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 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest number in more than two months on Monday, as the virus wave has been slowing down at a steady pace and the government has fully lifted outdoor mask mandates. The country reported 14,168 new COVID-19 infections, including 220 from overseas, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases remained below 30,000 for the third straight day Sunday in a sign that the virus wave is slowing down at a steady pace. The country reported 25,792 new COVID-19 infections, including 248 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,620,128, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Saturday tally in 11 weeks as the country is set to lift all outdoor mask mandates next week amid the virus’s downward trend. The country reported 29,353 new COVID-19 infections, including 306 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,594,336, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Friday tally in 11 weeks in the latest sign of a downward trend ahead of the planned lifting of all outdoor mask mandates next week. The country reported 29,108 new COVID-19 infections, including 303 from overseas, bringing the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest number in nearly three months for a Thursday count, as the virus wave is slowing down at a steady pace. The country reported 33,009 new COVID-19 infections, including 255 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,535,940, the Korea Disease [...]