SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean appeals court has reversed a lower court’s decision that had awarded compensation to an inmate who sued the government over cramped prison conditions, the Gwangju District Court announced on February 4. The civil division of the court, presided over by Judge Lee Heung-kwon, overturned the initial ruling [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Nigeria was set to reopen its embassy in North Korea following years of closure over the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang has said, a move seen as making it the first African country to resume diplomatic activities in the North. Patrick Imodu Imologhome, Nigeria’s charge d’affaires, disclosed [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – In a breakthrough that could revolutionize infectious disease testing, South Korean researchers have developed the world’s first platform capable of detecting COVID-19 infection through tears, with a reported sensitivity of approximately 99%. The innovative technology, announced on September 26 by Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, was developed by a team led by [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – This year’s summer wave of COVID-19 is estimated to have passed its peak, with the weekly number of the virus’ inpatients dropping 20 percent last week, health authorities said Wednesday. The number of COVID-19 patients at 220 hospitals last week reached 1,164, compared with 1,464 reported a week earlier, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Five Russian university students have arrived in North Korea for a language program, marking Russian students’ first entry to Pyongyang after a four-year hiatus since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang said Friday. The students from MGIMO University of the Russian Foreign Ministry visited [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Health authorities plan to focus on treating COVID-19 in high-risk patients as this year’s summer wave is expected to peak by the end of this month, the chief of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Wednesday. KDCA Commissioner Jee Young-mee told reporters that she expects the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – As a seven-month-long medical dispute continues to strain South Korea’s healthcare system, a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases and the looming threat of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) have pushed hospitals to their limits. Emergency rooms, in particular, are facing near-paralysis as medical staff succumb to the virus themselves. According [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Health authorities said Friday they plan to supply treatments for 260,000 COVID-19 patients, as the nation saw a surge in cases due to a summer wave. “We have started contacting global pharmaceutical companies after recognizing that treatments are being used more widely than before, and the supply will start [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of COVID-19 child patients in South Korea jumped this month, as the nation saw a surge in cases amid a summer wave, hospital data showed Wednesday. At 42 pediatric hospitals, there were 1,080 child patients with COVID-19 on Aug. 5-9, compared with 387 child patients on July [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – As COVID-19 cases rise again in South Korea, inconsistent workplace policies are causing confusion among employees, highlighting the ongoing challenges of managing the pandemic in the workplace. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), COVID-19 hospitalizations have surged almost sixfold over the past four weeks. From July [...]