SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 100 on Saturday for the first time in four days as health authorities introduced a revised social distancing scheme. South Korea confirmed 89 COVID-19 cases, raising the total caseload to 27,284, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). One [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus infections rose by triple digits for a third straight day Friday, due to an increase of cluster infections across the country, putting the country’s virus fight at risk amid the approaching winter season. The country added 145 more COVID-19 cases, including 117 local infections, raising [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will maintain Level 1 social distancing regulations under a revised five-tier scheme as the average daily number of new cases remains below 100 this week, the health authority said Friday. The new five-tier scheme, which takes effect Saturday, breaks the current three levels into five — 1, 1.5, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus infections rose by triple digits for a second consecutive day Thursday, as sporadic infections continued in the greater Seoul area. The country added 125 more COVID-19 cases, including 108 local infections, raising the total caseload to 27,050, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Plunging milk consumption rebounded in the first half of this year. The Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corp. reported Wednesday that retail sales of white milk totaled 822.4 billion won (US$729 million) in the first half of the year, increasing by 3.3 percent compared to last year. Seoul Dairy [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus infections bounced back to over 100 three days after rising by two digits Wednesday as sporadic cluster infections from hospitals and informal gatherings continued. The country added 118 more COVID-19 cases, including 98 local infections, raising the total caseload to 26,925, according to the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus infections stayed in double digits for the second consecutive day Tuesday, but concerns remain over cluster infections following Halloween celebrations over the weekend. The country added 75 more COVID-19 cases, including 46 local infections, raising the total caseload to 26,807, according to the Korea Disease [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of all employees working at call centers in the central city of Daejeon were found not to be wearing protective masks due to customer complaints. The Daejeon City Labor Rights Center conducted a survey of 223 call center employees in the Daejeon area, 56 percent of whom [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean biotech company GC Pharma has begun additional production of its plasma therapy treatment for the novel coronavirus amid growing demand for treatment purposes, company officials said Tuesday. The plasma therapy, known as GC5131, is a type of hyperimmune globulin drug that uses blood plasma taken from people [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily new infections fell back below 100 on Monday, snapping rises of over 100 for five consecutive days, as sporadic cluster infections were still rampant in the wider Seoul metropolitan area. The country added 97 more COVID-19 cases, including local infections, as cluster infections in Seoul and [...]