SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — With strong social distancing measures enforced to limit the spread of the coronavirus, the number of vacant commercial properties is on the rise, and rents are falling. The Korea Real Estate Board reported a 9.5 percent vacancy rate for large-sized stores and a 6.5 percent vacancy rate for small [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases hit a new high Wednesday, health authorities said, as the highly transmissible delta variant and rising infections outside the greater Seoul area continue to hamper the virus fight. The country added 1,896 COVID-19 cases, including 1,823 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korea’s daily new COVID-19 cases is likely to bounce back to more than 1,800 on Wednesday amid the rapid spread of the virus across the nation. As of 9 p.m. Tuesday, 1,712 additional infections were confirmed, up 493 from the same time the previous day, [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell below 1,400 Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but more cases continued to pop up outside the greater Seoul area amid the summer vacation season. The country added 1,318 COVID-19 cases, including 1,264 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — With the fourth wave of the coronavirus sweeping across the country, more consumers are visiting convenience stores to buy protective masks with stronger filtration despite the summer heat. E-Mart24 Inc. reported that sales of KF80 and KF94 protective masks comprised 66.2 percent of all mask sales between July 12 [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell below 1,500 Sunday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but infections outside the capital area continued to pile up, triggering toughened restrictions. The country added 1,487 COVID-19 cases, including 1,422 local infections, raising the total caseload to 188,848, according to the [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases remained above 1,600 Saturday, as the authorities struggled to stem the fourth wave of COVID-19 with the extension of the toughest virus curbs in the greater Seoul area. The country added 1,629 COVID-19 cases, including 1,573 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has extended the current antivirus rules banning visits to bars and clubs until next month, the U.S. military said Friday, as South Korea struggles to contain the virus fast spreading across the country. The country’s daily caseload has remained above the 1,000 threshold since [...]
SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases dropped Friday from the previous day’s all-time high, but authorities extended the toughest virus curbs in the wider Seoul area to curb a further rise in new infections. The country added 1,630 COVID-19 cases, including 1,574 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases hit a fresh high of over 1,800 on Thursday with mass infections from a virus-hit naval unit, while authorities are increasingly inclined to extend the toughest virus restrictions in the wider Seoul area amid no signs of a letup. The country added 1,842 [...]