SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus fell back to the 1,800s Sunday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but health authorities remained on alert over further spread of the virus following an extended weekend. The country added 1,817 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,749 local infections, raising the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus infections continued to stay around 2,000 on Saturday amid concerns over yet another potential virus spike after the public holiday running through early next week. The country added 1,930 COVID-19 cases, including 1,860 local infections, raising the cumulative caseload to 222,111, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new coronavirus infections stayed at around 2,000 for the third day in a row Friday amid worries that the daily caseload may stay above the threshold due to the spread of the highly contagious delta variant and a potential increase in activities over the weekend. The country [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell back below 2,000 on Thursday, but the peak of the current wave of the pandemic has not yet come amid calls for tougher measures to bring virus infections under control and slow vaccinations. The country added 1,987 COVID-19 cases, including 1,947 local [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases reached a new high of over 2,200 on Wednesday since the start of the pandemic in January last year in the face of monthlong toughened virus curbs and a slower than expected vaccination campaign. The country added 2,223 COVID-19 cases, including 2,145 local [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is suffering from the worst wave of the coronavirus pandemic despite tough restrictions across the country as more contagious variants are fast spreading amid the lagging vaccination drive, putting the country’s virus battle in jeopardy. New cases have rapidly risen across the nation since early July, surging [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases surpassed 2,000 for the first time Tuesday despite weeks of toughened social distancing restrictions, according to official data. As of 9 p.m., 2,021 new infections were confirmed nationwide, up 637 from the same time Monday, health authorities and local governments said. It is [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell back to below 1,500 on Monday on fewer tests over the weekend as the country has extended its highest virus rules for another two weeks due to the relentless spread of the virus. The country added 1,492 COVID-19 cases, including 1,455 local [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell below 1,800 on Sunday but still marked the highest tally for a Sunday to date, with the country extending its stringent virus curbs amid few signs of the situation abating. The country added 1,729 COVID-19 cases, including 1,670 local infections, raising the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 1,800 on Saturday, though the country tightened its vigilance with the extension of stringent virus curbs amid few signs of the situation improving. The country added 1,823 COVID-19 cases, including 1,762 local infections, raising the total caseload to 209,228, [...]