SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 400s for the third straight day Thursday amid growing concerns over a potential resurgence as a spate of cluster infections and increased untraceable cases put health authorities on edge. The country reported 465 more COVID-19 cases, including 444 local infections, [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases rose by over 400 for a second consecutive day Wednesday, the highest in 19 days, as cluster infections continued to pile up across the country ahead of adjustments of social distancing rules. The country reported 470 more COVID-19 cases, including 452 local infections, [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to above 400 on Tuesday as continued cluster infections and increased outdoor activity are feared to ignite another surge in virus infections. The country reported 446 more COVID-19 cases, including 427 local infections, raising the total caseload to 93,263, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Nursing homes and long-term care hospitals for the elderly nationwide were allowed to partially resume in-person or non-contact visits Tuesday, paving the ground for dramatic reunions between patients and family members after such meetings were prohibited for about a year due to fears of coronavirus transmissions. Some long-term care [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — In South Korea, the proportion of people who think society and individual life faced a crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic has declined compared to six months ago, a survey showed Monday. A research team from Seoul National University’s Graduate School of Public Health unveiled the results of surveys [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell back below 400 on Monday apparently due to less testing over the weekend, but health authorities remained wary of a potential resurgence as outdoor activity increases due to warmer weather. The country reported 346 more COVID-19 cases, including 335 local infections, raising [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Fewer than 10,000 foreign tourists visited South Korea a month last year after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, official data showed Monday. According to the state-run Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), the average number of foreign travelers here was only 9,722 per month from April to December last year, [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed above 400 for a second straight day on Sunday on continued cluster infections, as the number of vaccinated people topped 310,000 in just nine days since the inoculation campaign began. The country reported 416 more COVID-19 cases, including 399 local infections, raising the [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has launched a nationwide inspection of manufacturing workplaces with foreign employees to check if they are properly following the anti-virus guidelines amid a series of cluster infections reported at such facilities, officials said Sunday. On Thursday, the Ministry of Employment and Labor began the inspection on some [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases hovered above 400 on Saturday as sporadic cluster infections showed no signs of a letup and the rising number of travelers amid warm weather could spark yet another uptick. The country reported 418 more COVID-19 cases, including 404 local infections, raising the total [...]