SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed below 400 for the second consecutive day Saturday, while the government decided to relax a business curfew starting next week in most cities outside the greater Seoul area. The country added 393 more COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, including 366 local [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The government said Saturday it will allow businesses outside the greater Seoul area to operate until 10 p.m. starting next week, relaxing the distancing rules amid growing discontent over the prolonged virus curbs. The revised measure will permit businesses like restaurants and fitness clubs to extend their operating hours [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea surpassed a grim milestone in its battle against the coronavirus pandemic as its total COVID-19 caseload broke the 80,000 mark Friday. The country added 370 more COVID-19 cases, including 351 local infections, raising the total caseload to 80,131, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]
JINJU, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first kitten infected with COVID-19 has been released from quarantine. The 3-month-old kitten, which tested positive during the coronavirus epidemiological investigation of a mass outbreak in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, was released from quarantine last Wednesday. The kitten is one of three pet kittens owned by a [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed above 400 for a second straight day on Thursday as cluster infections continue to pop up across the country despite extended virus curbs. The country added 451 more COVID-19 cases, including 429 local infections, raising the total caseload to 79,762, according to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey showed that negative emotions are rampant throughout South Korean society due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Korea Press Foundation carried out an online survey of 1,000 adults to identify how the emotions people feel about their everyday life have changed after the outbreak of the coronavirus. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The gap in the mortality rate by income level did not widen during the outbreak of the coronavirus, thanks to the government’s implementation of a medical care system, that among others, offers financial support to cover medical expenses for those testing positive for COVID-19, a study showed Wednesday. Researchers [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 400 after four days on Wednesday as cluster infections continue to rise despite extended virus curbs. The country added 467 more COVID-19 cases, including 433 local infections, raising the total caseload to 79,311, according to the Korea Disease Control [...]
TEMECULA, Calif., Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Nikkiso Cryogenic Industries’ Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group (“CE&IG”), a subsidiary of Nikkiso Co., Ltd (Japan), has joined forces with our sister companies LEWA GmbH, Germany and LEWA Nikkiso-America, Inc. to continue the global fight against COVID-19. LEWA Nikkiso-America, working closely with customers on pump selection and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 300s for the third straight day on Tuesday as health authorities extended tough virus curbs amid a continued rise in cluster infections. The country added 336 more COVID-19 cases, including 295 local infections, raising the total caseload to 78,844, according [...]