SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases fell back to below 600 on Friday, but health authorities decided to extend the current social distancing rules for another three weeks before adopting revamped antivirus measures. The country reported 556 more COVID-19 cases, including 541 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases stayed over 600 for the second straight day Thursday as the current distancing rules are likely to be again extended without clear signs of letup in the coronavirus pandemic. The country reported 611 more COVID-19 cases, including 594 local infections, raising the total [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily new virus cases bounced back to over 600 Wednesday due to sporadic cluster infections as the country’s inoculation drive gains traction on increased vaccine supply. The country reported 602 more COVID-19 cases, including 581 local infections, raising the total caseload to 145,692, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases remained in the 400s for the second straight day Tuesday amid efforts to boost the country’s vaccination campaign. The country reported 454 more COVID-19 cases, including 435 local infections, raising the total caseload to 145,091, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases fell back to under 500 on Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend as health authorities push to ramp up the vaccination drive on the back of an increased vaccine supply. The country reported 485 more COVID-19 cases, including 454 local infections, [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell back to the 500s on Sunday due to less testing over the weekend, while the country’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout is gathering pace. The country reported 556 more COVID-19 cases, including 541 local infections, raising the total caseload to 144,152, the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 700 on Saturday, as cluster infections continued to sprout up across the country despite a stepped-up vaccination campaign. The country reported 744 more COVID-19 cases, including 725 local infections, raising the total caseload to 143,596, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases reached nearly 700 Friday on cluster infections in various settings, while health authorities remain upbeat about reaching the nation’s vaccination goal earlier than expected, with vaccine hesitancy waning and more supplies expected to be shipped in down the road. The country reported 695 [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 600s for the second consecutive day Thursday due to continued cluster infections, while the country’s inoculation drive gains pace on a smooth vaccine supply. The country reported 681 more COVID-19 cases, including 672 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 600 for the first time in six days Wednesday due to continued cluster infections, while health authorities are ramping up efforts to speed up the nationwide vaccination campaign to slow down the spread of the virus. The country reported [...]