SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Ji-young, a 29-year-old office worker in Seoul, enjoyed her second getaway vacation this year at a remote country house on the periphery of the southern agricultural city of Sangju last month. The rustic old-style farmer’s house, built with clay and wood, came with few of the amenities and [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases hit a fresh high of over 1,700 on Wednesday as cluster infections continued to spread across the nation amid a fast rise of highly contagious delta variant cases. The country added 1,784 COVID-19 cases, including 1,726 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 1,200s for the second consecutive day Tuesday due to fewer tests amid scorching hot weather, as authorities are tightening their guard against the fast spread of the highly contagious delta variant across the nation. The country added 1,278 COVID-19 cases, [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell slightly Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but the daily caseload has stayed above 1,000 for nearly two weeks, prompting authorities to tighten virus curbs across the nation to contain the spread ahead of the summer holiday season. The country added [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases remained in the mid-1,400s for the second day in a row Sunday on fewer tests over the weekend amid concerns about increased cases in non-capital areas, the imminent summer holiday season and the prevalence of the delta variant from India. The country added [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus retreated to the 1,400s on Saturday, but authorities are considering slapping tighter social distancing rules outside the capital area amid the spiraling number of infections nationwide coupled with the concerns over the delta variant. The country added 1,455 COVID-19 cases, including 1,404 local infections, [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell slightly to the 1,500s on Friday, but new infections are highly likely to increase as summer vacation season nears amid a pileup of cases in the greater Seoul area and other regions. The country added 1,536 new COVID-19 cases, including 1,476 local [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean companies are stepping up to address the so-called ‘corona blues’ spreading through the workforce. With employees spending long hours at home following the enactment of contactless, work-from-home policies, companies are beginning to worry that depressive symptoms, anxiety, and burnouts could undermine their work efficiency. Hanwha Systems Co., [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases continued to spike to just shy of a record high Thursday as the country implements stronger virus curbs in regions outside of the broader Seoul area to slow down the nationwide spread of the virus. The country added 1,600 new COVID-19 cases, including 1,555 [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily virus cases hit yet another fresh high Wednesday as the country battles the fourth wave of the pandemic amid woes over rising delta variant cases and a slow vaccination process. The country added 1,615 new COVID-19 cases, including 1,568 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]