SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed above 170,000 for the second consecutive day Thursday as the country is experiencing a new virus wave amid the continued spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country added 178,574 new COVID-19 infections, including 633 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases jumped to a four-month high on Wednesday following the extended weekend amid the continued spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country added 180,803 new COVID-19 infections, including 567 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 21,682,816, according to the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 infections hit the highest level in four months late Tuesday, as a highly contagious omicron subvariant continued to spread around the country amid the summer travel season. Health authorities had confirmed a total of 175,765 new infections nationwide as of 9 p.m., the highest since [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 100,000 for the first time in seven days Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend amid the spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country reported 62,078 new COVID-19 infections, including 396 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases dropped for the fourth straight day Sunday, but the number of seriously ill patients hit an over three-month high amid the fast spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country added 119,603 new COVID-19 infections, including 460 cases from overseas, bringing the total [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 cases declined for the third straight day Saturday but remained above the 100,000 level for the fifth day in a row amid the fast spread of the omicron variant. The country added 124,592 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total caseload to 21,236,355, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell for the second straight day Friday, but the number of seriously ill patients hit an over three-month high amid the fast spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country added 128,714 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total caseload to 21,111,840, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of new daily COVID-19 cases in South Korea fell Thursday after reaching a four-month record high the previous day, but new deaths climbed to a three-month high amid the fast spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country added 137,241 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has declared victory in his country’s emergency campaign against COVID-19, state media reported Thursday, three months after the nation reported its first COVID-19 outbreak. Kim made the announcement during a national meeting on anti-epidemic measures he presided over the previous day in Pyongyang, according [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of new daily COVID-19 cases in South Korea reached a four-month high Wednesday, as the nation grapples with the fast spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country added 151,792 new COVID-19 infections, the highest since April 13, when it reported 195,387 cases, bringing the total [...]