SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea said Thursday it will decide this week whether to raise the social distancing scheme to the highest level or maintain the current second-highest measures amid no signs of a letup in the coronavirus resurgence. The country’s new virus infections fell below 1,000 Thursday for the first time [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The spread of the coronavirus would accelerate the trend of low fertility and population aging in South Korea, the central bank report said Wednesday. In a recent study conducted by the Bank of Korea (BOK), the pandemic would have a limited direct impact on the local population primarily due [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul residents believe that the educational gap between students has been widening during COVID-19 pandemic. The Seoul Office of Education announced new policy recommendations on Tuesday. The recommendations were developed based on an online survey on 307 citizens in Seoul including students, parents, and teachers. One hundred citizens participated in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 1,000 for a second straight day Wednesday and variant cases rose to five amid tougher virus curbs across the country. The country added 1,050 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,025 locally transmitted infections, bringing the total caseload to 59,773, according to the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases bounced back to over 1,000 on Tuesday after three days despite tougher virus curbs that have been extended for another week, and daily virus deaths hit a fresh record high of 40 amid a looming medical system crisis. The country added 1,046 more COVID-19 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Tuesday unveiled a 9.3 trillion-won (US$8.49 billion) relief package aimed at helping small businesses hit hard by virus restrictions and self-employed workers reeling from the economic fallout of the new coronavirus pandemic. The third emergency relief handout is anticipated to lend a hand to 5.8 million [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed below 1,000 for the second straight day on Monday due mainly to less testing over the weekend amid tougher virus curbs that have been extended for another week. The country added 808 more COVID-19 cases, including 787 local infections, raising the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are coming up with various ways to quench the thirst for year-end celebrations as they are being obligated to stay at home due to the coronavirus. Starting a new hobby or doing outdoor activities at home are becoming a new end-of-year tradition among families. Lee, a 26 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s health authorities on Monday confirmed the country’s first cases of a more transmissible variant from three arrivals from Britain, and decided to extend the suspension of flights from the European nation by one more week. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said the three members [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell below 1,000 on Sunday, due mainly to less testing over the weekend, as the government opted not to raise social distancing rules to the toughest level with a renewed plea for citizens’ strict adherence to antivirus steps. The country added 970 more [...]