SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases remained in the 600s for the third straight day Saturday as sporadic cluster infections were reported across the nation amid concerns of another wave of infections. The country reported 627 more COVID-19 cases, including 593 local infections, raising the total caseload to 122,634, [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases remained in the 600s for the second day Friday as the country extended its social distancing measures against the coronavirus amid concerns of another wave of the pandemic. The country reported 661 more COVID-19 cases, including 642 local infections, raising the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases fell back to below 700 on Thursday, but sporadic cluster infections and the rising number of untraceable cases still indicate a further rise in infections. The country reported 680 more COVID-19 cases, including 650 local infections, raising the total caseload to 121,351, the [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases rose to the highest in four days on Wednesday, nearing 800, and the proportion of untraceable infections hit the highest point ever amid concerns of another wave of the pandemic. The country reported 775 more COVID-19 cases, including 754 local infections, raising the [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases stayed in the 500s for the second straight day Tuesday due to less testing as the country accelerates a vaccine rollout amid woes over another wave of the pandemic. The country reported 512 more COVID-19 cases, including 477 local infections, raising the total [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases fell below 600 on Monday for the first time in six days due to fewer tests over the weekend as health authorities accelerated the country’s inoculation drive. The country reported 500 more COVID-19 cases, including 469 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases fell below 700 for the first time in five days on Sunday due to fewer tests during the weekend, amid lingering concerns about a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections. The country reported 644 more COVID-19 cases, including 603 local infections, raising the total [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases stayed in the high 700s for the second straight day Saturday as Seoul signed a deal with U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. to import additional Pfizer vaccine doses for 20 million people. The country reported 785 more COVID-19 cases, including 760 local infections, [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases neared 800 on Friday as growing untraceable cases, coupled with cluster infections, continued to hamper the country’s virus fight against the pandemic. The country conditionally approved the use of COVID-19 self-test kits to beef up its testing capacity. The country reported 797 more [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported more than 700 new virus cases for the second straight day on Thursday amid lingering woes over another wave of the pandemic. The number of vaccinations surpassed 2 million. The country identified 735 more COVID-19 cases, including 715 local infections, raising the total caseload to 116,661, [...]