SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Saturday eased restrictions on previously shuttered or scaled back businesses as the number of new coronavirus cases in the country stayed in the 500s for the fifth consecutive day. The country added 580 more COVID-19 cases, including 547 local infections, raising the total caseload to 71,820, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new coronavirus cases dropped to the lowest level in a month on Saturday, but authorities are vigilant over chains of cluster infections coupled with looming concerns over a COVID-19 variant. The country added 641 more COVID-19 cases, including 596 local infections, raising the total caseload to 67,999, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The third wave of the coronavirus pandemic appears to be slowly declining after a peak amid tough social distancing guidelines, but health authorities remain guarded against a more transmissible virus variant, officials said Friday. The country added 674 more COVID-19 cases, including 633 local infections, raising the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed below 1,000 for the third consecutive day on Thursday amid signs of a slowdown, and the government eased virus curbs on indoor sports facilities in response to growing complaints from small business owners. The country added 870 more COVID-19 cases, including 833 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed below 1,000 for the second consecutive day on Wednesday amid signs of a slowdown, while nursing homes and churches continued to be hot spots for virus outbreaks despite extended virus curbs. The country added 840 more COVID-19 cases, including 809 local infections, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea appears to be slowing down with the help of tough restrictions ahead of the holiday season, but concerns remain over continued cluster infections at virus-prone facilities and a more transmissible virus variant, health authorities said Tuesday. The country added [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 1,000 Monday due to soaring infections in a Seoul prison and care homes across the country, as well as continued community infections, despite extended tougher virus curbs. The country added 1,020 more COVID-19 cases, including 985 local infections, raising [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed below 1,000 for the second day in a row Sunday, largely due to less testing on the New Year’s Day holiday, as health authorities kept tight vigilance with the extension of the current social distancing rules. The country added 657 more COVID-19 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell below 900 on Saturday, largely due to less testing over the New Year’s Day holiday, as health authorities kept tight vigilance with the extension of the current social distancing rules. The country added 824 more COVID-19 cases, including 788 local infections, raising [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases rose above 1,000 again Friday as health authorities are expected to extend the current social distancing rules amid no signs of the winter wave of the virus abating. The country added 1,029 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,004 local infections, raising the total caseload [...]