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S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Cases Below 7,000

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Cases Below 7,000

SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 7,000 on Monday, posting an on-week decline, with the post-pandemic recovery taking hold as the country has almost removed all virus restrictions. The country reported 6,798 new infection cases, including 22 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,548,083, the Korea Disease [...]

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Cases Fall Below 20,000 amid Efforts to Resume Normalcy

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Cases Fall Below 20,000 amid Efforts to Resume Normalcy

SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 20,000 Friday as the country has been preparing to return to the pre-pandemic normal, with new infections plateauing in recent months. The country reported 19,586 cases, including 50 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,506,490, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention [...]

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Cases Over 20,000 for 3rd Day amid Eased Rules

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Cases Over 20,000 for 3rd Day amid Eased Rules

SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed over 20,000 for the third consecutive day Thursday amid relaxed COVID-19 restrictions as the country has taken steps to resume pre-pandemic normalcy. The country reported 21,797 cases, including 30 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,486,904, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention [...]

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Cases Stay Below 20,000 for 2nd Day

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Cases Stay Below 20,000 for 2nd Day

SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed below 20,000 for the second consecutive day on Saturday, as the country moved to end almost all COVID-19 restrictions and return to pre-pandemic normalcy. The country reported 19,352 cases, including 30 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,390,699, the Korea Disease Control [...]

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Cases Fall Below 20,000 After Apparent Endemic Declaration

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Cases Fall Below 20,000 After Apparent Endemic Declaration

SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 20,000 on Friday, a day after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an end to almost all COVID-19 restrictions in the latest step to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. The country reported 19,989 cases, including 17 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,371,675, [...]

Yoon Announces End to Nearly All COVID-19 Restrictions

Yoon Announces End to Nearly All COVID-19 Restrictions

SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday declared an end to almost all COVID-19 restrictions, including mandatory isolation, effectively placing the disease in the endemic category. Yoon said during a COVID-19 response meeting that the seven-day mandatory isolation period for COVID-19 patients will be reduced to a recommendation of five [...]