SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases jumped to a nearly four-month high Tuesday amid a resurgence of infections driven by a highly infectious omicron subvariant. The country added 149,897 new COVID-19 infections, the highest since April 13 when the tally hit 195,387, bringing the total caseload to 20,694,239, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 100,000 on Monday for the first time in a week on fewer virus tests during the weekend, but the number of seriously ill patients remained at a two-month high amid a virus resurgence fueled by a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases exceeded 100,000 for the sixth straight day on Sunday as infections stayed high amid the spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant and increased movement encouraged by eased social curbs and summer vacation. The country added 105,507 new COVID-19 infections, including 484 from overseas, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases remained over 100,000 for the fifth straight day Saturday as the country battles a new wave of infections fueled by a highly infectious omicron subvariant. The country added 110,666 new COVID-19 infections, including 573 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 20,383,621, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases exceeded 100,000 for the fourth straight day Friday amid a wave of infections driven by a highly infectious omicron variant. The country added 112,901 new COVID-19 infections, including 497 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 20,273,011, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]
LONDON, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — As the pandemic crisis has entered a new phase, it is a common belief among the scientific community that COVID-19 is here to stay, maybe for a long time. Many scientists expect the virus that causes COVID-19 to become endemic. According to a 2021 Nature’s poll, administered to more [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed above 100,000 for the third straight day Thursday amid a fresh wave of infections driven by a highly infectious omicron variant. The country added 107,894 new COVID-19 infections, including 435 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 20,160,154, the Korea Disease Control and [...]
JEONJU, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeonbuk National University Hospital announced on Wednesday that its researchers had succeeded in immunologically clarifying the presumed correlation between COVID-19 and severe asthma and the risk of their combination. The research team published the results of their study in the latest online edition of the international journal Allergy. The [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases rose further on Wednesday amid a fresh wave of infections driven by a highly infectious omicron variant. The country added 119,922 new COVID-19 infections, including 600 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 20,052,305, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea saw its total COVID-19 caseload rise above 20 million late Tuesday as a highly infectious omicron variant has fueled a surge of new infections. As of 9 p.m., local governments had reported 115,311 additional cases, bringing the cumulative number to 20,047,750. The nation, with a population of [...]