SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases soared to a nearly six-month high Friday as infections in the greater Seoul area continued to spike amid woes over a potential surge in variant cases. The country reported 826 more COVID-19 cases, including 765 local infections, raising the total caseload to 158,549, [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases remained in the 700s for the second day Thursday as the greater Seoul area is facing a potential resurgence in new infections, which led authorities to push back eased virus restrictions. The country reported 762 more COVID-19 cases, including 712 local infections, raising [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases spiked to an over two-month high Wednesday as a series of cluster infections were reported in the wider Seoul area amid jitters over growing COVID-19 variant cases. The country reported 794 more COVID-19 cases, including 759 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new COVID-19 cases sharply increased Tuesday, as the capital city recorded the highest number of infections this year. As of 9 p.m., 756 additional cases were confirmed nationwide, up 214 from the same time the day earlier, according to health authorities and local governments. Among them, [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases fell back to the 500s on Monday for the first time in six days on fewer tests over the weekend. But health authorities have been keeping tabs on the trend of new virus infections amid concerns over a steady rise in cases of [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases stayed in the 600s for the fifth straight day Sunday as health authorities brace for revamped social distancing rules while pushing to accelerate vaccinations. The country reported 614 more COVID-19 cases, including 570 local infections, raising the total caseload to 155,071, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed over 600 for the fourth straight day Saturday due to outbreaks of cluster infections nationwide as the authorities prepare to announce a new set of eased social distancing rules. The country reported 668 new cases, including 611 local infections, raising the accumulated [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 600s for the third straight day Friday due to sporadic cluster infections as the country is set to implement eased social distancing rules starting next month. The country reported 634 new cases, including 602 local infections, raising the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 600s for the second straight day Thursday on sporadic cluster infections amid concerns over virus variants. The country reported 610 new cases, including 576 local infections, raising the total caseload to 153,155, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases spiked to a two-week high of over 600 on Wednesday as virus variants are emerging as another major challenge in the country’s virus fight amid the accelerating vaccine rollout. The country reported 645 new cases, including 605 local infections, raising the total caseload [...]