SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday declared an end to almost all COVID-19 restrictions, including mandatory isolation, effectively placing the disease in the endemic category. Yoon said during a COVID-19 response meeting that the seven-day mandatory isolation period for COVID-19 patients will be reduced to a recommendation of five [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 20,000 for the third consecutive day Thursday as President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an end to almost all COVID-19 restrictions in the latest step to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. South Korea reported 20,574 cases, including 32 imported cases, bringing the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new daily coronavirus cases hit a three-month high Wednesday amid eased virus restrictions. The country reported 23,521 cases, including 43 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,331,112, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Wednesday’s tally marked a growth from the previous day’s 21,681 [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 20,000 on Tuesday with the daily caseload jumping to a three-month high on eased virus restrictions. The country reported 21,681 cases, including 35 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,307,591, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 10,000 on Monday due mainly to fewer tests over the weekend as the country is considering further easing antivirus curbs to regain normalcy. The country reported 8,164 cases, including 33 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,285,910, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to “swiftly” lower its national crisis level for COVID-19, the head of the country’s public health agency said Saturday, after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an end to the virus as a global health emergency earlier this week. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]
SEOUL, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 20,000 on Friday as the country sees a steady on-week growth in the daily caseload on eased virus curbs. The country reported 18,752 cases, including 38 imported cases, on the Children’s Day holiday, bringing the total caseload to 31,251,203, the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 20,000 for the second consecutive day Thursday as the daily caseload continued to log on-week growth on eased virus restrictions. The country reported 20,146 cases, including 23 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,232,744, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new coronavirus cases rose to over 20,000 on Wednesday as the daily caseload continued to log on-week growth on eased virus restrictions. The country reported 20,197 cases, including 26 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,212,598, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Wednesday’s [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases rose to over 15,000 on Tuesday as the country is considering further easing antivirus curbs to regain normalcy. The country reported 15,741 cases, including 27 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,192,401, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Tuesday’s tally [...]