SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed that approximately 8 out of 10 parents hold a negative attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination for their children. Conducted by a research team led by professor Shin Ju-young from Sungkyunkwan University’s School of Pharmacy, the study surveyed 3,011 parents with children between the ages of five [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an overall improvement in public behavior, including smoking, drinking, and the utilization of medical services. Physical activity has also rebounded after reaching its lowest point. On Thursday, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) released the results of an analysis of changes [...]
CHEONGJU, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A warning has been issued that the so-called ‘twindemic,’ which refers to the concurrent occurrence of both the flu and COVID-19, is expected to start next month. Health professionals recommend that to stay healthy during the winter season and reduce the risk of infectious diseases, it is important to establish immunity [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of international travelers on South Korean air carriers during the third quarter reached 85 percent of the level before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to government data Thursday. According to the transportation ministry data, international passengers on South Korean airlines during the July-September period totaled 12.87 million, compared [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea witnessed a decline in its suicide rate and the number of suicide deaths last year compared to a year earlier but suicides among teenagers and individuals in their 40s increased. The overall decline in the suicide rate can be attributed to the return to normalcy following the termination [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The infection level of COVID-19 was reduced to the lowest Class 4, on a level with seasonal flu, in South Korea on Thursday as part of the country’s effort to fully return to a pre-pandemic level, health authorities said. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said its [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed a growing influence of the home environment on students’ academic performance in the wake of COVID-19. Researchers are increasingly focused on the family learning process due to the discovery that children’s scholastic achievements are more intertwined with their home environment and parental conduct than [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will lower the infection level of COVID-19 to the lowest category to manage the disease like seasonal flu, lifting nearly all antivirus curbs and fully returning to pre-pandemic normalcy, health authorities said Wednesday. The move came as the number of COVID-19 infections dropped for the first time [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases dropped last week to snap seven consecutive weeks of growth, government data showed Monday, encouraging health authorities to resume their plans to lift all virus curbs. The country reported a daily average of 40,400 new infections for the week of Aug. 15-21, down 17.7 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is likely to downgrade the infection level of COVID-19 to the lowest category on par with seasonal flu this month, health officials said Sunday, in a step to lift all antivirus curbs and fully return to pre-pandemic normalcy. Currently, the infection level of COVID-19 in South Korea [...]