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 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean retailers are raising caution with tightening government restrictions aimed at addressing the spread of the Omicron variant. While department stores and shopping malls have been exempted from the quarantine pass policy, they are now banned from allowing customers to eat or drink on the premises. They have [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases are likely to hit a record high amid the fast spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant, health officials said Monday. As of 9 p.m., the country had reported 31,777 new COVID-19 cases, up 4,067 from the same time the previous day, according to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily virus cases hit another high Sunday, exceeding 38,000, as the highly transmissible omicron variant rages across the country following a holiday season. The country reported 38,691 new COVID-19 infections, including 38,502 local cases, raising the total to 1,009,688, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily virus cases exceeded 30,000 for the first time to hit another all-time high of over 36,000 on Saturday amid fast spread of the omicron variant after a holiday season. The country reported 36,362 new COVID-19 infections, including 36,162 local cases, raising the total to 971,018, according [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Jimin, a member of K-pop superband BTS, was discharged from hospital on Saturday after recovering from COVID-19 infection and appendicitis surgery earlier this week, his management agency said. On Jan. 30, he tested positive for the new coronavirus, and also underwent surgery for appendicitis the following day. Jimin showed [...]