SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Demand for protective face masks and hand sanitizer has soared here as both local residents and travelers from China stocked up as a precaution against the new type of coronavirus, industry sources said Friday. Just days after the first case of the new strain of the pneumonia-like virus was [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean manufacturers, led by carmakers, appear to be beginning to feel the pinch of the rapid spread of the new coronavirus, with possible disruption to production and plant operations around the corner, industry sources said Friday. Hyundai Motor Co. and other major manufacturers have been operating plants in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Eleven days after South Korea confirmed its first case of a new type of coronavirus, concerns over the contagious disease have permeated everyday life, affecting people in different corners of the country. Lee Ki-eun, mom to an 11-month-old toddler, is one of them. “I didn’t think much of the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — About 370 South Korean evacuees from the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan headed in 36 police buses for two government-designated accommodations in central parts of the nation Friday after arriving at Gimpo International Airport in western Seoul in the morning. The first batch of 368 South Korean residents of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — While most people were wearing facial masks in Myeongdong — one of Seoul’s most popular shopping districts — streets were far from deserted. The one-square-kilometer area was still vibrant, with shops ranging from K-beauty brands to duty-free shops that were crowded with foreign tourists and locals. So far, South [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s airlines are reorganizing their flight schedules on Chinese routes in preemptive measures to avoid fallout from the fast-spreading new coronavirus, industry sources said Thursday. Korean Air Lines Co., the country’s national flag carrier, said it will reduce or suspend some of its flights to China from Sunday [...]
JEJU, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jeju provincial government said Thursday it is in talks with the justice ministry over a temporary suspension of a visa-free program for Chinese visitors amid continued concerns about China’s coronavirus outbreak. Since 2002, South Korea has implemented a visa-free system under which all foreign visitors, except for those [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean police said Thursday they are closely monitoring and looking into fake news related to the new coronavirus amid growing fear over the infectious disease. The cyber safety unit at the National Police Agency is focusing on cracking down on fake news related to the coronavirus, such as [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Residents of two central South Korean towns, formally picked Wednesday to house South Korean nationals evacuated from Wuhan, China, this week, are strongly protesting the government’s decision as a threat to their health. The government said it will send about 700 South Korean nationals arriving from Wuhan to the [...]
JEJU, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Increasing cases of infection from a new pneumonia-causing coronavirus in China has compelled the provincial government on South Korea’s largest island of Jeju to reconsider its implementation of a visa-free program for foreign visitors, including those from China, provincial officials said Wednesday. The southern resort island is a major [...]