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Virgin Pulse Delivers Vaccination Management Solutions to Help Organizations Address and Adhere to New COVID-19 Mandates

PROVIDENCE. R.I., Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — In response to the Biden Administration’s recent COVID-19 Action Plan rules and international vaccine regulations and mandates, Virgin Pulse, the leading global provider of tech-enabled health, wellbeing and safety solutions, today announced that it has released new Vaccination Management and Mandate Compliance solutions to help organizations around the world meet evolving mandates [...]

New Cases Over 2,000 Again amid Post-Chuseok Holiday Resurgence Woes

SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases exceeded 2,000 on Friday again amid concerns a major holiday may stoke further upticks in virus cases. The country added 2,008 COVID-19 cases, including 1,973 local infections, raising the total caseload to 281,938 according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The [...]

S. Korea Shortens List of Foreign Arrivals Subject to 2-week Mandatory Isolation

SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s health authorities said Friday they have decided to allow fully-vaccinated arrivals from more countries to skip a mandatory 14-day quarantine starting October. Beginning next month, the mandatory quarantine policy will be applied on arrivals from 20 nations, down from the current list of 36 countries, according to [...]

New Cases Fall Under 2,000; Post-holiday Infections in Focus

SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases fell under 2,000 on Thursday, but health authorities are keeping their guard up against potential virus flare-ups after an upcoming major holiday as infections continue to spread in the capital area. The country added 1,943 COVID-19 cases, including 1,921 local infections, raising the total [...]

New Virus Cases Top 2,000 as Infections in Capital Area Surge to Record High

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases surpassed 2,000 Wednesday as infections in the capital area surged to a record high ahead of a major holiday. The country added 2,080 COVID-19 cases, including 2,057 local infections, raising the total caseload to 277,989, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]

Third COVID-19-hit Self-employed Worker Found Dead in a Week

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – At least three self-employed people nationwide have been found dead over the past week in apparent suicides probably related to business difficulties in the time of COVID-19, police said Wednesday. A 52-year-old man who ran an entertainment establishment in the central city of Wonju was discovered dead in his [...]

Unionized Nurses Urge Seoul City to Address Staff Shortage amid Prolonged Pandemic

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized nurses on Wednesday demanded the Seoul city government reinforce the public hospital nurse workforce to alleviate the heavy workload from the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. “It has been a year and eight months since COVID-19 first broke out here, but authorities still have not resolved the shortage of nursing [...]

New Cases Under 1,500 for 2nd Day; Infections in Capital Area at Peak

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed under 1,500 for the second straight day Tuesday as health authorities worry about a potential virus flare-up during a major holiday that starts later this week. The country added 1,497 COVID-19 cases, including 1,463 local infections, raising the total caseload to 275,910, according [...]

The Hyris System™ Detects SARS-CoV-2, Including Recently Emerged Variants of Concerns

LONDON, England, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — New mutations of SARS-CoV-2 worldwide are causing several concerns regarding further disruption of public safety. Authorities involved in the fight against COVID-19, such as the WHO, the CDC, and the ECDC, identify these mutations as Variants of Concern based on their risk assessment and monitor them, increasing the level of awareness amongst [...]

Employment Insurance Subscriptions Drop Sharply in Coronavirus-hit Lodging, Food Sectors

SEJONG, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Subscriptions to the state employment insurance fell steeply in the accommodation and food service industries last month amid strict social distancing rules prompted by the fourth wave of COVID-19, the labor ministry said Tuesday. The number of subscribers in the lodging and food service sectors stood at 648,000 in [...]