SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases jumped to over 7,000 for the first time in a month on Saturday amid the fast spread of the omicron variant. The country added 7,009 new COVID-19 infections, including 6,729 local infections, raising the total caseload to 726,274, according to the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed over 6,000 for a second straight day Friday amid concerns over the spread of the omicron variant ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. The country added 6,769 new COVID-19 infections, including 6,482 local infections, raising the total caseload to 719,269, according to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases jumped to over 6,000 for the first time in 27 days Thursday amid growing worries over the spread of the omicron virus variant ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. The country added 6,603 new COVID-19 infections, including 6,357 local infections, raising the total [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases jumped to over 5,000 for the first time in 20 days Wednesday amid growing concerns over the spread of the omicron virus variant ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. The country added 5,805 new COVID-19 infections, including 5,431 local infections, raising the total [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases climbed back above 4,000 on Tuesday as health authorities remain vigilant over a possible upsurge in infections and the spread of the omicron variant ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. The country added 4,072 new COVID-19 infections, including 3,763 local infections, raising the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases fell below 4,000 for the first time in a week Monday, but health authorities remained vigilant over a possible resurgence due to the fast spread of the omicron variant amid partially eased antivirus curbs. The country added 3,859 new COVID-19 infections, including 3,551 local [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed above 4,000 for the fifth straight day Sunday as health authorities remain vigilant over a possible upsurge in infections and the spread of the omicron variant ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. The country added 4,194 new COVID-19 infections, including 3,813 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed above 4,000 for the fourth consecutive day Saturday, as health authorities keep a tight vigilance with the extension of strict social distancing measures for three more weeks. The country added 4,423 new COVID-19 infections, including 4,077 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed above 4,000 for the third consecutive day and imported cases reached an all-time high Friday, prompting the government to extend part of toughened social distancing rules for three more weeks. The country added 4,542 new COVID-19 infections, including 4,133 local infections, raising the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea said Thursday it will ban all entrants from using ordinary public transportation to try to stem the inflow of the omicron variant from overseas as the number of imported cases reached an all-time high. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said all entrants must use [...]