SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily new virus cases bounced back to over 600 Wednesday due to sporadic cluster infections as the country’s inoculation drive gains traction on increased vaccine supply. The country reported 602 more COVID-19 cases, including 581 local infections, raising the total caseload to 145,692, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases remained in the 400s for the second straight day Tuesday amid efforts to boost the country’s vaccination campaign. The country reported 454 more COVID-19 cases, including 435 local infections, raising the total caseload to 145,091, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and LONDON, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – In a study published online in bioRxiv today, scientists at UCSF QBI and the University College, London reported new findings on the viral replication and pathogenesis of the B.1.1.7 U.K. coronavirus strain. In the paper titled, Evolution of Enhanced Innate Immune Evasion by the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 UK Variant, scientists [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases fell back to under 500 on Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend as health authorities push to ramp up the vaccination drive on the back of an increased vaccine supply. The country reported 485 more COVID-19 cases, including 454 local infections, [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell back to the 500s on Sunday due to less testing over the weekend, while the country’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout is gathering pace. The country reported 556 more COVID-19 cases, including 541 local infections, raising the total caseload to 144,152, the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases reached nearly 700 Friday on cluster infections in various settings, while health authorities remain upbeat about reaching the nation’s vaccination goal earlier than expected, with vaccine hesitancy waning and more supplies expected to be shipped in down the road. The country reported 695 [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 600 for the first time in six days Wednesday due to continued cluster infections, while health authorities are ramping up efforts to speed up the nationwide vaccination campaign to slow down the spread of the virus. The country reported [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea said Wednesday it plans to raise its guard against the new coronavirus at beaches here as more people are expected to travel locally during the summer season. Starting July, the country will operate a three-level alert system — green, yellow and red — to warn visitors of [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases remained in the 400s for the third consecutive day Tuesday, while health authorities are easing distancing rules for vaccinated people to speed up the inoculation drive. The country reported 459 more COVID-19 cases, including 449 local infections, raising the total caseload to 140,799, [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases remained in the 400s for the second consecutive day Monday partly due to fewer tests over the weekend, while health authorities are grappling with sporadic cluster infections across the nation. The country reported 430 more COVID-19 cases, including 411 local infections, raising the [...]