SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of daily new coronavirus cases in South Korea exceeded 300 for the fifth straight day Sunday due to sporadic cluster infections across the country as health authorities decided to enforce tougher antivirus curbs to prevent another wave of the pandemic. The country added 330 more COVID-19 cases, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Sunday decided to enforce tougher distancing regulations for the greater Seoul area and the southwestern region as health authorities try to stem a resurgence of the novel coronavirus. The government announced that the Level 2 distancing, the third-highest in the country’s five-tier COVID-19 alert system, will [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of daily new coronavirus cases in South Korea exceeded 300 for the fourth consecutive day Saturday due to sporadic cluster infections across the country, casting concerns over a third wave of the pandemic. The country added 386 more COVID-19 cases, including 361 local infections, raising the total [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The small southern county of Hadong in South Gyeongsang Province started to enforce the third-highest level of social distancing Saturday to prevent the further spread of the novel coronavirus. The provincial government said it raised social distancing by one notch to Level 2 under the new five-tier social distancing [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Health authorities on Friday urged people to refrain from gatherings and outdoor activities, as the country’s daily new coronavirus cases hovered above 300 for the third straight day and the greater Seoul area, home to half of the country’s population, is in the third wave of the outbreak. The [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Half of all South Koreans believe that getting infected with the coronavirus depends primarily on luck. A research team from Seoul National University’s Graduate School of Public Health conducted a survey of 1,076 adults across the country. Respondents were asked if coronavirus infection was deterministic or depends on luck, and the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of daily new coronavirus cases in South Korea hovered above 300 for the second consecutive day Thursday as the country braces for another potential wave of the pandemic, with rising sporadic cluster infections across the nation. The country added 343 more COVID-19 cases, including 293 local infections, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — As a tougher social distancing scheme took effect on Thursday in the greater Seoul area and some other areas where COVID-19 infections have soared recently, high-risk multiuse facilities, such as restaurants and movie theaters, face restrictions in operation. The South Korean government earlier decided to raise the five-tier social [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases hovered above 300 on Wednesday to reach the highest level since late August, setting alarm bells ringing over another potential wave of the pandemic. The country added 313 more COVID-19 cases, including 245 local infections, raising the total caseload to 29,311, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent surge in coronavirus cases has increased anxiety about whether the national college entrance exam, the biggest academic event of the year, can be held safely in South Korea next month. Education authorities are on high alert ahead of the Dec. 3 event, having postponed the exam, originally [...]