SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases remained in the 1,700s for the third straight day Friday amid few signs of a slowdown, triggering the extension of the toughest level of virus restrictions for two additional weeks. The country added 1,704 COVID-19 cases, including 1,640 local infections, raising the total [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 1,700s for the second straight day Thursday as the toughest level of virus restrictions in the greater Seoul area is highly likely to be extended again amid little signs of a letup. The country added 1,776 COVID-19 cases, including 1,717 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases sharply bounced back to the 1,700s on Wednesday as the highly transmissible delta variant weighs on the country’s virus fight during the summer vacation season. The country added 1,725 COVID-19 cases, including 1,664 local infections, raising the total caseload to 203,926, according to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 1,200s for the second day in a row Tuesday due to fewer tests amid the fourth wave of the outbreak across the country. The country added 1,202 COVID-19 cases, including 1,152 local infections, raising the total caseload to 201,203, according [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell to the 1200s Monday as fewer people got tested over the weekend, but health authorities remain wary over continued infections during the summer vacation season amid the fourth wave of the pandemic. The country added 1,219 COVID-19 cases, including 1,150 local infections, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases retreated to the 1,400s on Sunday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but the fourth wave of infections showed no signs of slowing down despite the adoption of the toughest virus curbs in the greater Seoul area. The country added 1,442 COVID-19 [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases retreated to the 1,500s on Saturday, but the fourth wave of infections is showing little signs of letting up despite weeks of the toughest antivirus rules in the greater Seoul area. The country added 1,539 COVID-19 cases, including 1,466 local infections, raising the [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases increased to more than 1,700 Friday as health authorities strive to contain the virus spread amid summer vacation season. The country added 1,710 COVID-19 cases, including 1,662 local infections, raising the total caseload to 196,806, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell slightly Thursday after reaching a record high the previous day as health authorities weigh implementing more virus restrictions to slow down the spread of the delta variant and growing infections outside the greater Seoul area. The country added 1,674 COVID-19 cases, including [...]
JEJU, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite the fourth wave of COVID-19 plaguing South Korea, the monthly number of visitors to the southern resort island of Jeju is expected to top 1 million for the fourth consecutive month in July, industry data showed Thursday, indicating an unstoppable tourism fever among locals. According to the data [...]