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 [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 20,000 on Friday as almost all pandemic-related restrictions were lifted this month. The country reported 19,724 new infections, including 33 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,747,839, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Daily infections remained below 20,000 [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 20,000 for the second straight day Thursday, with nearly all remaining antivirus curbs lifted amid a downward trend. The country reported 24,604 new infections, including 33 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,728,115, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 20,000 on Wednesday, with health authorities preparing to lift nearly all remaining antivirus curbs. The country reported 24,411 new infections, including 48 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,703,511, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Daily [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases remained below 20,000 for the sixth consecutive day Tuesday as health authorities prepare to ease remaining antivirus curbs later this week. The country reported 13,529 new infections, including 19 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,679,100, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — As the national crisis level of COVID-19 from “serious” to “alert” starting next month, temporary screening sites will close at the end of this month. The downgrading of the crisis level does not mean the complete disappearance of the disease management system that has been in place for the [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases remained below 20,000 for the third consecutive day Saturday as the country plans to further ease remaining antivirus curbs next week. The country reported 17,796 new infections, including 37 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,646,973, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]