SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean health authorities said Tuesday that they plan to provide three different types of COVID-19 vaccination certificates as eased measures will be applied to vaccinated people starting later this week. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said those who have received at least one shot of [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s health authorities said Tuesday arrivals from India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines and 17 other countries will not be allowed to skip a mandatory 14-day quarantine even if they are fully vaccinated amid the growing concerns over the global spread of the Delta variant. The country earlier announced [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases fell back to the 500s on Monday for the first time in six days on fewer tests over the weekend. But health authorities have been keeping tabs on the trend of new virus infections amid concerns over a steady rise in cases of [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Thousands of people sitting together to listen and dance to music has become an unthinkable scene since the new coronavirus hit South Korea early last year. But that rare occasion came to life over the weekend as music enthusiasts gathered for the country’s first mass outdoor concert held at [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases stayed in the 600s for the fifth straight day Sunday as health authorities brace for revamped social distancing rules while pushing to accelerate vaccinations. The country reported 614 more COVID-19 cases, including 570 local infections, raising the total caseload to 155,071, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed over 600 for the fourth straight day Saturday due to outbreaks of cluster infections nationwide as the authorities prepare to announce a new set of eased social distancing rules. The country reported 668 new cases, including 611 local infections, raising the accumulated [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 95 percent of service members aged under 30 have received their first doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine since the vaccination campaign for younger soldiers began earlier this month, the defense ministry said Saturday. A total of 395,677 troops in their 20s, or 95.4 percent of the age [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 600s for the third straight day Friday due to sporadic cluster infections as the country is set to implement eased social distancing rules starting next month. The country reported 634 new cases, including 602 local infections, raising the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 600s for the second straight day Thursday on sporadic cluster infections amid concerns over virus variants. The country reported 610 new cases, including 576 local infections, raising the total caseload to 153,155, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases spiked to a two-week high of over 600 on Wednesday as virus variants are emerging as another major challenge in the country’s virus fight amid the accelerating vaccine rollout. The country reported 645 new cases, including 605 local infections, raising the total caseload [...]