Code Pharma, a Dutch pharmaceutical company, is developing a direct antiviral drug against COVID-19. Following the successful completion of a phase I study, the company is now initiating a phase II double-blind controlled study in Spain, Brazil, South Africa, and Israel. TEL AVIV, ISRAEL / DE BILT, NETHERLANDS, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Codivir, a short [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will maintain toughened social distancing rules across the nation for one more month, the prime minister said Friday, as the country is bracing for a potential upsurge in infections in the runup to the traditional Chuseok holiday. Under the renewed plan that will be effective from Monday [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell back below 2,000 on Thursday, as the country is planning to unveil revised distancing guidelines later this week that may potentially include allowing family gatherings during the Chuseok holiday. The country added 1,961 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,927 local infections, raising the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Five of the seven members of K-pop boy band Enhypen have tested positive for COVID-19, their label said Thursday. Jungwon, Heeseung, Jay, Jake and Sunghoon tested positive during self-isolation, which they began Aug. 26 after a staff member involved in a shooting project got infected, according to Belift Lab. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team revealed that people who have been infected with coronavirus can develop enough antibodies with a single shot of vaccine, which normally requires two shots. A research team from Myongji Hospital studied the developments of antibodies and other side effects of two medical staff who [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 2,000 on Wednesday, with the more transmissible delta strain rising sharply ahead of a major holiday later this month. The country added 2,025 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,992 local infections, raising the total caseload to 253,445, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has adopted tougher measures to block the inflow of the lambda variant of the novel coronavirus as the country is struggling to contain the spread of variant cases amid the fourth wave of the pandemic, according to health authorities. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell below 1,400 on Tuesday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but health authorities are facing hurdles in flattening the curve ahead of the Chuseok holiday. The country added 1,372 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,333 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Local migrant groups on Tuesday called upon the government to come up with a non-discriminatory COVID-19 relief aid program, ahead of an envisioned massive rollout of cash handouts next month. Around 100 migrant groups, including Migrants Center Friend, issued a joint statement demanding the government cover the migrant population [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases are likely to hover around the 1,400s on Tuesday for a second day due to fewer tests over the weekend. As of 9 p.m., 1,273 confirmed cases were reported across the country, down four from the same time the previous day, according to [...]