SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 7,000 for the fourth consecutive day Saturday and critical cases surged to a record high as the government reimposed restrictions to contain the fast spread of the virus. The country added 7,314 more COVID-19 cases, including 7,284 local infections, bringing the cumulative [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 7,000 for the third consecutive day Friday, with the country set to restore tight social distancing and other virus curbs to contain the fast spread of the virus. The country added 7,435 more COVID-19 cases, including 7,400 local infections, bringing the cumulative [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 7,000 for the second consecutive day Thursday and the number of critically ill COVID-19 patients rose close to 1,000, as the country prepares to bring back tougher virus curbs to stem the spread of the virus. Authorities warned that daily infections could [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases and critically ill patients surged to fresh record highs Wednesday, with the government tipped to restore toughest virus curbs to contain the spread of infections. The country added 7,850 new COVID-19 infections, including 7,828 local infections, raising the cumulative caseload to 536,495, according to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Ahead of next year’s presidential and local elections, the government is reviewing the idea of expanding the so-called ‘at-home voting system’ for those quarantined at home or at quarantine facilities for COVID-19. “We submitted a plan to expand coverage of the ‘at-home voting system’ to include those quarantined at [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed below 6,000 for the second straight day Tuesday, but critical cases and deaths hit record highs amid concerns over the spread of the new omicron variant. The country added 5,567 new COVID-19 infections, including 5,525 local cases, raising the total caseload to 528,652, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday that Samsung Biologics Co., the biotech arm of Samsung Group, will manufacture its antibody combination against COVID-19. Under an agreement valued at approximately US$380 million, Samsung Biologics will manufacture AZD7442 — AstraZeneca’s combination of two long-acting antibodies in development for the potential treatment [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 6,000 for the first time in six days Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend amid concerns over the spread of the new omicron variant. The country added 5,817 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total caseload to 523,088, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Yoo Jae-suk, a famous comedian and emcee of TV variety shows, tested positive for the new coronavirus Monday, although he is fully vaccinated, his talent agency said. Yoo was confirmed to have the virus after receiving the second polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test in the morning, Antenna said. He [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid the expansion of at-home medical treatments resulting from the surge in the number of COVID-19 patients, non-face-to-face medical services are also expanding steadily in medical communities. The medical industry, which once threatened a strike to prevent the introduction of non-face-to-face medical services, appears to be taking a step [...]