SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell for the third consecutive day to below 50,000 on Saturday amid the gradual slowdown of the spread of the virus. The country reported 43,457 new COVID-19 infections, including 280 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,359,702, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea should prepare to gradually end COVID-19 emergency response system in a step toward the people’s return to normalcy amid a moderate declining trend of the virus, an adviser said Friday. South Korea reported 51,874 new COVID-19 cases, including 348 from overseas, earlier in the day, bringing the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the 70,000 range Thursday amid a moderate declining trend, but health authorities remain concerned over a possible “twindemic” — a simultaneous outbreak of COVID-19 and the seasonal influenza. The country reported 71,471 new COVID-19 infections, including 352 cases from overseas, bringing the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases jumped to over 90,000 on Wednesday after the Chuseok fall harvest holiday that ended early this week amid worries over a spike in the virus infections. The country reported 93,981 new COVID-19 infections, including 314 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,193,038, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases bounced back to surpass 50,000 on Tuesday after reporting a steady decline last week. The country reported 57,309 new COVID-19 infections, including 272 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,099,134, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Tuesday’s tally is [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed below 40,000 for the second consecutive day on Monday due largely to fewer tests being carried out over the Chuseok fall harvest holiday amid the virus slowdown. The country reported 36,938 new COVID-19 infections, including 202 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A simultaneous outbreak of COVID-19 and the seasonal influenza, dubbed a “twindemic,” could hit South Korea over this fall and winter, experts warned Monday, calling for a thorough medical response system to be in place in the event of such an outbreak. The number of patients showing possible flu [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — New COVID-19 cases fell to about a two-month low on Sunday due largely to fewer tests conducted over the Chuseok holiday amid the gradual slowdown of the spread of the virus in recent weeks. The country reported 28,214 new COVID-19 infections, including 228 cases from overseas, bringing the total [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest tally for a Saturday in eight weeks, data showed, due largely to fewer tests carried out over the Chuseok holiday. The country reported 42,724 new COVID-19 infections, including 237 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 23,976,673, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s COVID-19 pandemic continued its downward trend Friday, with daily cases falling below 70,000 on the first day of the Chuseok holiday despite no social distancing measures. The country reported 69,410 new COVID-19 infections, including 277 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 23,933,949, the Korea Disease [...]