SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A WeChat chatroom for apartment residents in Shanghai’s southwestern district of Minhang was recently filled with words of appreciation to their “Korean neighbors.” The incident came after South Korean food producer Pulmuone Co. gave out free tofu to thousands of households in this apartment complex stricken by a month-long [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed below 100,000 for the fourth day in a row Sunday, with most of the country’s virus restrictions set to be lifted this week amid the slowdown of the omicron wave. The country added 64,725 new COVID-19 infections, including 36 cases from overseas, [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily tally of new coronavirus cases stayed below 100,000 for the third day in a row Saturday as the omicron wave is gradually subsiding. The country added 75,449 new COVID-19 infections, including 29 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 16,830,469, the Korea Disease Control and [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported fewer than 100,000 coronavirus cases for the second day in a row Friday as the omicron variant apparently is receding. The country added 81,058 new COVID-19 infections, including 15 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 16,755,055, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported fewer than 100,000 coronavirus cases Thursday as the omicron curve has turned downward since mid-March. The country added 90,867 new COVID-19 infections, including 31 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 16,674,045, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The new tally is [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The proportion of non-regular workers who are forced to continue their work despite suspected COVID-19 infections is more than twice that of regular workers, a survey showed Wednesday. Gabjil 119, a pro-labor civic organization, and the Public Workers Solidarity Foundation conducted a survey of 2,000 employees, in which 43.7 [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported fewer than 120,000 coronavirus cases for the fifth straight day Wednesday as the omicron-fueled spike in infections slows down. The country added 111,319 new COVID-19 infections, including 17 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 16,583,220, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases jumped Tuesday, apparently due to increased virus tests, but the caseload was about half the tally from a week ago as the spread of omicron slows down. The country added 118,504 new COVID-19 infections, including 20 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases dipped to a 10-week low Monday as omicron began to recede and the country lifted most restrictions to move on from the COVID-19 pandemic. The country added 47,743 new COVID-19 infections, including 14 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 16,353,495, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — On the first day of the lifting of all COVID-19 social distancing restrictions, small business owners said they are looking forward to seeing as many customers as before the pandemic. All social distancing rules, except a mask mandate, was lifted this week, allowing restaurants, cafes and other small businesses [...]