SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases are expected to surpass 2,000 again Wednesday amid a resurgence in infections, especially in the greater Seoul area. Health authorities and local governments reported 1,859 new cases as of 9 p.m., up 423 from the same time the previous day. Daily cases are [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government said Tuesday it will launch a special campaign urging foreign residents here to get vaccinated amid rising COVID-19 infections in the foreign community. Foreigners took up 9.2 percent of Seoul’s new infections in August, up 2.9 percentage points from the corresponding rate of 6.3 percent [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell back to the 1,300s on Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend, while health authorities extended the tough virus curbs ahead of a major national holiday. The country added 1,375 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,351 local infections, raising the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Almost 60 percent of South Koreans want the nation to shift its COVID-19 response strategy to embrace the pandemic as part of everyday life, as the rate of fully vaccinated people is expected to reach 50 percent next month, a poll showed Monday. According to the poll of 500 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Self-employed people in South Korea plan to hold drive-through protests in several cities this week to call for eased COVID-19 restrictions and more compensation, the organizer said Monday. About 3,000 members of an emergency committee of the self-employed and other online communities are expected to participate in the rallies [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry on Monday eased monthslong restrictions on service members’ vacation and off-installation activities as the military has a high COVID-19 vaccination rate of about 94 percent, officials said. Under the fresh regulations effective on Monday, up to 20 percent of service members can go on vacation at [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell to slightly below 1,500 on Sunday due to fewer tests over the weekend, while health authorities extended the tough restrictions ahead of a major national holiday. The country added 1,490 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,461 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases rose above 1,800 on Saturday, though the country kept tight vigilance with the extension of stringent social distancing measures ahead of a major national holiday. The country added 1,804 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,776 local infections, raising the total caseload to 258,913, according [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases are likely to stay in the 1,800s on Saturday as the greater Seoul area reported a surge in cases. As of 9 p.m. Friday, 1,744 new cases were reported across the country, according to health authorities and local governments. Daily new cases are [...]
BUSAN, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan’s social distancing rules will be downgraded to Level 3, the second highest in the nation’s four-tier system, next week after nearly one month of the toughest Level 4 in the southern port city, the municipal government said Friday. It said Level 3 social distancing restrictions will be in [...]