SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases stayed below 170,000 for the second straight day Saturday, but the daily death count hit an all-time high amid the fast spread of the omicron variant. The country reported 166,209 new COVID-19 infections, including 166,068 local cases, raising the total caseload to 2,831,283, according [...]
HANOI, Vietnam, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Two studies on COVID-19 patients were conducted in Field Hospital No. 3 by Traditional Medicine Institute of Ho Chi Minh City. The studies were monitored independently by Big Leap. Data were analyzed by independent biostatistician. The studies were performed in accordance with international scientific and ethical principles of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases fell below 170,000 on Friday, but critical cases and deaths from the virus rose at a fast pace amid the continued spread of the highly contagious omicron variant. The country reported 165,890 new COVID-19 infections, including 165,749 local cases, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases stayed above 170,000 for the second consecutive day Thursday amid the fast spread of the highly contagious omicron variant across the country. The country reported 170,016 new COVID-19 infections, including 169,846 local cases, raising the total caseload to 2,499,188, according to the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – COVID-19 accounted for one in five to six hospital transfers by the 119 emergency medical service in Seoul last year, the city government said Thursday. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters, there were a total of 551,647 emergency ambulance dispatches in the capital last year and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — With South Korean health authorities now imposing stricter qualifications for receiving a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test while lifting self-quarantine rules, an increasing number of people are finding themselves in the ‘gray area’ between those suspected of or infected with coronavirus. As people can no longer receive tests at [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases soared to a new high of over 170,000 on Wednesday, with yet another infection record potentially looming amid the fast spread of the omicron variant. The country reported 171,452 new COVID-19 infections, including 171,271 local cases, raising the total caseload to 2,329,182, according to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 infections surpassed 150,000 for the first time Tuesday amid the fast spread of the omicron variant across the country. According to health authorities and local governments, a total of 158,005 cases had been confirmed nationwide as of 9 p.m., up 60,070 from 97,935 posted the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — V, a member of K-pop juggernaut BTS, has fully recovered from COVID-19 and been released from isolation, his agency said Tuesday. The 26-year-old singer, whose real name is Kim Tae-hyung, tested positive a week ago after experiencing a mild sore throat. “V was released from isolation today as he [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The fast spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19 has led to daily infections of more than 100,000 people, but it has barely changed the everyday lives of office workers and college students. Many public institutions and private businesses have made few or no changes to their current work-at-home [...]