SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s total COVID-19 caseload surpassed 2 million on Sunday, just two weeks after reaching the 1 million mark, amid the fast spread of the omicron variant. As of 9 p.m., local governments had reported 93,260 new COVID-19 cases, down 7,252 from the 100,512 posted the same time the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported more than 100,000 new COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row on Saturday amid the rapid spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant. The new daily infections came to 102,211, including 102,072 local infections, raising the total caseload to 1,858,009 the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s drug authorities began the monitoring of whether COVID-19 self-test kit purchase restrictions are going smoothly amid a supply crunch and soaring virus cases. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said it is looking into whether pharmacies and convenience stores are abiding by the latest measures to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases exceeded 100,000 on Friday for the first time since the pandemic began about two years ago as the highly transmissible omicron variant spreads rapidly. The cases could continue to rise going forward as the government is set to partially relax social distancing rules this [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The government decided to push back the curfew on cafes and restaurants by one hour to 10 p.m. while keeping the private gathering size limit at six starting this weekend, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Friday. The easing of the social distancing rules comes despite a massive surge in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases surpassed 100,000 for the first time Thursday, as the highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge of infections around the country. According to health authorities and local governments, a total of 100,870 cases had been confirmed nationwide as of 9 p.m., up 10,642 from [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea Post, the national postal service, said Wednesday that postal workers will be in charge of delivering COVID-19 home treatment kits to homes as part of their responsibility as public servants. Registering delivery information on Korea Post’s online website at a local public health center will send a postal [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases spiked to an all-time high Wednesday amid worries that the number could further increase as the government might ease current tough social distancing curbs later this week. The country reported 90,443 new COVID-19 infections for Tuesday, including 90,281 local cases, raising the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — As the government is offering self-test kits to the public for initial tests for COVID-19, controversy looms over the accuracy of these kits. The Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine argued that the level of accuracy for these self-test kits stands at a maximum of 41.5 percent, with a 58.5 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will refund COVID-19 test fees for those who test negative with self-test kits but are later confirmed positive after taking a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test at a medical institution at their own expense, health authorities said. Kim Kap-jung, a senior official at the Korea Disease Control [...]