SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said Sunday self-test kits for 30 million people will be available at local pharmacies and convenience stores for two weeks starting this week. The ministry will also distribute self-test kits for 24 million people at COVID-19 testing clinics and virus-prone facilities starting [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 infections reached a fresh daily high Saturday, as the highly transmissible omicron variant continued to spread fast across the nation. The country reported 54,941 new COVID-19 infections, including 53,797 local cases, raising the total to 1,294,205, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Buying of COVID-19 self-test kits will be restricted to five units per purchase for three weeks, as the government works to stabilize the supply in light of the recent surge in at-home treatment patients, according to officials Saturday. According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, the purchase [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily COVID-19 infections stayed above 50,000 for the second day in a row Friday amid the fast spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant across the nation. The country reported 53,926 new COVID-19 infections, including 53,797 local cases, raising the total to 1,239,287, according to the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Two years into the pandemic, public health centers in South Korea are struggling with extreme levels of stress, requiring immediate support. The Gyeonggi Provincial government and a research team led by professor Yoo Myung-soon from Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Health conducted a survey of 517 healthcare [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Thursday launched a new at-home self-treatment program for people with mild COVID-19 symptoms. During the seven-day self-quarantine period, patients with mild symptoms who fall under the ‘general management group’ will be able to receive treatment from doctors over the phone for free. Although the government recommended [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The government on Thursday decided to distribute COVID-19 self-test kits for free to virus-prone facilities, such as childcare centers and nursing homes, starting Feb. 21. It will also ban the online sale of self-test kits from Sunday, making the purchase of such kits available only at pharmacies and convenience [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea began easing monitoring and quarantine measures for COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms on Thursday to focus its medical resources on high-risk patients as new cases hit another high of over 50,000 due to the fast spread of the omicron variant. On Thursday, the country reported 54,122 new [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily COVID-19 infections rose sharply to hit another high of nearly 50,000 on Wednesday amid the fast spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant, with authorities placed on heightened alert expecting yet another all-time high for the following day. The country reported 49,567 new COVID-19 infections, including [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases were on course for a fresh high Wednesday amid the fast spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant, according to health officials Tuesday. As of 9 p.m., the country had reported 40,944 new COVID-19 cases, sharply up 9,167 from the same time the previous [...]