BUSAN, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Busan metropolitan government said Wednesday it is developing a comprehensive system to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases from ships arriving from overseas. The “port-through” platform seeks to minimize contact during virus tests by flying drones to ships and developing a new testing method of analyzing droplets left [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean pharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc.’s COVID-19 treatment kills the coronavirus within 4-5 days, effectively protecting patients with mild symptoms from developing a severe case, the company’s chief said Wednesday. Celltrion Group Chairman Seo Jung-jin said the first stage trial of CT-P59, anti-COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment, shortened the recovery [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Most South Koreans believe that the expansion of online courses following the coronavirus outbreak has widened the gap of academic achievement among students as well as undermined the development of social skills. The Presidential Council for National Education conducted a survey of 24,656 people including students, parents, and teachers, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases rose by triple digits for a third day Tuesday due to a series of cluster infections, prompting health authorities to consider raising the level of social distancing measures. The country added 100 more COVID-19 cases, including 71 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Passengers of China-bound flights from South Korea must provide two negative coronavirus test results before boarding, starting later this week, health authorities here said Tuesday. Starting Wednesday, China will require all passengers arriving from South Korea, regardless of their nationalities, to submit two negative COVID-19 test results from two [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — With mask wearing becoming a new social norm in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, only a handful of South Korean consumers turned out to be using new masks every day. According to a survey conducted by Consumers Korea, a non-profit organization of consumers in South Korea, of 1,000 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases rose by triple digits for the second day Monday, with a series of cluster infections being reported from venues of everyday life, ranging from markets to family gatherings, straining the country’s anti-virus fight. The country added 126 more COVID-19 cases, including 99 local infections, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Korean TV drama series is expected to decrease next year due to the fallout of the protracted novel coronavirus pandemic, experts said Monday. In the summer, when the country was struggling with a resurgence in novel coronavirus infections, TV studios and broadcasters halted productions of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that the prolonged spread of COVID-19 has left patients suffering from cognitive disorders such as dementia physically and socially more vulnerable. A research team from the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital stressed in a report that elderly people with cognitive disorders have a higher [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus infections again rose by triple digits Sunday on a string of cluster infections across the country, putting the country’s virus fight at risk amid the approaching winter season. The country added 143 more COVID-19 cases, including 118 local infections, raising the total caseload to 27,427, [...]