SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases are likely to stay in the 1,800s on Saturday as the greater Seoul area reported a surge in cases. As of 9 p.m. Friday, 1,744 new cases were reported across the country, according to health authorities and local governments. Daily new cases are [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell back below 2,000 on Thursday, as the country is planning to unveil revised distancing guidelines later this week that may potentially include allowing family gatherings during the Chuseok holiday. The country added 1,961 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,927 local infections, raising the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 2,000 on Wednesday, with the more transmissible delta strain rising sharply ahead of a major holiday later this month. The country added 2,025 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,992 local infections, raising the total caseload to 253,445, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell below 1,400 on Tuesday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but health authorities are facing hurdles in flattening the curve ahead of the Chuseok holiday. The country added 1,372 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,333 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases are likely to hover around the 1,400s on Tuesday for a second day due to fewer tests over the weekend. As of 9 p.m., 1,273 confirmed cases were reported across the country, down four from the same time the previous day, according to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell below 1,700 Sunday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but the number of patients in critical condition stayed high, sparking concerns over more fatalities down the road. The country added 1,619 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,576 local infections, raising the total [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell to slightly under 1,800 Saturday, but the number of critical patients kept rising, while health authorities started to discuss special antivirus measures for the upcoming Chuseok holidays. The country added 1,793 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,738 local infections, raising the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases hovered under 1,900 for the second day Friday, while the number of critical patients continued to rise, as health authorities stepped up vaccination campaigns to control the worst wave driven by the highly infectious delta variant. The country added 1,841 more COVID-19 cases, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell to slightly under 1,900 on Thursday, while daily COVID-19 deaths hit the highest number since the fourth wave of the pandemic began, as health authorities scrambled to add critical-care hospital beds. The country added 1,882 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,829 local infections, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases spiked to over 2,000 again Wednesday, as the Seoul metropolitan area reported a record high daily caseload since the pandemic began amid growing concerns over untraceable and variant cases. The country added 2,155 more COVID-19 cases, including 2,114 local infections, from the previous [...]