SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported 7,561 new COVID-19 cases Thursday due to fewer tests a day earlier. The figure is a drop of 4,730 from the previous day as fewer tests were conducted on the March 1 Independence Movement Day. Compared with last week, the daily tally fell by 23,282. It [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has confirmed that the deadly COVID-19 variants that swept the globe throughout the pandemic were also transmitted between dogs. A joint research team from Seoul National University and Jeonbuk National University infected a dog with the delta and omicron variants of the coronavirus by [...]
SEOUL, March 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported 12,291 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday amid a gradual slowdown in the pace of infections. The figure is slightly higher than the previous day’s 10,817 cases, but 785 cases lower compared with a week ago. The virus has been spreading more slowly despite the removal of the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases remained below 11,000 for the sixth straight day Tuesday, as the country is seeing a gradual slowdown in the pace of infections. The country reported 10,817 new COVID-19 infections, including 30 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,513,721, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases hit the lowest tally in eight months Monday amid a gradual virus downtrend. The country reported 4,026 new COVID-19 infections, including 15 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,502,904, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The virus has been [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases remained above 10,000 for the fifth straight day Saturday, with daily infections falling by around 660 cases compared with a week earlier. The country reported 10,055 new infection cases, including 29 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,489,666, the Korea Disease Control and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases continued the downward trend Friday, with daily infections falling by nearly 1,400 cases compared with a week earlier. The country reported 10,051 new infection cases, including 26 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,479,753 the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases continued the downward trend Thursday, with the new caseload falling by more than 1,600 cases from a week ago. The country reported 10,845 new infection cases, including 28 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,469,702, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed above 11,000 for the second straight day Wednesday amid a downward trend in recent months. The country reported 13,082 new infection cases, including 32 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,458,857, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The daily [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The early symptoms of COVID-19 affect mental health, a study indicated Monday. A research team from Seoul National University Hospital analyzed the monitoring records of 2,671 patients who contracted mild symptoms of the coronavirus and were admitted to the hospital between March 2020 and April 2022. The results showed [...]