SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases bounced back to above 4,000 for the first time in three days Wednesday, putting health authorities on high alert over a possible resurgence amid omicron concerns. The country added 4,444 new COVID-19 infections, including 4,233 local infections, raising the total caseload to 649,669, according [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed below 4,000 for the third straight day Tuesday amid tightened social distancing rules, but health authorities are on high alert after the first omicron-linked deaths were reported a day earlier. The country added 3,024 new COVID-19 infections, including 2,889 local infections, raising the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Two more members of the K-pop supergroup BTS — RM and Jin — were confirmed to have fully recovered from the new coronavirus and released from isolation Tuesday after Suga, their agency said. “Members RM and Jin were released from isolation at noon as they were confirmed to have [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A restaurant that unveiled plans to offer free meals to unvaccinated customers has drawn mixed responses from online commenters in South Korea. A restaurant specializing in abalone located in western Seoul uploaded a post through its official Instagram account saying that it would provide an additional abalone for free [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed below 4,000 for the second straight day Monday as the country has extended the enforcement of its tighter social distancing measures for two more weeks to stem a surge in infections and the spread of the omicron variant. The country added 3,129 new [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Suga of K-pop supergroup BTS has fully recovered from the new coronavirus and been released from isolation, his agency said Monday. “Suga was released from isolation at noon as he was confirmed to have fully recovered from COVID-19,” Big Hit Music said on the agency’s fan community platform Weverse. [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent analysis showed that lower-income households have more estranged family relationships in the COVID-19 pandemic era. According to data from Statistics Korea analyzed by the Daejeon Gender Equality and Family Policy Center, among the households with a monthly income of less than 1 million won (US$840), 23.4 percent [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 4,000 on Sunday as the country has implemented tighter antivirus measures to stem the spike in virus infections and the fast spread of the omicron variant. The country added 3,833 new COVID-19 infections, including 3,683 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Proof of vaccination required for access to multiuse facilities will be valid only for six months after the primary series or booster doses starting Monday, health authorities said as they seek to stem the latest upsurge in virus cases. Under the tightened measure, those who completed the primary series [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed below 5,000 for the second day in a row Saturday as the nation maintained tough social distancing restrictions to rein in the fast spread of COVID-19. The country added 4,416 new COVID-19 infections, including 4,310 local infections, raising the total caseload to 635,253, [...]