SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases fell below 4,000 for the first time in a week Monday, but health authorities remained vigilant over a possible resurgence due to the fast spread of the omicron variant amid partially eased antivirus curbs. The country added 3,859 new COVID-19 infections, including 3,551 local [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed above 4,000 for the fifth straight day Sunday as health authorities remain vigilant over a possible upsurge in infections and the spread of the omicron variant ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. The country added 4,194 new COVID-19 infections, including 3,813 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed above 4,000 for the fourth consecutive day Saturday, as health authorities keep a tight vigilance with the extension of strict social distancing measures for three more weeks. The country added 4,423 new COVID-19 infections, including 4,077 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed above 4,000 for the third consecutive day and imported cases reached an all-time high Friday, prompting the government to extend part of toughened social distancing rules for three more weeks. The country added 4,542 new COVID-19 infections, including 4,133 local infections, raising the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The government decided to raise the private gathering size limit to six while keeping a 9 p.m. curfew on restaurants and cafes for the next three weeks, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Friday. The decision came as the number of daily COVID-19 cases has been around 4,000 in recent [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea said Thursday it will ban all entrants from using ordinary public transportation to try to stem the inflow of the omicron variant from overseas as the number of imported cases reached an all-time high. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said all entrants must use [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — About one month ahead of the opening of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Spain, South Korean companies are still contemplating whether or not to participate as around 70 businesspeople who attended Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last week had tested positive for COVID-19. The MWC, one [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases bounced back to above 4,000 for the first time in six days Wednesday, putting health authorities on high alert over a possible resurgence amid omicron concerns. The country added 4,388 new COVID-19 infections, including 4,007 local infections, raising the total caseload to 674,868, according [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of South Koreans are suffering from the “corona blues,” which refers to depression caused by the coronavirus outbreak that began in the country in January 2020. The Ministry of Health and Welfare conducted a nationwide survey of 2,063 adults between the ages of 19 and 71, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed below 4,000 for the fifth consecutive day Tuesday amid tightened antivirus restrictions, but concerns linger over a possible resurgence due to the continued spread of the omicron variant. The country added 3,097 new COVID-19 infections, including 2,813 local infections, raising the total caseload [...]