SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 cases stayed below 400,000 for the third consecutive day Saturday, as the spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant continues amid eased virus curbs. The country added 335,580 new COVID-19 infections, including 49 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 11,497,711, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported fewer than 400,000 new cases for the second day in a row Friday as the omicron variant tightens its grip on the country. The country reported 339,514 new infections as of midnight, raising the total caseload to 11,162,232, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported nearly 400,000 new cases and record high deaths Thursday as the omicron variant is tightening its grip on the country, sickening nearly 20 percent of the 52 million population. The country reported 395,598 new infections as of midnight, raising the total caseload to 10,822,836, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has decided to reflect the hospital admission rate of COVID-19 patients in the assessment of medical institutions as a way to give incentives to those who actively accommodate virus patients. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said Wednesday it devised an incentive to encourage medical institutions [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases spiked to near 500,000 on Wednesday, adding to concerns that infections continue to spike again as the accumulated caseload surpassed 10 million. The country had reported 490,881 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, raising the total caseload to 10,427,247, the Korea Disease Control and [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s accumulated COVID-19 caseload exceeded 10 million Tuesday amid concerns that infections could spike again with the spread of the omicron variant. The total caseload breached the grim milestone of the 10 million mark in the afternoon, as the country had reported 475,276 new cases as of 9 [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases dropped to the 200,000s for the first time in 10 days Monday due to less testing over the weekend, but concerns remain high that infections could spike again, as the government eased social distancing rules this week. The country reported 209,169 new COVID-19 infections, [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases dropped below 400,000 for the second straight day on Sunday but concerns remain high that infections could spike again as the government is set to ease social distancing rules this week. The country reported 334,708 new COVID-19 infections, including 22 from overseas, raising the [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 400,000 on Saturday, but concerns linger over the highly transmissible omicron variant amid the government’s move to shift away from rigorous social distancing. The country reported 381,454 new COVID-19 infections, including 63 from overseas, raising the total caseload to 9,038,938, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases hit above 400,000 on Friday, led by the wave of the highly transmissible omicron variant, amid the government’s steps to shift away from rigorous social distancing. The country reported 407,017 new COVID-19 infections, including 39 from overseas, raising the total caseload to 8,657,609, the [...]