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S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Cases Fall Below 12,000 amid Eased Restrictions

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Cases Fall Below 12,000 amid Eased Restrictions

SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 12,000 Thursday, as the coronavirus has been slowing down for months. The country reported 11,400 new COVID-19 infections, including 21 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,739,457, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The Thursday figure declined [...]

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Cases at 9-month Low; Gov’t Lifts Mask Mandate on Public Transportation

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Cases at 9-month Low; Gov’t Lifts Mask Mandate on Public Transportation

SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest daily tally in about nine months on Monday, the first day of completely lifting the indoor mask mandate on public transportation. The country reported 3,930 new COVID-19 infections, including 14 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,702,960, the [...]

Corona Kids: Lingering Impact of Pandemic on Students’ Mental and Physical Health

Corona Kids: Lingering Impact of Pandemic on Students’ Mental and Physical Health

SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The COVID-19 pandemic has left a profound impact on students, particularly the so-called “corona kids” whose emotional and social development has been disrupted during a critical period of their lives. Many have experienced a decrease in physical strength, suffering from poor psychological well-being and a loss of self-confidence. Despite [...]

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Cases Decline On-week; Mask Wearing on Public Transportation to be Lifted Monday

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Cases Decline On-week; Mask Wearing on Public Transportation to be Lifted Monday

SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases remained over 11,000 for the second straight day Wednesday ahead of the lifting of the mask mandate for public transportation. The country reported 11,899 new infections, including 21 from overseas, bringing the total to 30,662,229, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. [...]

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Cases Continue On-week Decline

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Cases Continue On-week Decline

SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases rose to over 11,000 on Tuesday but continued their on-week decline amid an overall downtrend, health authorities said. The country reported 11,401 new coronavirus cases, including 11 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,650,330, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. [...]