SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 500 on Wednesday as health authorities ramp up the country’s vaccination drive with a quarter of the population receiving one jab. The country reported 545 more virus cases, including 522 local infections, raising the total caseload to 149,191, the [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new COVID-19 cases remained under 400 for the second day in a row Tuesday on fewer tests over the weekend as the country’s vaccination drive picks up steam with 1 in 4 South Koreans receiving at least one jab. The country reported 374 more virus cases, [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily new COVID-19 cases rose by the smallest amount in more than two months due to fewer tests over the weekend as the country is preparing for eased virus restrictions starting next month amid an accelerating vaccination drive. The country reported 399 more COVID-19 cases, including 360 [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases dropped below 500 Sunday for the first time in four days due to fewer tests over the weekend, and health authorities plan to exempt people who were fully vaccinated overseas from mandatory two-week isolation from July. The country reported 452 more COVID-19 cases, [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases remained under 600 for the second straight day Saturday, as health authorities have decided to extend the current social distancing rules for another three weeks to stem cluster infections. The country reported 565 more COVID-19 cases, including 525 local infections, raising the total [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases fell back to below 600 on Friday, but health authorities decided to extend the current social distancing rules for another three weeks before adopting revamped antivirus measures. The country reported 556 more COVID-19 cases, including 541 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily new virus cases bounced back to over 600 Wednesday due to sporadic cluster infections as the country’s inoculation drive gains traction on increased vaccine supply. The country reported 602 more COVID-19 cases, including 581 local infections, raising the total caseload to 145,692, the Korea Disease Control [...]
BLAGOEVGRAD, Bulgaria, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — While Bulgaria has been severely affected by COVID-19, AUBG, a small liberal arts university in the South-west part of the country has only had 15 cases on campus, no community transmission, and an uninterrupted school year, despite the pandemic. This may sound like an isolated success, but the [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases remained in the 400s for the second straight day Tuesday amid efforts to boost the country’s vaccination campaign. The country reported 454 more COVID-19 cases, including 435 local infections, raising the total caseload to 145,091, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will provide certification stickers to vaccinated people aged 65 and over to help them prove their COVID-19 vaccination status in addition to their paper and electronic records, the health authority said Tuesday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) issues vaccination records in the form of [...]