SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases continued to show a marked on-week growth Friday as the country is bracing for another virus wave in the winter, health authorities said. The country reported 54,519 new COVID-19 infections, including 49 from overseas, bringing the total to 26,091,539, the Korea Disease Control and [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Native plants from South Korea have been found to contain anti-viral substances. A research team from the Institute for Basic Science found that astersaponin I contained in the Korean daisy and lancemaside A saponin contained in mountain herb roots, known as “deodeok” in Korean, curb the risk of coronavirus [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to below 60,000 but showed a marked on-week growth Thursday as the country is at the onset of another virus wave, health authorities said. The country reported 55,365 new COVID-19 infections, including 50 from overseas, bringing the total to 26,037,020, the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will secure oral COVID-19 treatment pills ahead of schedule and beef up monitoring of vulnerable groups, as it is bracing for another wave of COVID-19 that could peak in December, health authorities said. The new wave is forecast to bring the number of daily infections to as [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases swelled to over 60,000 on Tuesday, with a possible winter surge of the virus on the horizon. The country reported 62,273 new COVID-19 infections, including 52 from overseas, bringing the total to 25,919,183, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The figure [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 20,000 on Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend amid growing concerns that daily infections could spike to as high as 200,000 during the winter. The country reported 18,671 new COVID-19 infections, including 60 from overseas, bringing the total to 25,856,910, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 40,000 on Sunday amid concerns over a possible outbreak of a “twindemic” of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza during the winter. The country reported 36,675 new COVID-19 infections, including 66 from overseas, bringing the total to 25,838,239, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed below 50,000 for the third day Saturday amid concerns of a possible resurgence in the winter season. The country reported 40,903 new COVID-19 infections, including 57 from overseas, bringing the total to 25,801,564, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed below 50,000 for the second straight day Friday amid concerns over a possible outbreak of a “twindemic” of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza this winter. The country reported 43,449 new COVID-19 infections, including 49 from overseas, bringing the total to 25,760,701, the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The inoculation rate for the new COVID-19 vaccines remains low due to widespread mistrust among the public. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported that the inoculation rate for the new vaccine stood at around 1 percent as of Oct. 28. The rate for seniors over 60 [...]