SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Special bonuses will be given to doctors, nurses and other medical workers in charge of treating COVID-19 patients. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Thursday it had set up new guidelines for special bonuses to be provided to medical workers in charge of managing the pandemic. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases hit over 14,000 on Thursday, breaking the record for a third consecutive day as the highly contagious omicron variant spreads across the country at an unprecedented speed. The country reported 14,518 COVID-19 infections, including 14,301 local infections, bringing the total to 777,497, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily COVID-19 infections reached a grim milestone of over 13,000 on Wednesday, with yet another all-time high expected amid deepening concerns over the highly transmissible omicron variant. The country added 13,012 new cases, including 12,743 local infections, taking the total caseload to 762,983, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases are expected to surpass 10,000 for the first time amid deepening concerns over the fast spreading omicron variant that has become the dominant strain in the country, data showed Tuesday. As of 9 p.m. Tuesday, the country had reported 9,218 new COVID-19 cases, up [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Koo Junhoe and Yoshi, members of K-pop boy groups iKON and TREASURE, respectively, tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, their management agency said, as the country recorded more than 8,000 new infections for the first time. “iKON’s Koo Junhoe was classified as a coronavirus patient in addition to three [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases are expected to reach an all-time high amid deepening concerns over the fast spreading omicron variant that has become the dominant strain in the country, data showed Monday. As of 9 p.m. Monday, the country had reported 7,437 new COVID-19 cases, up 1,762 from [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Eric, a member of the popular K-pop boy group The Boyz, tested positive for the new coronavirus Monday, the group’s agency said. The singer whose original Korean name is Son Yeong-jae was confirmed to be COVID-19 positive after having a dinner with an acquaintance who was later confirmed to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases on Sunday spiked to the second-largest figure since the pandemic outbreak, putting health authorities on alert amid the fast spread of the omicron variant. The country added 7,630 new COVID-19 infections, including 7,343 local infections, raising the total caseload to 733,902, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Three members of K-pop boy band iKON have tested positive for the coronavirus, their agency said Sunday. Kim Jin-hwan, Song Yun-heong and Kim Dong-hyuk were confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19 after showing cold symptoms the previous day, according to YG Entertainment. The other three members — Bobby, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases jumped to over 7,000 for the first time in a month on Saturday amid the fast spread of the omicron variant. The country added 7,009 new COVID-19 infections, including 6,729 local infections, raising the total caseload to 726,274, according to the Korea Disease Control [...]