SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s science ministry said Wednesday that it seeks to commercialize a COVID-19 test kit by March that provides results within three minutes to help better combat the pandemic. The Ministry of Science and ICT said the new semiconductor-based kit has a low likelihood of false negatives for the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — When the novel coronavirus first arrived in South Korea a year ago, Bang Su (alias) didn’t know it would upend her career and family all of a sudden. The Pilates instructor worked less than two months last year as on-and-off social distancing measures restricted the operation of a sports [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s health authorities said Tuesday that the ban on flights from Britain will be extended by one week again and arrivals from Brazil will have to prove that they are virus-free as the country stepped up measures against new coronavirus variants that are known to be more transmissible. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed under 400 for the second straight day Tuesday as infections sharply slowed down on tightened social distancing measures, but health authorities still remain vigilant over potential upticks amid partially eased curbs. The country added 386 more COVID-19 cases, including 351 domestic infections, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases rose by the smallest number in nearly two months Monday, apparently on the back of tightened social distancing measures and fewer tests over the weekend, but health authorities remain vigilant over potential upticks. The country added 389 more COVID-19 cases, including 366 local [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The ruling Democratic Party (DP) has set out to find ways to get lucrative companies to share some of their profits with small businesses vulnerable to losses amid the coronavirus pandemic, but it is facing vehement objection from the business community and opposition lawmakers. Last week, a DP task [...]
CHUNCHEON, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — As the one-year anniversary of the first confirmed coronavirus case in South Korea nears, a return to in-person classes for college students remains elusive, prompting some to take time off instead. Park Go-eun, a 22-year-old college student, decided to take one year off after months of consideration. “It felt [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Over a third of non-regular workers have experienced unemployment since the new coronavirus broke out in South Korea in January 2020, a survey showed Monday. According to a survey by Embrain Public conducted on 1,000 salaried workers aged between 19 and 55 on four occasions in April, June, September [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – United States Forces Korea (USFK) on Sunday issued a “shelter in place” directive, ordering part of its service members to remain at home after additional COVID-19 outbreaks were reported inside its barracks. According to USFK’s Twitter account, the directive dated Saturday requires service members based at Yongsan Garrison in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases remained in the 500s for the sixth consecutive day Sunday, as the country partially eased restrictions on cafes and gyms to strike a balance between maintaining social distancing and easing the burden on virus-hit businesses. The country added 520 more COVID-19 cases, including [...]