SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily number of new cases neared 700 for the third consecutive day Friday amid concerns over a bigger and longer-than-expected wave of the pandemic during the winter. But health authorities remained cautious in adopting the toughest virus curbs as they could deal a hard blow to the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The third wave of the pandemic currently in progress in South Korea will be bigger than previous ones and long-lasting, health authorities warned on Thursday, as the number of new coronavirus cases neared 700 for the second straight day. Health authorities said they will expand virus tests in the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new virus cases neared 700 on Wednesday on soaring community infections in the greater Seoul area despite toughened social distancing measures. The country reported 686 new virus cases, including 662 domestically transmitted ones, raising the total caseload to 39,432, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new virus cases fell back slightly to below 600 on Tuesday as tougher virus restrictions in the greater Seoul and other areas began to be implemented. But health authorities still remain on utmost alert over a further spike in virus cases tied to a slew of cluster [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s health authorities warned on Monday that the country’s daily virus cases may top 900 next week as a string of cluster infections from private gatherings and infection-prone facilities continued amid a surge in untraceable infection cases. They will streamline test procedures for quick results to rein in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The daily number of new coronavirus cases in South Korea fell back to below 600 on Saturday, following a nine-month high the previous day, as authorities are considering adopting tighter antivirus restrictions as the country continues to witness various new cluster infections. The country added 583 more COVID-19 cases, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The daily number of new coronavirus cases in South Korea topped 600 on Friday, the most in nearly nine months despite tightened antivirus measures, prodding authorities to consider adopting tighter virus restrictions. The country added 629 more COVID-19 cases, including 600 local infections, raising the total caseload to 36,332, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 500 for the second consecutive day Thursday as locally transmitted cases continued to pile up across the country, further raising concerns over a bigger wave of the pandemic in the winter season. The country added 540 more COVID-19 cases, including 516 local [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The daily number of new coronavirus cases in South Korea bounced back to over 500 again Wednesday, adding to concerns that the country faces a bigger wave of the pandemic in winter amid tougher social distancing measures. The country added 511 more COVID-19 cases, including 493 local infections, raising [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 416 additional COVID-19 infections were confirmed across South Korea as of 6 p.m. Tuesday, according to health authorities and local governments. The figure raises the possibility that the daily number of new cases will exceed 500 in an updated tally to be announced the following day. [...]