SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases remained below 600 for the second straight day Tuesday on fewer tests over the weekend, amid concerns about a spike in COVID-19 cases in spring. The country reported 542 more COVID-19 cases, including 528 local infections, raising the total caseload to 110,688, the [...]
SEJONG, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has recently experienced a flare-up in virus cases, with outbreaks occuring at schools that opened in early March for the spring semester, putting to test the ability of health and education authorities to keep schools safely open. Education Minister Yoo Eun-hae visited a high school in Anyang, [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell back below 600 for the first time in six days Monday partly due to fewer tests over the weekend, amid looming concerns over the fourth wave of the pandemic. The country reported 587 more COVID-19 cases, including 560 local infections, raising the [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A tougher mask mandate that went into effect for all indoor public places nationwide on Monday is triggering a spate of controversy, as some people complain of inconvenience in their daily lives. Beginning this week, mask wearing is mandatory in all public indoor spaces and on public transportation, including [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 600s for the third consecutive day Sunday amid looming concerns over the fourth wave of the pandemic, with authorities struggling to contain sporadic cluster infections nationwide. The country reported 614 more COVID-19 cases, including 594 local infections, raising the total [...]
JEJU, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A rapid growth in tourist numbers is bringing joy to and causing concern among residents of Jeju, the southern holiday island increasingly favored by locals as an alternative to overseas travel amid the COVID-19 outbreaks. Tourist arrivals on Jeju Island have rapidly recovered to pre-coronavirus levels in recent months [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the high 600s for the second straight day Saturday as health authorities warn that the country may be at the start of a fourth wave of infections. The country reported 677 more COVID-19 cases, including 662 local infections, raising the total [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — One in four Seoul citizens turned to “revenge spending” to make up for missed shopping during the coronavirus pandemic, a study has shown. According to a Wednesday report by the Seoul Institute, a think tank for the Seoul metropolitan government, 24.3 percent of those surveyed in the first quarter [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell below 700 on Friday, but health authorities warned the country may face a stronger wave of the pandemic, with a chance that daily infections could double in the coming weeks. The country plans to suspend the business of clubs and bars in [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The new mayor of Seoul ordered his administration on Friday to review the city’s response to COVID-19 thus far, saying the current virus restrictions have failed to address the people’s needs. Oh Se-hoon made the remark during a COVID-19 response meeting attended by senior city officials on his second [...]