SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases are expected to surpass 10,000 for the first time amid deepening concerns over the fast spreading omicron variant that has become the dominant strain in the country, data showed Tuesday. As of 9 p.m. Tuesday, the country had reported 9,218 new COVID-19 cases, up [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases are expected to reach an all-time high amid deepening concerns over the fast spreading omicron variant that has become the dominant strain in the country, data showed Monday. As of 9 p.m. Monday, the country had reported 7,437 new COVID-19 cases, up 1,762 from [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases on Sunday spiked to the second-largest figure since the pandemic outbreak, putting health authorities on alert amid the fast spread of the omicron variant. The country added 7,630 new COVID-19 infections, including 7,343 local infections, raising the total caseload to 733,902, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases jumped to over 7,000 for the first time in a month on Saturday amid the fast spread of the omicron variant. The country added 7,009 new COVID-19 infections, including 6,729 local infections, raising the total caseload to 726,274, according to the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed over 6,000 for a second straight day Friday amid concerns over the spread of the omicron variant ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. The country added 6,769 new COVID-19 infections, including 6,482 local infections, raising the total caseload to 719,269, according to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases jumped to over 6,000 for the first time in 27 days Thursday amid growing worries over the spread of the omicron virus variant ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. The country added 6,603 new COVID-19 infections, including 6,357 local infections, raising the total [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases jumped to over 5,000 for the first time in 20 days Wednesday amid growing concerns over the spread of the omicron virus variant ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. The country added 5,805 new COVID-19 infections, including 5,431 local infections, raising the total [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases climbed back above 4,000 on Tuesday as health authorities remain vigilant over a possible upsurge in infections and the spread of the omicron variant ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. The country added 4,072 new COVID-19 infections, including 3,763 local infections, raising the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases fell below 4,000 for the first time in a week Monday, but health authorities remained vigilant over a possible resurgence due to the fast spread of the omicron variant amid partially eased antivirus curbs. The country added 3,859 new COVID-19 infections, including 3,551 local [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed above 4,000 for the fifth straight day Sunday as health authorities remain vigilant over a possible upsurge in infections and the spread of the omicron variant ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. The country added 4,194 new COVID-19 infections, including 3,813 [...]