SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases fell back to under 500 on Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend as health authorities push to ramp up the vaccination drive on the back of an increased vaccine supply. The country reported 485 more COVID-19 cases, including 454 local infections, [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell back to the 500s on Sunday due to less testing over the weekend, while the country’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout is gathering pace. The country reported 556 more COVID-19 cases, including 541 local infections, raising the total caseload to 144,152, the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 700 on Saturday, as cluster infections continued to sprout up across the country despite a stepped-up vaccination campaign. The country reported 744 more COVID-19 cases, including 725 local infections, raising the total caseload to 143,596, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases reached nearly 700 Friday on cluster infections in various settings, while health authorities remain upbeat about reaching the nation’s vaccination goal earlier than expected, with vaccine hesitancy waning and more supplies expected to be shipped in down the road. The country reported 695 [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 600s for the second consecutive day Thursday due to continued cluster infections, while the country’s inoculation drive gains pace on a smooth vaccine supply. The country reported 681 more COVID-19 cases, including 672 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of South Korean restaurants that shut down last year declined compared to a year earlier, data showed Wednesday. According to a report from the Korea Foodservice Industry Research Institute that analyzed data from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 600 for the first time in six days Wednesday due to continued cluster infections, while health authorities are ramping up efforts to speed up the nationwide vaccination campaign to slow down the spread of the virus. The country reported [...]
GANGNEUNG, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The east coast city of Gangneung in Gangwon Province is coming up with measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 at local beaches. The municipal government plans to mount thermal cameras on drones introduced last year for the enforcement of social distancing policy to track beachgoers with a fever. [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases remained in the 400s for the third consecutive day Tuesday, while health authorities are easing distancing rules for vaccinated people to speed up the inoculation drive. The country reported 459 more COVID-19 cases, including 449 local infections, raising the total caseload to 140,799, [...]
ANSAN, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — At a long-term care hospital in this city just south of Seoul, an elderly woman in a pink-toned blouse sat on a bed stroking her husband’s face for the first time in 16 months. The two had been together for around 70 years before the husband was admitted to [...]