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, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 5,000 for the first time in three days Friday, but the government decided to extend toughened social distancing rules for two more weeks through mid-January to try to reduce critical cases and contain the omicron variant. The country added 4,875 new COVID-19 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The government will extend toughened social distancing rules for two more weeks through mid-January, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Friday, amid efforts to bring down the number of serious coronavirus cases and contain the omicron variant. “It is too early to think that we have overcome the crisis,” Kim [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 5,000 for the second day in a row Thursday, as authorities are expected to extend the current social distancing rules amid concerns over the omicron variant and critical cases. The country added 5,037 new COVID-19 infections, including 4,930 local infections, raising the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new coronavirus cases bounced back to above 5,000 for the first time in three days Wednesday and the number of critically ill patients surged to a record high. The country added 5,409 new COVID-19 infections, including 5,283 local infections, raising the total caseload to 620,938, according to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 4,000 for the first time in 28 days Tuesday due partly to antivirus restrictions and fewer tests over the weekend, but the number of critical cases remained high. The country added 3,865 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total caseload to 615,532, according [...]