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 [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Restaurants, cafes and other small business owners on Friday expressed frustration over the government’s latest COVID-19 rule relaxation, with many questioning the efficacy of the gathering restriction when the nation is faced with its biggest virus wave to date. Earlier in the day, the government decided to raise the [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The obesity rate among children and teenagers has increased following the spread of COVID-19, which has forced many to remain indoors. A research team from Nowon Eulji Medical Center compared the body mass index (BMI) data of children who visited the hospital before and during the pandemic. Of 113 [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 cases spiked to more than 600,000 on Thursday, setting another record high, fueled by the spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant amid an easing of virus curbs. The country reported 621,328 new COVID-19 infections, including 62 cases from overseas, raising the total to [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Funeral-related facilities across Seoul have been crowded as deaths related to COVID-19 have risen sharply amid the recent wave of the omicron variant, industry sources said Thursday. Daily virus death cases in South Korea, which had remained under the 100 mark last month, spiked up to 128 on March [...]
GWANGJU, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) said Wednesday that its research team had identified the cause of COVID-19 aftereffects using machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Thus far, it has been reported that COVID-19 causes various aftereffects, including not only respiratory symptoms such as [...]