SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Social quarantine measures to curtail the spread of the coronavirus are prompting more people to read books. E-commerce giant Wemakeprice reported a 49 percent jump in book sales between July and September. Children’s books for homeschooling, in particular, were also in high demand as more schools have opted for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new virus cases spiked again Monday, though the daily tally stayed below 100 for the fifth consecutive day, as the country eased its tougher social distancing measures. The country added 98 COVID-19 cases, including 69 local infections, raising the total caseload to 24,702, according to the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean health experts were split on the government’s decision to ease the level of social distancing in its virus fight as some of them said that the move could worsen the country’s virus situation. Health authorities on Sunday announced that the Level 1 distancing, the lowest in the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases rose by double digits for the fourth straight day Sunday, yet health authorities are still on alert over a possible spike in infections amid back-to-back holidays. The country added 58 more COVID-19 cases, including 46 local infections, raising the total caseload to 24,606, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea on Sunday decided to lower its social-distancing guidelines to the lowest level on the three-tier scale amid a slowdown in new cases in recent weeks. The number of daily new infections have mostly increased by double-digits over the past two weeks, sharply down from triple-digits growth in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported 72 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, its third straight day of the number being below 100, but authorities remained on high alert amid back-to-back holidays. The total caseload rose to 24,548, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). Among the newly confirmed cases, there [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported 54 new cases of the coronavirus Friday, the second straight day of fewer than 100 cases, with health authorities on alert over a possible spike in infections following the Chuseok holiday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) remains on high alert during the three-day [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new infections rose by double digits Thursday, while the country is still worried over a possible resurgence of the coronavirus after a long holiday and another three-day break set for later this week. The country added 69 COVID-19 cases, including 60 local infections, raising the total [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey showed that the ‘corona blues,’ referring to depression resulting from the onset of the coronavirus epidemic, take a different shape depending on an individual’s position at work. Employees in lower-level positions tended to have anxiety about their future, while those in higher level positions reported feeling [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new infections of the novel coronavirus bounced back to over 100 cases Wednesday after rising by double digits for six consecutive days as health authorities strive to curb sporadic clusters across the nation after a long holiday. The country added 114 more COVID-19 cases, including 94 [...]