SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 2,000s for the eighth straight day Sunday, with health authorities remaining on alert over the spread of the virus after an extended weekend. The country added 2,086 more COVID-19 cases, including 2,058 local infections, raising the total caseload to 318,105, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed in the 2,000s Saturday, though authorities kept tight vigilance with the extension of tough virus curbs ahead of back-to-back extended weekends later this month. The country reported 2,248 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,221 local infections, bringing the total caseload to 316,020, according to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases remained in the 2,000s for the sixth consecutive day Friday, prompting authorities to maintain the current level of virus restrictions for another two weeks ahead of back-to-back extended weekends this month. The country reported 2,486 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,451 local infections, bringing the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases remained in the 2,000s for the fifth day in a row Thursday in the aftermath of last week’s extended holiday that has fueled a nationwide resurgence in virus infections. Health authorities will likely extend the current distancing rules, the toughest that have been in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed in the 2,000s for a fourth day Wednesday, bouncing back to the second largest since the outbreak of COVID-19 in January last year on a spike in infections in the greater Seoul area. The country reported 2,885 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,859 local [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Neighbor conflicts over noise and smoking increased substantially in South Korea last year as people spent more time at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a report showed Wednesday. According to the land ministry report submitted to Rep. Park Sang-hyuk of the ruling Democratic Party, a total of 1,568 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases remained in the 2,000s for a third day Tuesday as infections spiked outside the greater Seoul area in the aftermath of a mass migration during the Chuseok holiday. The country reported 2,289 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,270 local infections, bringing the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The vast majority of South Koreans believe that COVID-19 will continue and that they should accept the idea of an ‘uncomfortable coexistence’ with the disease. The the state-run National Medical Center conducted a survey of 1,550 South Korean adults, 89.6 percent of whom believed that ‘COVID-19 will never cease [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases remained in the 2,000s for a second day Monday amid concerns the daily caseload may sharply increase as more people get tested after the extended holiday. The country reported 2,383 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,356 local infections, bringing the total caseload to 303,553, according [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases dropped below 3,000 on Sunday amid spiraling woes over the wide spread of the virus across the country due to the variants and the mass migration during the Chuseok holiday. The country reported 2,771 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,735 local infections, bringing the total [...]