SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite the ramped-up vaccine rollout, it will likely be difficult to reach herd immunity against the novel coronavirus, local health experts said Monday. “The COVID-19 virus is likely to be a new normal,” said Oh Myoung-don, head of the country’s central clinical committee for emerging disease control, adding that [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily new virus cases stayed in the 600s for the fourth consecutive day Sunday as sporadic cluster infections popped up across the nation, complicating antivirus efforts. The country reported 606 more COVID-19 cases, including 585 local infections, raising the total caseload to 123,240, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases remained in the 600s for the third straight day Saturday as sporadic cluster infections were reported across the nation amid concerns of another wave of infections. The country reported 627 more COVID-19 cases, including 593 local infections, raising the total caseload to 122,634, [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases remained in the 600s for the second day Friday as the country extended its social distancing measures against the coronavirus amid concerns of another wave of the pandemic. The country reported 661 more COVID-19 cases, including 642 local infections, raising the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea could raise the travel alert for India amid a massive spike in COVID-19 cases in the country, the foreign ministry said Friday. The ministry is considering raising the alert by one notch to “red,” recommending South Koreans leave India unless there are essential reasons, officials said. “We [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will introduce new COVID-19 social distancing rules in July if the nation’s daily caseload remains below 1,000, health authorities said Friday. The new rules are aimed at imposing fairer restrictions and giving the public a simpler message on containment, officials said. The revamped distancing rules will also [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — With the COVID-19 pandemic putting restrictions on outdoor activities, the number of South Koreans who are having difficulty managing their weight is increasing. The Korean Society for the Study of Obesity (KOSSO) conducted a survey of 1,000 men and women over 20 years of age across the country to [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases fell back to below 700 on Thursday, but sporadic cluster infections and the rising number of untraceable cases still indicate a further rise in infections. The country reported 680 more COVID-19 cases, including 650 local infections, raising the total caseload to 121,351, the [...]
RENSSELAER, N.Y., April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Taconic Biosciences, a global leader in providing drug discovery animal model solutions, announces the launch of a new COVID-19 mouse model. This human ACE2 (hACE2) transgenic mouse expands Taconic’s COVID-19 research toolkit. In October 2020, Taconic launched its first hACE2 model. The AC70 mouse experiences a lethal response to [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Thursday those who have been fully vaccinated here will be exempted from the mandatory 14-day isolation when arriving from overseas amid the country’s all-out efforts to expand inoculation. The new rules will be applied starting next Wednesday only for those who have been fully inoculated in [...]