SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Insurance companies are seeing a precipitous drop in the number of people subscribing to travel insurance policies as more people are choosing to stay home over Chuseok holiday due to the coronavirus pandemic. The General Insurance Association of Korea reported that 43,961 people signed up for travel insurance over [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported 63 more cases of the novel coronavirus Friday, posting a double-digit daily growth for the second day in a row, while health authorities remain vigilant against possible mass infections during the Chuseok holiday this week. The country added 63 more COVID-19 cases, including 53 local infections, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 100 on Thursday, but the country remains on heightened alert for a potential flare-up in transmissions during the extended holiday this week. The country added 77 more COVID-19 cases, including 67 local infections, bringing the total caseload to 23,889, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases rose to the triple digits Wednesday for the first time in five days, deepening health officials’ woes over the spread of COVID-19 during the country’s major holiday Chuseok. The country added 113 more COVID-19 cases, including 93 local infections, bringing the total to 23,812, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Four out of 10 Seoul residents believe their mental health has deteriorated due to the coronavirus outbreak, a poll showed Wednesday. In the poll of 3,983 citizens in their teens to 80s, 40 percent, or 1,489, said their mental health has worsened since the COVID-19 outbreak erupted early this [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 50 on Tuesday for the first time since early August, but the country remains vigilant against possible cluster infections during a major holiday this week. The country added 38 more COVID-19 cases, including 23 local infections, bringing the total caseload to 23,699, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases increased by the smallest number in nearly two months Monday, but the country continues to step up its virus fight ahead of a major holiday later this week. The country added 50 more COVID-19 cases, including 40 local infections, bringing the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Various folk events and festivals annually hosted by local governments on the eve of Chuseok, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, can hardly be seen this year, as they are now campaigning against small and large gatherings due to fears of coronavirus transmission. Authorities in provincial cities and counties nationwide [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea on Monday started to implement an enhanced social distancing scheme for upcoming holidays to better curb the nationwide spread of the novel coronavirus. The government has designated Monday to Oct. 11 as a special period for strengthened virus curbs as many people are expected to travel during [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported 95 more cases of the new coronavirus Sunday, staying below 100 for the second straight day but up 34 from a day earlier, as health authorities remain on high alert on possible mass infections during the upcoming Chuseok holiday. The new COVID-19 cases break down to [...]