SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 70,000 for the second straight day Wednesday as a highly contagious omicron subvariant is spreading fast amid eased virus curbs. The country reported 76,402 new COVID-19 infections, including 429 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,937,971, the Korea Disease Control and [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases jumped to over 73,000 on Tuesday as a highly contagious omicron subvariant is spreading fast amid eased virus curbs. The country reported 73,582 new COVID-19 infections, including 351 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,861,593, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new coronavirus cases nearly tripled Monday from the previous day to about 70,500 amid a resurgence of infections and the fast spread of a highly contagious new omicron subvariant. As of 9 p.m., local governments had reported 70,497 additional cases, 2.81 times the number from the same [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 40,000 on Sunday due to the spread of a highly contagious new omicron subvariant despite fewer tests over the weekend. The country reported 40,342 new COVID-19 infections, including 305 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,761,757, the Korea Disease Control and [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases reached a 66-day high at over 41,000 on Saturday amid the spread of a highly contagious new omicron subvariant. The country reported 41,310 new COVID-19 infections, including 287 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,721,415, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases more than doubled in a week again on Friday to near 40,000 amid the fast spread of a highly contagious new omicron subvariant. The country added 38,882 new COVID-19 infections, including 261 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,680,142, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will beef up quarantine inspections at major airports as the number of travelers are expected to rise sharply in the summer vacation season amid a new wave of virus resurgence, Interior Minister Lee Sang-min said Friday. Some 200 quarantine workers will be additionally assigned to Incheon International [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases more than doubled in a week to near 40,000 on Thursday, as the country has experienced a resurgence of infections amid the fast spread of a highly contagious new omicron subvariant. The country added 39,196 new COVID-19 infections, including 338 from overseas, bringing the [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases rose to over 40,000 for the first time in two months as the country has experienced a resurgence of infections amid the fast spread of a highly contagious new omicron subvariant. The country added 40,266 new COVID-19 infections, including 398 from overseas, bringing the [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Wednesday that the government will expand eligibility for the fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot to people aged 50 and older as well as people aged 18 and older who have underlying health conditions. The move comes as the nation is facing another wave of virus [...]