SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 400 on Tuesday after the four-day-long Lunar New Year holiday, while the government signed deals to secure additional COVID-19 vaccines to better fight the pandemic. The country reported 457 more COVID-19 cases, including 429 local infections, raising the total [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 300s for the third consecutive day Monday on fewer tests during the Lunar New Year holiday, with social distancing measures eased to help small businesses whose operations have been in limbo over tougher regulations. The country reported 344 more COVID-19 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 300s for a second straight day on Sunday on fewer tests on the Lunar New Year holiday, with eased social distancing measures in store this week. The country reported 326 more COVID-19 cases, including 304 local infections, raising the total [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell below 400 on Saturday, apparently due to fewer tests during the Lunar New Year holiday, as the government decided to ease social distancing restrictions. The country reported 362 more COVID-19 cases, including 345 local infections, raising the total caseload to 83,199, the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases retreated Friday, apparently due to fewer tests amid the Lunar New Year holiday, but health authorities are staying vigilant over a potential uptick after the traditional holiday. The country reported 403 more COVID-19 cases, including 384 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases bounced back above 500 Thursday, putting authorities on heightened alert over a potential surge in infections during the extended Lunar New Year holiday. The country added 504 more COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, including 467 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported a spike in daily coronavirus cases Wednesday as clusters of infections continued to emerge, with health authorities urging people to avoid family gatherings during the Lunar New Year holiday. The country added 444 more COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, including 414 local infections, raising [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will start vaccinating its population against COVID-19 on Feb. 26 if final approval for the use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine for elderly people is made this week, health authorities said Tuesday. The announcement by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) came as the nation reported a [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases fell below 300 on Monday, marking the lowest number since last November, when a third wave of outbreaks began, as the nation started an eased social distancing scheme outside the greater Seoul area. The country added 289 more COVID-19 cases in the past 24 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases were under 400 for the third consecutive day Sunday in the latest sign of a possible slowdown in the virus curve, with the country set to launch an eased social distancing scheme outside the greater Seoul area starting the next day. The country added [...]