SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 6,000 for the first time in four days Saturday, apparently as a result of antivirus restrictions, but critical cases surged to another record high. The country added 5,842 more COVID-19 cases, including 5,767 local infections, bringing the cumulative total to 602,051, the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 7,000 on Friday for the second day in a row on the back of antivirus restrictions, but critical cases surged to a record high again. The country added 6,233 more COVID-19 cases, including 6,163 local infections, bringing the cumulative total to 596,209, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday that it still plans to participate in the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) early next month, even though major brands backed out as the omicron variant of the coronavirus drives a surge in infection cases in the United States. Samsung said there is no change [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 7,000 on Thursday, but critical cases and deaths surged to record highs as the country has reimposed antivirus restrictions amid the resurgence of infections and spread of the omicron variant. The country added 6,919 more COVID-19 cases, including 6,856 local infections, bringing [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new coronavirus cases spiked to above 7,000 on Wednesday, and the number of critically ill patients surged to a record high. The country added 7,456 more COVID-19 cases, including 7,365 local infections, bringing the cumulative total to 583,065, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases were below 6,000 for the second day in a row Tuesday, but the number of new critically ill patients exceeded 1,000 again. The country added 5,202 more COVID-19 cases, including 5,144 local infections, bringing the cumulative total to 575,615, the Korea Disease Control and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 6,000 for the first time in six days Monday due partly to less testing over the weekend, but the number of critically ill patients was at almost 1,000. The country added 5,318 more COVID-19 cases, including 5,258 local infections, bringing the cumulative [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 7,000 for the first time in five days Sunday, but critical cases surged to a record high as the government reimposed restrictions to contain the fast spread of the virus. The country added 6,236 more COVID-19 cases, including 6,173 local infections, bringing [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Schools in the capital area will resume remote learning this week as part of a government campaign aimed at stemming the fast spread of the coronavirus, officials said Sunday. Under the latest rules, schools in the capital area and overly crowded schools in other parts of the country will [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 7,000 for the fourth consecutive day Saturday and critical cases surged to a record high as the government reimposed restrictions to contain the fast spread of the virus. The country added 7,314 more COVID-19 cases, including 7,284 local infections, bringing the cumulative [...]