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New COVID-19 Cases Below 40,000 for 4th Day amid Looming ‘Twindemic’ Risks

New COVID-19 Cases Below 40,000 for 4th Day amid Looming ‘Twindemic’ Risks

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed below 40,000 for a fourth straight day Sunday amid growing concerns over a possible outbreak of a “twindemic” of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza this winter. The country reported 34,511 new COVID-19 infections, including 46 from overseas, bringing the total to 25,538,799, the Korea [...]

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Infections Below 40,000 for 2nd Day

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Infections Below 40,000 for 2nd Day

SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed below 40,000 for the second straight day Friday amid lingering concerns over resurgence woes. The country reported 35,924 new COVID-19 infections, including 60 from overseas, bringing the total to 25,466,992, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Friday’s tally is a [...]

Half of All Nurses Charged with COVID-19 Considered Changing Jobs: Survey

Half of All Nurses Charged with COVID-19 Considered Changing Jobs: Survey

SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of the nurses who have experienced the excessive workload caused by the pandemic considered changing jobs, the state human rights watchdog said Thursday. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea conducted a survey of 1,016 nurses, 57.5 percent of whom considered changing jobs while carrying out [...]

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Infections Below 40,000 After a Two-day Uptrend

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Infections Below 40,000 After a Two-day Uptrend

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 40,000 on Thursday, breaking an upward trend that had continued for the past two days. The country reported 34,987 new COVID-19 infections, including 55 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 25,431,105, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Thursday’s [...]

S. Korea Reports More than 40,000 COVID-19 Cases for 2nd Straight Day

S. Korea Reports More than 40,000 COVID-19 Cases for 2nd Straight Day

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed above 40,000 for the second straight day Wednesday, fanning concerns of a possible resurgence of the pandemic. The country reported 40,842 infections, including 81 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 25,396,155, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The figure [...]

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Infections Bounce Back to Over 40,000 amid Resurgence Woes

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Infections Bounce Back to Over 40,000 amid Resurgence Woes

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases sharply bounced back to over 40,000 Tuesday, sharply rebounding after showing a gradual decline in the past week. The country reported 43,759 new COVID-19 infections, including 71 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 25,355,350, the Korea Disease and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The [...]

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Infections Continue On-week Growth amid Resurgence Woes

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Infections Continue On-week Growth amid Resurgence Woes

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to below 15,000 on Monday, but the daily count recorded a marked rise from the previous week amid concerns over a virus resurgence in the winter. The country reported 14,302 new COVID-19 infections, including 56 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 25,311,636, [...]