SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new coronavirus cases sharply increased Tuesday amid concerns about the virus’ resurgence following eased social distancing restrictions. The country added 18,147 new COVID-19 infections, including 171 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,413,997, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Tuesday’s tally nearly tripled [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 10,000 on Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend. The country added 6,253 new COVID-19 infections, including 164 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,395,864, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Monday’s tally declined from 10,059 the [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The government has decided to follow 10,000 people for the next three years to track down the source of so-called ‘Long COVID’ or the side effects caused by COVID-19. The National Institute of Health recently began receiving applications for the new R&D project that will study the side effects [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 10,000 for the second consecutive day Sunday as the daily cases seemed to be rising again after months of subsiding. The country added 10,059 COVID-19 infections, including 191 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,389,611, the Korea Disease Control and [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 10,000 Saturday as the daily cases seemed poised to take an upturn again after months of decline. The country added 10,715 COVID-19 infections, including 173 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,379,552, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported more than 9,500 new coronavirus cases Friday, as the virus seemed poised to gain ground again after months of declining cases. The country added 9,528 new COVID-19 infections, including 146 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,368,857, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell back below 10,000 Thursday amid the slowdown of the virus. The country added 9,595 new COVID-19 infections, including 142 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,359,341, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Daily cases remained below 10,000 from [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases exceeded 10,000 for the first time in 20 days Wednesday, though in recent months the pandemic has shown a downward trend. The country added 10,463 new COVID-19 infection cases, including 205 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,349,756, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported an uptick in new coronavirus cases Tuesday, with the COVID-19 pandemic loosening its grip. The country added 9,896 new COVID-19 infections, including 119 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,339,319, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. While the pandemic curve is generally [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 3,500 on Monday as the COVID-19 pandemic is in retreat and fewer tests were conducted over the weekend. The country added 3,429 new COVID-19 infections, including 114 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,329,448, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]