COVID-19 infections Archives

Half of Kids Aged 9 and Below Infected with COVID-19

SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Half of children aged nine and below have been infected with COVID-19, health authorities said Saturday. The accumulated number of infected children in the age bracket had reached 1,887,337 as of Saturday, according to Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. That translates into nearly 50,190 out of every 100,000 [...]

Some Koreans Avoiding COVID-19 Tests as Daily Infections Top 600,000

SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — With a daily number of COVID-19 infections exceeding 600,000, the fear of the pandemic has grown ever higher. However, an increasing number of people are choosing not to get tested at all as many can’t afford to stop working. “Delivery riders are staying away from getting tested. Even if [...]