SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Almost all indoor sports facilities in South Korea suffered declines in sales due to COVID-19 and one in 10 reported sales decreases of over 80 percent, a survey showed Thursday. According to the poll of 988 owners of indoor sports facilities nationwide, conducted by civic and industry groups from [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 500 on Wednesday as health authorities ramp up the country’s vaccination drive with a quarter of the population receiving one jab. The country reported 545 more virus cases, including 522 local infections, raising the total caseload to 149,191, the [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new COVID-19 cases remained under 400 for the second day in a row Tuesday on fewer tests over the weekend as the country’s vaccination drive picks up steam with 1 in 4 South Koreans receiving at least one jab. The country reported 374 more virus cases, [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily new COVID-19 cases rose by the smallest amount in more than two months due to fewer tests over the weekend as the country is preparing for eased virus restrictions starting next month amid an accelerating vaccination drive. The country reported 399 more COVID-19 cases, including 360 [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases dropped below 500 Sunday for the first time in four days due to fewer tests over the weekend, and health authorities plan to exempt people who were fully vaccinated overseas from mandatory two-week isolation from July. The country reported 452 more COVID-19 cases, [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Middle schools in the greater Seoul area are set to increase the portion of students attending in-person classes starting Monday ahead of the government’s plan to fully resume classes from the fall semester, according to educational officials. Under the plan, the cap on in-person attendance will increase from one-third [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases remained under 600 for the second straight day Saturday, as health authorities have decided to extend the current social distancing rules for another three weeks to stem cluster infections. The country reported 565 more COVID-19 cases, including 525 local infections, raising the total [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases fell back to below 600 on Friday, but health authorities decided to extend the current social distancing rules for another three weeks before adopting revamped antivirus measures. The country reported 556 more COVID-19 cases, including 541 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Restaurants, cafes and entertainment facilities in the greater Seoul area will be able to open until midnight starting next month as the country is moving to gradually ease virus curbs in line with an accelerating vaccination rate, the health ministry said Friday. Starting in July, restaurants, cafes, karaoke businesses [...]
DAEJEON, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — With the surge in sales of protective masks following the coronavirus outbreak, patents for technology designed to prevent these masks from causing environmental damage also jumped in number last year. The Korean Intellectual Property Office reported that 112 patents were submitted last year in relation to eco-friendly mask technologies, [...]