SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Students and job seekers facing approaching qualification tests or open recruitment tests are extremely worried about being infected with COVID-19, in a situation where they could lose the chance to take the test if they are infected with the virus. “Many people have a sense of uneasiness since they [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The state-run Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology that anticipates the risk of coronavirus infection at populated facilities. The research team used the institute’s content creation software designed for simulating an accident at a nuclear power plant to render a populated facility [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans were on high alert Wednesday with only hours to go until hundreds of thousands of students would sit for the annual state college entrance exam during the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 490,000 high school seniors, graduates and others plan to take the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) on [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 416 additional COVID-19 infections were confirmed across South Korea as of 6 p.m. Tuesday, according to health authorities and local governments. The figure raises the possibility that the daily number of new cases will exceed 500 in an updated tally to be announced the following day. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues to take a toll on public schools, imposing pressure on local daycare centers and children’s welfare facilities. A rising number of infections in Seoul resulted in daycare centers being asked to shut down on Nov. 27. However, many centers continue to open at least [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — With the end of the coronavirus pandemic still a distant hope, a recent study has reported that 5 in 100 South Koreans are suffering from depression. A research team from Seoul’s Asan Medical Center said Monday the study results of a big data analysis of 1 million patients compiled [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The daily number of new coronavirus cases in South Korea stayed in the 400 range for the second day in a row Monday due apparently to less testing over the weekend, and health authorities warned that the country is bracing for the “biggest crisis” in the upcoming winter season. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will maintain the current social distancing level in the greater Seoul area but will raise antivirus curbs, including restricting additional gatherings and activities, starting Tuesday, health authorities said Monday. Seoul, the surrounding Gyeonggi Province and the western port city of Incheon will be under the current Level [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A series of new coronavirus outbreaks have been reported at major industrial plants amid growing concerns about production losses, companies said Monday. COVID-19 infections have affected production and sales at local manufacturers this year. Kia Motors Corp., the country’s second-biggest carmaker, suspended two of its three plants in Gwangju, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s human rights watchdog warned that in the midst of the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, the human rights of migrant workers living in this country are being infringed. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea released a report on Sunday that was based on an analysis from the Joint [...]