SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases increased for the seventh consecutive week last week, but the rate of growth slowed, health authorities said Wednesday. The country reported 349,279 new infections for the week of Aug. 6-12, up 0.8 percent from a week earlier, with around 50,000 people infected with the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Monday that it will postpone its plan to ease all kinds of anti-virus curbs and fully return to pre-pandemic normalcy due to a recent surge in COVID-19 infections. “We were going to announce plans to lower the disease level of COVID-19 to Class 4 and lift [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases increased for the fifth consecutive week last week, health authorities said Monday, amid rising concerns over a possible new wave after all antivirus curbs were lifted earlier this year. The country reported a daily average of 45,529 new infections for the week of July [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Convenience stores are experiencing a surge in demand for COVID-19 test kits as South Korea reports a recent rise in new coronavirus cases. According to convenience store chain CU, sales of COVID-19 self-test kits between July 18 and 24 jumped by 34.8 percent compared to the previous week (July [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — With South Korea experiencing a slight increase in new coronavirus cases in recent months, health authorities have noted a growing concentration of the virus in sewage. According to the weekly report from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the concentration level of coronaviruses in the country’s water [...]
SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will adjust the COVID-19 pandemic’s infection classification level to the lowest Class 4 next month from Class 2 and fully lift the remaining mask mandate across the country, government officials said Sunday. The government is expected to classify COVID-19 as an endemic disease, like influenza and hand, [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases slightly decreased last week from a week earlier amid the country’s efforts to return to pre-pandemic normalcy, health authorities said Monday. The country reported a daily average of 16,441 new infections for the week of June 6-12, bringing the total caseload to 31,904,667, the [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans believe that establishing a social practice of resting when sick is important to prevent a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, a survey showed Monday. A survey conducted by a team led by Professor You Myoung-soon from Seoul National University’s Graduate School of Public Health included 1,000 Koreans aged [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases reached below 20,000 on average last week amid the country’s all-out move to pre-pandemic normalcy, health authorities said Monday. The country reported a daily average of 17,722 new infections for the week of May 30-June 5, bringing the total caseload to 31,789,625, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed below 20,000 for the second consecutive day Saturday. The country reported 18,663 new infections, bringing the total caseload to 31,766,502, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Daily infections remained below 20,000 for the six days through Tuesday but rose above [...]