SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 50,000 on Saturday as the omicron curve has turned downward and the country is set to lift the outdoor mask mandate. The country reported 43,286 new COVID-19 infections, including 12 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 17,237,878, the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases remained in the 50,000s for the second straight day on Friday ahead of next week’s lifting of the outdoor mask mandate. The country reported 50,568 new COVID-19 infections, including 30 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 17,194,616, the Korea Disease Control and [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases went down to fewer than 60,000 on Thursday as most of the country’s virus restrictions have been lifted amid the slowdown of the omicron wave. The country added 57,464 new COVID-19 infections, including 21 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 17,144,065, [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Fewer people exercise regularly and more people are experiencing stress or depressive symptoms following the coronavirus outbreak, research showed Wednesday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency conducted a study on adults over 19 years of age between 2019 and 2021, which showed that indices related to their physical [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported fewer than 80,000 daily new coronavirus cases on Wednesday as most of the country’s virus restrictions are lifted amid the slowdown of the omicron wave. The country added 76,787 new COVID-19 infections, including 37 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 17,086,626, according to the [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases jumped to over 80,000 on Tuesday as most of the country’s virus restrictions are lifted amid the slowdown of the omicron wave. The country added 80,361 new COVID-19 infections, including 16 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 17,009,865, according to the [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases dropped to the 30,000s on Monday for the first time in 76 days as most of the country’s virus restrictions are lifted amid the slowdown of the omicron wave. The country added 34,370 new COVID-19 infections, including 31 cases from overseas, bringing the [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed below 100,000 for the fourth day in a row Sunday, with most of the country’s virus restrictions set to be lifted this week amid the slowdown of the omicron wave. The country added 64,725 new COVID-19 infections, including 36 cases from overseas, [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily tally of new coronavirus cases stayed below 100,000 for the third day in a row Saturday as the omicron wave is gradually subsiding. The country added 75,449 new COVID-19 infections, including 29 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 16,830,469, the Korea Disease Control and [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported fewer than 100,000 coronavirus cases for the second day in a row Friday as the omicron variant apparently is receding. The country added 81,058 new COVID-19 infections, including 15 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 16,755,055, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]