SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Concerns are rising over instances in which foreign workers have been blamed for the outbreak of the coronavirus in a number of factories. The Central Disease Control Headquarters reported that recent COVID-19 outbreaks in plants were primarily caused by staff-to-staff infections, explaining that closed and concentrated working environment and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey showed that most South Korean consumers in their 20s and 30s plan to continue to wear masks even after being vaccinated. Yuhan Kimberly Ltd., a maker of sanitary products in South Korea, conducted an online survey of 500 men and women in their 20s and 30s. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed below 500 for the second straight day on Sunday, but health authorities remained vigilant about a potential flare-up in virus infections amid eased social distancing rules. The country reported 416 more COVID-19 cases, including 391 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will begin administering 117,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines to medical staff on Saturday as the vaccines are expected to arrive in the country later this week, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said Sunday. “On Feb. 26, 117,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines will arrive in the country and the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell back below 500 for the first time in four days on Saturday, but sporadic infections continued to be reported amid worries over a potential resurgence after the government eased social distancing rules earlier this week. The country reported 448 more COVID-19 cases, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell back to below 600 on Friday, while authorities are stepping up monitoring of manufacturing plants and hospitals to slow the rapid pace of virus transmission. The country reported 561 more COVID-19 cases, including 533 local infections, raising the total caseload to 86,128, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 600s for a second consecutive day on Thursday as infections at a slew of manufacturing plants and hospitals surged, prompting authorities to guard against a potential virus resurgence. The country reported 621 more COVID-19 cases, including 590 local infections, raising [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting Friday, the government will introduce a new privacy protection measure allowing the people to write down encrypted private numbers instead of their phone numbers when they visit widely-used places, like restaurants and cafes. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) announced Thursday that it will introduce an encrypted private [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The proportion of unregistered foreigners in South Korea is nearing the 20 percent milestone, setting an unprecedented record. The Ministry of Justice reported that 19.3 percent of all foreigners in South Korea last year were unregistered, up by 3.8 percentage points since the previous year (15.5 percent). The proportion [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases increased by the most in more than a month to over 600 on Wednesday, prompting concerns over a virus resurgence after the Lunar New Year holiday amid eased social distancing rules. The country reported 621 more COVID-19 cases, including 590 local infections, raising [...]