SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 20,000 on Monday after staying in the 20,000s for the previous three days amid waning virus infections and fewer tests over the extended weekend. The country reported 12,150 new COVID-19 infections, including 132 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,831,761, the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed below 30,000 for the third straight day Sunday as the virus wave has been gradually slowing down, coupled with fewer tests over the extended weekend. The country reported 23,597 new COVID-19 infections, including 246 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,819,611, the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Masks have apparently made their return in North Korea in October, with the country’s public health experts advising people to don facial protection to guard against the possible resurgence of COVID-19. The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), monitored in Seoul, on Sunday released photos of elderly people wearing [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases remained below 30,000 for the second consecutive day on Saturday as the country lifted the test requirement for arrivals amid an easing virus wave. The country reported 26,960 new COVID-19 infections, including 301 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,796,014, the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 30,000 on Friday, as the virus wave has been gradually slowing down in recent weeks. The country reported 28,497 new COVID-19 infections, including 276 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,769,101, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of all South Koreans now believe it is unnecessary to wear masks indoors, a poll showed Thursday. A research team from Seoul National University’s Graduate School of Public Health conducted a survey of 1,000 South Korean men and women, in which 55 percent believed that the indoor mask mandates [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed below 40,000 for the third straight day Thursday as the virus wave has been gradually slowing down. The county reported 30,881 new COVID-19 infections, including 252 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,740,635, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to around 36,000 on Wednesday, hitting the lowest for a Wednesday count in 12 weeks, as the virus wave has been gradually slowing down. The country reported 36,159 new COVID-19 infections, including 379 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,709,789, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The obesity rate spiked and depressive symptoms spread in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down outdoor activities, a government report said Tuesday. The research institute under Statistics Korea reported on Tuesday that the obesity rate in 2020 was 38.3 percent, up by 5 percentage points from the previous [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday bounced back to nearly 40,000 from a two-month low amid concerns over a “twindemic” of coronavirus and seasonal influenza. The country reported 39,425 new COVID-19 infections, including 308 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,673,663, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention [...]