SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The education ministry is looking at fully resuming in-person classes in the fall, an official said Wednesday, as online classes have been blamed for widening learning gaps between children. Currently, schools follow the government’s COVID-19 guidelines in determining how many students are allowed to learn in-person while the rest [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — In South Korea, the rich were eager to buy cars while the middle-class turned to furniture and home electronics last year when outdoor activities were largely restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a state-run think tank said Tuesday. According to a report released on Tuesday by the Korea Development [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases rose back above 500 on Tuesday, with health authorities remaining on alert over a potential spike amid spreading variant cases. The country reported 511 more COVID-19 cases, including 483 local infections, raising the total caseload to 128,283, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases rose by the smallest number in a week on Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but health authorities remained worried over a potential spike amid spreading variant cases. The country reported 463 more COVID-19 cases, including 436 local infections, raising the [...]
INCHEON, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Hundreds of bars in the western port city of Incheon on Monday postponed plans to reopen their doors in defiance of a government order to shut down during COVID-19. An association of bar owners in Incheon, west of Seoul, said their businesses will remain closed till Friday while it [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean’s happiness levels hit a new low last August, during the second wave of the coronavirus outbreak, the latest survey showed. Last year, the Center for Happiness Studies at Seoul National University, in collaboration with Kakao Corp.’s charity foundation, conducted a survey of 1.4 million South Koreans over [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean pharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc. has begun the global supply of its COVID-19 antibody treatment starting with Pakistan, according to the company’s affiliate on Monday. Celltrion Healthcare, which handles Celltrion’s overseas business, said it has signed a contract with a Pakistan state-run company to export 100,000 tablets of [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell back below 600 on Sunday mainly due to fewer tests as health authorities try to boost the nationwide vaccination drive to contain the spread. The country reported 564 more COVID-19 cases, including 522 local infections, raising the total caseload to 127,309, the [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases rose back to the 700s for the first time in 10 days Saturday as the country remains on alert for a potential upsurge in variant cases. The country reported 701 more COVID-19 cases, including 672 local infections, raising the total caseload to 126,745, [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases remained in the 500s for the second day Friday as the country remained guarded against a potential upsurge in variant cases. The country reported 525 more COVID-19 cases, including 509 local infections, raising the total caseload to 126,044, the Korea Disease Control and [...]