SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Wednesday lifted the mandatory seven-day self-isolation period for all international arrivals in the latest move to return to pre-pandemic normalcy amid a downtrend in COVID-19 cases. The country added 13,358 COVID-19 infections, including 59 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,188,200, the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed below 10,000 for the third consecutive day Tuesday amid a slowing virus trend. The country added 6,172 COVID-19 infections, including 35 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,174,880, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The daily cases have [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell sharply to around 5,000 on Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend, with health authorities working to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. The country added 5,022 COVID-19 infections, including 17 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,168,708, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases have fallen below 10,000, health authorities said Sunday amid the country’s push to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. A total of 9,835 COVID-19 infections, including 48 cases from overseas, were confirmed nationwide the previous day, bringing the total caseload to 18,163,686, according to the [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea reported 73,780 more suspected COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the total number of fever cases to over 4 million. More than 73,780 people showed symptoms of a fever over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the previous day, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, citing data [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases inched down Saturday as the country works to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. The country added 12,048 COVID-19 infections, including 41 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,153,851, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The daily tally is down from [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 10,000 on Friday as the country is working to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. The country added 12,542 COVID-19 infections, including 35 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,141,835, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Daily [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 10,000 on Thursday due to fewer tests being conducted amid the previous day’s local elections. The country added 9,898 COVID-19 infections, including 32 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,129,313, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Daily [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to below 16,000 Wednesday amid a slowing virus trend, as authorities take steps for a return to pre-pandemic normalcy. The country added 15,797 COVID-19 infections, including 44 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,119,415, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases bounced back to above 10,000 on Tuesday due to increased COVID-19 tests following the weekend amid eased antivirus curbs. The country added 17,191 new infections, including 43 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,103,638, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]