SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The daily number of new coronavirus cases in South Korea fell back to below 600 on Saturday, following a nine-month high the previous day, as authorities are considering adopting tighter antivirus restrictions as the country continues to witness various new cluster infections. The country added 583 more COVID-19 cases, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The daily number of new coronavirus cases in South Korea topped 600 on Friday, the most in nearly nine months despite tightened antivirus measures, prodding authorities to consider adopting tighter virus restrictions. The country added 629 more COVID-19 cases, including 600 local infections, raising the total caseload to 36,332, [...]
INCHEON, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — An appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court’s six-month prison sentence for an Incheon cram school teacher indicted for lying about his job and whereabouts after testing positive for the new coronavirus and subsequently causing some 60 infections. The Incheon District Court’s appellate division said that a district [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Vietnam will allow coronavirus quarantine exemptions to business travelers and their families from South Korea from the beginning of next year as part of efforts to shore up economic exchanges despite the pandemic, the foreign ministry said Friday. The two countries reached the agreement when Seoul’s Second Vice Foreign [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city government said Friday that stores, movie theaters and multiple other facilities must close after 9 p.m. for two weeks starting this weekend to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. Acting Seoul Mayor Seo Jeong-hyup announced the new restriction during a virtual press briefing, saying the measure [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of coronavirus test kits amounted to US$2.3 billion in the first 11 months of the year due to soaring demand amid the deepening pandemic, data showed Friday. Exports of test kits hit a record high of $546 million in November, up from $412 million the previous [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has introduced contactless treatment systems at community centers where mild or subclinical coronavirus patients are being isolated from others. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters announced Wednesday that it has introduced a contactless treatment system for community treatment centers which can prevent coronavirus transmission from the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Hundreds of thousands of students took the annual national college entrance exam Thursday while taking extra precautions to guard against the continued surge of the coronavirus. Students arrived at their designated test facilities accompanied by their family members, but there was little of the cheer typical of the scene [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 500 for the second consecutive day Thursday as locally transmitted cases continued to pile up across the country, further raising concerns over a bigger wave of the pandemic in the winter season. The country added 540 more COVID-19 cases, including 516 local [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The daily number of new coronavirus cases in South Korea bounced back to over 500 again Wednesday, adding to concerns that the country faces a bigger wave of the pandemic in winter amid tougher social distancing measures. The country added 511 more COVID-19 cases, including 493 local infections, raising [...]