SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed above 30,000 for the second straight day Wednesday on a continued omicron slowdown as officials weigh a further easing of virus curbs toward returning to pre-pandemic normalcy. The country reported 31,352 new COVID-19 infections, including 35 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases hit a little over 35,000 on Tuesday, the lowest Tuesday tally in more than three months, reflecting the slowing virus trend amid efforts to restore pre-pandemic normalcy. The country reported 35,117 new COVID-19 infections, including 26 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 17,830,429, [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to conduct tests for COVID-19 antibody positivity this month to secure scientific data for pandemic-related policies, health officials said Tuesday. The state-run National Institute of Infectious Diseases will test a selected pool of 10,000 people aged 5 and above across the country later this month to [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – While fewer people now think that COVID-19 poses a risk to individuals and society, lifting the outdoor mask mandate is still seen as an premature decision, a poll showed Monday. A research team led by Prof. Yoo Myung-soon of Seoul National University’s graduate school of public health conducted a [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to their lowest tally in nearly four months Monday amid a slowing virus trend giving a boost to efforts for a return to normalcy. The country reported 13,296 new COVID-19 infections, including 28 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 17,795,357, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed below 30,000 for the second straight day Sunday in the latest sign that the country’s virus cases are on a downward trend amid eased virus curbs. The country added 25,434 new virus infections, including 26 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Sunday reported 15 additional deaths from an ongoing “epidemic” and 296,180 more people with fever symptoms nationwide, three days after it announced a COVID-19 outbreak. The new cases, which occurred between Friday evening and 6 p.m. Saturday, raised the total number of deaths to 42 and [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 30,000 on Saturday in an apparent sign that the country’s virus cases are significantly declining amid eased social distancing rules. The country added 29,581 new virus infections, including 25 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 17,756,627, according to the Korea [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Saturday reported 21 additional COVID-19 deaths, with more than 174,400 people nationwide feverish, as its leader Kim Jong-un stated that his country is faced with “great turmoil” due to the spread of the virus. Pyongyang’s state media released the updated tally compiled the previous day, after [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday offered to send COVID-19 vaccines to North Korea, his spokesperson said, a day after Pyongyang acknowleged an outbreak for the first time since the pandemic began. After claiming for over two years that it was coronavirus-free, the North reported its first case of COVID-19 [...]