SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell back below 400 Friday on the back of tougher virus curbs, but health authorities warned against complacency as they try to further slow down new infections. The country added 346 more COVID-19 cases, including 314 domestically transmitted infections, raising the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed in 400s for the second consecutive day Thursday as health authorities try to further slow down infections with an enhanced social distancing scheme. The country added 401 more COVID-19 cases, including 380 domestic infections, raising the total caseload to 73,918, according to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Remote schooling at home following the coronavirus outbreak is resulting in the spread of obesity among children. A research team from the College of Medicine of the Catholic University of Korea measured the body mass index (BMI) of 226 children between 4 and 14 years of age. While it [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases hovered around 400 for the third straight day Wednesday as the country struggles to further slow down the third wave of the pandemic with an enhanced social distancing scheme. The country added 404 more COVID-19 cases, including 373 domestic infections, raising the total [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s science ministry said Wednesday that it seeks to commercialize a COVID-19 test kit by March that provides results within three minutes to help better combat the pandemic. The Ministry of Science and ICT said the new semiconductor-based kit has a low likelihood of false negatives for the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — When the novel coronavirus first arrived in South Korea a year ago, Bang Su (alias) didn’t know it would upend her career and family all of a sudden. The Pilates instructor worked less than two months last year as on-and-off social distancing measures restricted the operation of a sports [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s health authorities said Tuesday that the ban on flights from Britain will be extended by one week again and arrivals from Brazil will have to prove that they are virus-free as the country stepped up measures against new coronavirus variants that are known to be more transmissible. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed under 400 for the second straight day Tuesday as infections sharply slowed down on tightened social distancing measures, but health authorities still remain vigilant over potential upticks amid partially eased curbs. The country added 386 more COVID-19 cases, including 351 domestic infections, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases rose by the smallest number in nearly two months Monday, apparently on the back of tightened social distancing measures and fewer tests over the weekend, but health authorities remain vigilant over potential upticks. The country added 389 more COVID-19 cases, including 366 local [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The ruling Democratic Party (DP) has set out to find ways to get lucrative companies to share some of their profits with small businesses vulnerable to losses amid the coronavirus pandemic, but it is facing vehement objection from the business community and opposition lawmakers. Last week, a DP task [...]