SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Wednesday tally in 13 weeks, showing signs the infection trend may be subsiding, as the country prepares to lift the indoor mask mandate. The country reported 36,908 new COVID-19 infections, including 80 from overseas, bringing the total to 29,898,142, the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Tuesday tally in 13 weeks in a sign of a downward trend in new infections, as the country prepares to lift the indoor mask mandate. The country reported 40,199 new COVID-19 infections, including 95 from overseas, bringing the total to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Monday tally in 12 weeks, as the government continues to make efforts to contain the inflow from China. The country reported 14,144 new COVID-19 infections, including 64 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 29,821,035, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases dipped to the lowest Sunday tally in almost three months, as the government has stepped up efforts to contain the inflow from China. A total of 32,570 additional coronavirus infections, including 104 cases from overseas, have been confirmed nationwide, bringing the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest for a Saturday in three months, showing signs of a slowdown in the pandemic. The country reported 36,699 new COVID-19 infections, including 99 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 29,774,321, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Friday tally in 11 weeks, with health authorities staying on high alert over rising imported cases from China and other regions. The country reported 39,726 new COVID-19 infections, including 137 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 29,737,769, the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — As more than 15 countries have imposed stricter quarantine measures against travelers coming from China, Beijing has recently suspended all issuance of short-term, transit visas and visas on arrival to Korean and Japanese nationals. Beijing explained that the measure was based on the principle of reciprocity. However, there are views [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Thursday tally in 11 weeks, with rising imported cases putting health authorities on high alert. The country reported 43,953 new COVID-19 infections, including 135 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 29,698,043, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Wednesday tally in 11 weeks, while imported cases remained high. The country reported 54,343 new COVID-19 infections, including 120 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 29,654,090, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The tally marked [...]
SEOUL/BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — China announced the suspension Tuesday of its short-term visa service for South Koreans in retaliation against Seoul’s regulations on entries from the neighbor with increasing COVID-19 infections. The Chinese Embassy in Seoul made public the decision in a post on its WeChat account, citing an “instruction” from Beijing for [...]