SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed below 70,000 for the third straight day Sunday, as the government is seeking to phase out mask-wearing regulations in certain places. The country confirmed 58,448 new coronavirus infections, including 64 from overseas, bringing the total to 28,659,055, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases remained below 70,000 for the second straight day Saturday, while new coronavirus-related deaths hit a three-month high. The country reported 66,211 new COVID-19 infections, including 66 from overseas, bringing the total to 28,600,607, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The number [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases hit below 70,000 on Friday, continuing an upward curve, as the country prepares to remove the indoor mask mandate, the last remaining antivirus rule, as part of broader recovery efforts. The country reported 68,168 new COVID-19 infections, including 95 from overseas, bringing the total [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stood above 75,000 on Thursday, up by nearly 5,600 from a week earlier, as the virus wave continues to spread in the winter. The country reported 75,744 new COVID-19 infections, including 73 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 28,466,390, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases exceeded 88,000 on Wednesday, continuing the upward trend amid fears over a further spike in winter with one in every six people now having suffered reinfection. The country reported 88,172 new COVID-19 infections, including 69 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 28,390,646, the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases hit over 87,000 on Tuesday, the largest number in more than three months, as the winter virus wave takes hold. The country reported 87,559 new COVID-19 infections, including 74 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 28,302,474, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 27,000 on Monday, rising from a week earlier, in a moderate virus uptrend that adds to uncertainty over the government’s push to lift the indoor mask-wearing rule by early next year. The country reported 26,622 new COVID-19 infections, including 81 from overseas, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 60,000 Sunday due to fewer tests a day earlier amid concerns of a surge in cases during the winter season. The country reported 58,862 new COVID-19 infections, including 85 from overseas, bringing the total to 28,188,293, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases remained above 60,000 for the fifth straight day Saturday amid concerns of a surge in cases during the winter season. The country reported 66,930 new COVID-19 infections, including 56 from overseas, bringing the total to 28,129,431, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed above 60,000 for the fourth straight day Friday amid lingering concerns of another surge as the government mulls easing the indoor mask mandate. The country reported 66,953 new COVID-19 infections, including 82 from overseas, bringing the total to 28,062,679, the Korea Disease Control [...]