SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases dropped to the lowest level in more than three months Monday as the country eased restrictions on private gatherings ahead of preparations for a gradual shift to the “living with COVID-19″ scheme. The country reported 1,050 new cases, including 1,030 local infections, raising the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new COVID-19 cases fell to the 1,400s on Sunday, as health authorities plan to apply eased distancing rules for a gradual return to normal life. The country added 1,420 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,403 local infections, raising the total caseload to 342,396, according to the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new COVID-19 cases stayed in the 1,600s for the second consecutive day Saturday, as the government plans to relax social distancing rules, starting next week, ahead of a gradual return to normal life. The country added 1,618 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,594 local infections, raising the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new COVID-19 cases stayed in the 1,000s for the seventh straight day Friday as the government announced eased social distancing rules ahead of a gradual return to normal life. The country added 1,684 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,670 local infections, raising the total caseload to 339,361, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Koreans are increasingly washing their hands after using the restrooms following the spread of the coronavirus. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) conducted a survey of 2,000 people who used public restrooms last year, 75.4 percent of whom said they usually wash their hands after using the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean professional sports leagues welcomed the government’s decision on Friday to allow fully vaccinated people at outdoor sports games in the capital region, where teams have been playing in empty stadiums for the past three months during the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting Monday, pro sports teams in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The government decided Friday to raise the private gathering size limit to eight people for the capital area and 10 for elsewhere before the country shifts to a “living with COVID-19″ scheme next month, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said. Under the renewed plan that will go into effect Monday, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new COVID-19 cases neared the 2,000s on Thursday, but the daily caseload dropped from a week ago as the country ramped up its vaccination rate in a move to prepare for a gradual return to normal life. The country added 1,940 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,924 [...]
LONDON, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — After almost two years of fight against COVID-19, governments, NGOs, and corporations are now focusing on strategies and solutions to boost population immunity and move onto the next phase – possibly out of the pandemic. Hyris, a global, innovation-based biotechnology company renowned for its inclusive approach to genetic analysis, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new COVID-19 cases stayed in the 1,000s for the fifth straight day Wednesday with signs of a slight drop in weekly infections. The country added 1,584 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,571 local infections, raising the total caseload to 335,742, according to the Korea Disease Control and [...]