SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases dropped to the lowest tally in six weeks Monday, but there are lingering concerns of another spike over the eased virus curbs. The country reported 127,190 new COVID-19 infections, including 15 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 14,001,406, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed below 300,000 for the third consecutive day Sunday as the spread of the omicron variant slowed down after peaking out last month. The country reported 234,301 new COVID-19 infections, including 22 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 13,874,216, according to the [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government will actively consider building new crematoriums in addition to adding furnaces to existing ones in an effort to meet soaring cremation demand from rising COVID-19 deaths, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said Sunday. Oh made the remark to reporters during a visit to Seoul Memorial Park, [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 cases remained below 300,000 for the second consecutive day Saturday as the omicron variant was spreading at a slower pace after peaking out last month. The country reported 264,171 new COVID-19 infections, including 68 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 13,639,915, the [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 cases dipped below 300,000 on Friday as the omicron wave that gripped the country for months appears to be topping out with 1 in every 4 people having had the virus. The country reported 280,273 new COVID-19 infections, including 48 cases from overseas, bringing [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The government decided Friday to raise the private gathering size limit to 10 people and relax the business hour curfew on restaurants and cafes to midnight, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said. The new social distancing rules will go into effect Monday for two weeks. Should the situation remain stable [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 cases fell more than 100,000 to around 320,000 on Thursday, but the number of seriously ill patients hit an all-time high amid the continued spread of the highly transmissible “stealth omicron” subvariant. The country added 320,743 new coronavirus infections, including 24 cases from overseas, [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Countries with lower national income are more prone to believing in COVID-19-related fake news, a study showed Wednesday. The Institute for Basic Science’s Data Science Group led by Cha Meeyoung, a professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), analyzed data collected from 40 countries as [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 cases rose to over 420,000 Wednesday amid concerns over the continued rise in seriously ill patients and deaths over the fast spread of the highly transmissible “stealth omicron” subvariant. The country added 424,641 new coronavirus infections, including 32 cases from overseas, bringing the total [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The transition team of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol said Wednesday it will scrap the curfew on business hours once the spread of COVID-19 passes its peak. South Korea has enforced strict business restrictions through most of the pandemic, including caps on the size of private gatherings and curfews for restaurants, [...]