SUWON, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The novel coronavirus has had a significant impact on the lives of teenagers. The Suwon Youth Foundation conducted a survey of 1,724 students from elementary, middle and high school and 1,779 parents, which showed that study time each day had dropped by 36 minutes (2 hours and 18 minutes) [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said Monday its researchers have found how the novel coronavirus destroys lung cells by developing a “mini-lung” using stem cell technology. The university said its team at the Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, and other researchers from the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported fewer than 100 new coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day Sunday, but sporadic cluster infections among hospitals and other risk-prone facilities continued, straining the country’s virus fight. The country added 61 more COVID-19 cases, including 50 domestic infections, raising the total caseload to 25,836, according [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases returned to below 100 on Saturday after triple-digit infections were reported for the past two days, as sporadic cluster infections continued at senior care hospitals and other risk-prone facilities. The country added 77 more COVID-19 cases, including 66 domestic infections, raising the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases bounced back to an over one-month high Friday as sporadic cluster infections at senior care hospitals and other risk-prone facilities continued to increase. The country added 155 more COVID-19 cases, including 138 domestic infections, raising the total caseload to 25,698, according to the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans gave their country a score of nearly 70 out of a possible 100 points when it comes to the society-wide response to the coronavirus pandemic, a poll showed Friday. According to the poll of 2,247 people nationwide conducted by public broadcaster KBS from Sept. 11-16, South Korean [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of daily local coronavirus cases in South Korea spiked again to over 100 for the first time in nearly one month Thursday, as sporadic cluster infections at senior care hospitals and other facilities continued to climb amid eased virus restrictions. The country added 121 more COVID-19 cases, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The coronavirus pandemic has ravaged small businesses around the country. But nowhere in the country is the devastation more visible than in Myeongdong, the popular shopping district among foreign travelers in central Seoul. The usually bustling streets, lined with cosmetics and souvenir shops, food stands and restaurants offering menus [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases rose by double digits for the sixth day on Wednesday, but untraceable and sporadic cluster infections continued to put strain on the country’s virus fight. Imported cases also reached an almost three-month high. The country added 91 more COVID-19 cases, including 57 domestic infections, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Exports of South Korean quarantine products to Africa have rocketed this year thanks to Seoul’s good handling of the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Wednesday. Shipments of diagnostic agents to 49 sub-Saharan countries stood at US$49.84 million in the first nine months of this year, about 25 times higher than [...]