SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government said Friday it will start allowing stadiums to be at 30 percent capacity for local professional sporting events next week thanks to the recent virus-free experiences at ballparks. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said it has agreed with the quarantine authorities to increase [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will lift restrictions on arrivals from China’s Hubei province, believed to be the epicenter of COVID-19 outbreaks, starting Monday, as virus cases have eased there and China has relaxed entry bans for South Koreans, health authorities said Friday. Since Feb. 4, South Korea has imposed entry bans [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 4 out of 10 South Koreans who enjoy digital games have increased their time spent playing games substantially since the outbreak of the new coronavirus, a survey showed Friday. In a recent survey conducted on 3,084 people aged from 10 to 65 by the state-run Korea Creative [...]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. State Department on Thursday lowered its travel advisory for Daegu, placing all of South Korea under the second-highest tier of “reconsider travel” due to COVID-19. Daegu was placed under the highest tier, “do not travel,” in late February following a large outbreak of the disease in the [...]
INCHEON, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — At first glance, it looks like an ordinary hotel, but visitors soon realize that the place is not a normal lodging facility when they see signs like “go back to your room now” on elevators. South Korea’s Central Disaster Management Headquarters operates nine temporary quarantine shelters in the greater [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — With a growing number of people suffering from the so-called ‘corona blues,’ symptom of depressions and lethargy caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, medical authorities are using smartphone applications to introduce ways to mend psychological health. The National Center for Mental Health (NCMH), affiliated with the Ministry of Health [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — As more consumers are concerned with their health due to the coronavirus pandemic, not-from-concentrate (NFC) juice, made from 100 percent fruits and vegetables without any sugar or other chemical substances, are gaining popularity. Market Kurly, an online grocery delivery platform, reported that NFC juice sales jumped by 57 percent [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A state-run research institute with a specialty in weapons development is now developing a cure for COVID-19. South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development (ADD) announced on Wednesday that it confirmed the effectiveness of its newly-developed COVID-19 siRNA gene therapy treatment after conducting animal tests. The new treatment is designed [...]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CSE: AGN) (FRANKFURT: AGW) (OTCQB: AGNPF) (the “Company” or “Algernon”) a clinical stage pharmaceutical development company, is pleased to announce that it has enrolled its first patient in its multinational Phase 2b/3 human study of NP-120 (Ifenprodil) for the treatment of COVID-19. The countries participating in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The novel coronavirus causes blood vessel inflammation and inhibits immune response, tests conducted on primates indicated Wednesday. The infection model research by state-run Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) showed animals exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 experienced rapid multiplying of the virus in the throat and lungs two [...]