SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new virus cases neared 800 on Friday as growing untraceable cases, coupled with cluster infections, continued to hamper the country’s virus fight against the pandemic. The country conditionally approved the use of COVID-19 self-test kits to beef up its testing capacity. The country reported 797 more [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s drug safety agency on Friday granted conditional approval for two types of COVID-19 self-test kits as a supplementary tool to boost its testing capacity amid spiking cases. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) said it gave the green light to the test kits, developed by [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul National University said Friday it will run weekly coronavirus testing that produces results in about one hour as part of efforts to detect infections quickly and expand in-person classes on campus. It is the first such move by one of the country’s higher education institutions, which have been [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported more than 700 new virus cases for the second straight day on Thursday amid lingering woes over another wave of the pandemic. The number of vaccinations surpassed 2 million. The country identified 735 more COVID-19 cases, including 715 local infections, raising the total caseload to 116,661, [...]
RALEIGH, N.C., April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — PRA Health Sciences (NASDAQ: PRAH) announced today the expansion of its pharmacovigilance solution to offer full post-marketing services for authorized COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics, including post-authorization safety studies (PASS) delivered by Real World Solutions. With more than 25 years of experience executing comprehensive pharmacovigilance and patient safety services [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 700 Wednesday as the country is ratcheting up efforts to boost vaccination rates amid growing concerns over another wave of the pandemic. The country reported 731 more COVID-19 cases, including 692 local infections, raising the total caseload to 115,926, [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of South Koreans have experienced anxiety or depression due to the coronavirus pandemic, a survey showed Wednesday. In a survey by Gyeonggi Research Institute, 55.8 percent of respondents said they are anxious or depressed due to COVID-19, an increase from 47.5 percent tallied one year ago. [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Education on Wednesday declared a three-week intensive period for checking COVID-19 rules for all schools, universities and private educational facilities nationwide, responding to a recent spike in in-school transmissions of the coronavirus. The declaration came as the number of COVID-19 infections among students and teachers has [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study showed that the number of South Koreans who sought help for heart disease at hospital emergency rooms declined last year during the height of the COVID-19 crisis. During this period, however, the mortality rate of myocardial infarction patients over 60 years of age increased after their hospitalization. [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases remained in the 500s for the second day Tuesday as health authorities vow to accelerate the country’s nationwide vaccination campaign targeting the vaccination of 3 million by the end of this month. The country is also seeking to sign a “swap” deal with [...]