SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is mulling strengthening its social distancing rules as the country’s daily new coronavirus cases exceeded 200 for a second straight day on Sunday due to cluster infections. The country added 208 more COVID-19 cases, including 176 local infections, raising the total caseload to 28,546, the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases exceeded 200 for the first time in 73 days Saturday amid lingering cluster infections across the nation, with health authorities considering raising the social distancing scheme by a notch in the five-tier system. The country added 205 more COVID-19 cases, including 166 local infections, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases spiked to almost 200 Friday, the highest in 70 days, due to sporadic cluster infections from informal gatherings across the nation, forcing health authorities to consider raising the social distancing scheme. The country added 191 more COVID-19 cases, including 162 local infections, raising the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans taking the bus or subway to work Friday morning were greeted by public officials warning them of a 100,000 won (US$90) fine should they fail to wear a mask in public. In a country that has received widespread praise for its response to the coronavirus pandemic, most [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases rose by triple digits for a fifth day Thursday, as sporadic cluster infections from private gatherings and facilities piled up across the nation, raising the possibility that the country may enhance social distancing measures. The country added 143 more COVID-19 cases, including 128 local [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, spikes in coronavirus infections seem to have led to a subsequent jump in orders for spicy food. CJ Logistics Corp., the logistics unit of South Korea’s food and entertainment conglomerate CJ, conducted a study on deliveries of spicy food such as”tteokbokki” — [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government said Thursday it will launch a 24-hour response system to handle all queries about potential violations of rules on the wearing of masks in public places. The decision comes as all those not wearing a mask in public will face a 100,000 won (US$90) fine [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Violators of South Korea’s face mask mandate may face fines starting Friday as the country seeks to better combat the new coronavirus. The move follows an end to a 30-day grace period for the implementation of the country’s revised infectious disease control and prevention act, which requires people to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases rose by triple digits for a fourth day Wednesday to a nearly three-week high on sporadic cluster infections across the nation, with more cities adopting enhanced social distancing schemes. The country added 146 more COVID-19 cases, including 113 local infections, raising the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s state news agency on Wednesday highlighted the hazards of smoking, saying the habit could increase the chances of getting infected with the new coronavirus. North Korea’s media outlets have intensified calls for people to stop smoking since Pyongyang held a parliamentary meeting and adopted an anti-smoking law [...]