SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell below 1,000 for the first time in six days Monday, mainly due to less testing over the weekend, as health authorities are set to announce new virus restrictions over the Christmas and New Year’s Day holiday period. The daily virus death toll [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases hit a record high Sunday, exceeding the 1,000 mark for the fifth straight day and posing the biggest challenge to the country’s battle against the virus so far amid the rising death toll. The country added 1,097 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,072 local infections, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases topped the 1,000 mark for the fourth consecutive day Saturday on continued cluster infections nationwide, deepening concerns over hospital bed shortages for seriously ill patients. The country added 1,053 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,029 local infections, raising the total caseload to 48,570, according [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases topped the 1,000 mark for the third day Friday on continued cluster infections nationwide and increased tests, but health authorities remain cautious about adopting the toughest virus restrictions due to the far-reaching economic impact. The country added 1,062 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,036 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases surpassed the 1,000 mark Thursday for the second day in a row as an alarming increase in cluster infections across the country continued, prompting health authorities to seriously consider adopting the toughest virus curbs. The country added 1,014 more COVID-19 cases, including 993 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases hit another new high Wednesday in the face of alarming increases in cluster infections across the country, prompting health authorities to seriously consider adopting the toughest virus curbs. The country added 1,078 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,054 local infections, raising the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to nearly 900 Tuesday after a brief fall the previous day, as the country struggles to curb the nationwide spread of the virus in winter, warning that the toughest virus curbs may be adopted. The country added 880 more COVID-19 cases, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell back below 1,000 on Monday on fewer tests over the weekend after topping the mark for the first time the previous day, with health authorities struggling to conduct more virus tests to rein in further spread. The country added 718 more COVID-19 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s single-day coronavirus cases broke the 1,000-mark for the first time on Sunday, prompting President Moon Jae-in to warn that the country will have to consider enforcing the toughest level of social distancing unless the current spread is curbed. The country added 1,030 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,002 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The daily number of new coronavirus cases in South Korea crossed the 900-mark on Saturday, reaching a record high nearly 11 months after the country reported its first virus case. The country added 950 more COVID-19 cases, including 928 local infections, raising the total caseload to 41,736, according to [...]