SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases again spiked to over 100 on Wednesday after a brief drop the previous day, as cluster infections in the greater Seoul area continued to further strain the country’s antivirus fight. The country added 103 more COVID-19 cases, including 96 domestic infections, raising the [...]
CYPRESS, Calif., Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Christie® is pleased to announce the launch of the Christie® CounterAct™ line of commercial UV disinfection products with patented Care222® far-UVC light technology for cinemas, theme parks, museums, sports complexes and other indoor spaces. Unlike comparable products, the Christie fixture uses Ushio’s patented narrowband filtered Care222 excimer lamps [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Popular clubs in Seoul’s hip districts of Itaewon, Hongdae and Gangnam will close this Halloween weekend to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. According to customer notices seen Wednesday, these large-capacity clubs will close the same day until next Tuesday. “Following consultations with health authorities and local governments, we [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The growing ubiquity of non-face-to-face online lectures resulting from the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic turns out to have had a negative impact on the lifestyle habits of high school students in South Korea. Anyang Arts High School in Anyang, south of Seoul, conducted a survey of all of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell back below 100 again Tuesday, but concerns over a potential spike in infections still linger over sporadic cluster infections at risk-prone facilities, such as hospitals and nursing homes. The country added 88 more COVID-19 cases, including 72 domestic infections, raising the total [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The new coronavirus pandemic has had a negative impact on children’s nutritional intake and other aspects of welfare, a survey by a nongovernmental group showed Tuesday. A survey by Seoul-based charity group Good Neighbors, conducted in June on 6,750 children from age 4-18 and their parents, showed that the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of COVID-19 cases in the capital area has increased since the government eased its social distancing rules two weeks ago, posing an ongoing challenge to health authorities ahead of possibly large crowds this Halloween weekend. The government took coronavirus restrictions down to the lowest Level 1 on [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 100 on Monday again despite the lower number of tests carried out over the weekend, as sporadic cluster infections, noticeably at nursing facilities and gatherings, continued to emerge. The country added 119 more COVID-19 cases, including 94 domestic infections, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has set up new guidelines for emergency alerts so as to not disturb people late at night, a lawmaker said Monday. In the guidelines made by the Ministry of Interior and Safety and revealed by Rep. Park Soo-young from the opposition People Power Party (PPP), the ministry [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is looking to exclude mobile phone numbers from handwritten visitor registrations, introduced to track coronavirus cases among visitors to multiuse facilities, to prevent possible breaches of personal information, its top official in charge of personal information protection said. Yoon Jong-in, chairman of the Personal Information Protection Commission [...]