgence. The country reported 621 more COVID-19 cases, including 590 local infections, raising [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases increased by the most in more than a month to over 600 on Wednesday, prompting concerns over a virus resurgence after the Lunar New Year holiday amid eased social distancing rules. The country reported 621 more COVID-19 cases, including 590 local infections, raising [...]