SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 100,000 on Sunday amid the continuing slowdown in infections, with the country set to lift major social distancing rules this week to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. The country added 93,001 more COVID-19 infections, including 18 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — With all social distancing rules but mask-wearing set to end this week, South Koreans are eager to return to complete pre-COVID-19 normalcy without masks, but some say masking is too beneficial to let go of even after the pandemic is over. Starting Monday, all COVID-19 infection prevention requirements, barring [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s plan to lift almost all COVID-19 social distancing rules is expected to help spur private spending, but its recovery may not be robust as growing inflationary pressure could undercut domestic demand, experts said Sunday. Starting Monday, the country will remove all virus restrictions, except the mask mandate, [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — After battling the new coronavirus for two years, South Korea is moving closer to post-pandemic life with the planned lifting of almost all COVID-19 social distancing rules. The new “post-omicron” scheme marks the first sweeping change in the COVID-19 response system since South Korea reported the first outbreak of [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 110,000 on Saturday, with the country set to gradually return to normalcy starting next week by lifting major social distancing rules. The country added 107,916 more COVID-19 infections, including 30 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 16,212,751, the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will fully lift the seven-day mandatory quarantine for COVID-19 patients late next month, the public health agency said Friday, as it prepares a post-pandemic regime amid the waning virus. The new road map unveiled by the government also includes a downgrade of the COVID-19 infectious disease level [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will lift all COVID-19 social distancing rules, except a mask mandate, next week, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Friday, marking the first time all restrictions have been lifted since the pandemic began two years ago. Starting Monday, restaurants, cafes and other small businesses will be able to [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 150,000 on Thursday, amid the continuing modest decline in infections after the worst omicron outbreak passed its peak last month. The country reported 148,443 new COVID-19 infections, including 35 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 15,979,061, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 200,000 on Wednesday, continuing the downward trend after last month’s peak, with the government set to further ease virus curbs to regain normalcy. The country added 195,419 more COVID-19 infections, including 37 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 15,830,644, the [...]
Lyon, France, 13 April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Novadiscovery (NOVA), a leading health tech company using in silico clinical trials to predict drug efficacy and optimize clinical trial development, today announces the publication of a novel model of respiratory tract infections (RTI) in Nature Communications to address the uncertainties resulting from non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) against COVID-19 on clinical trials. The paper was [...]