SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Experts are calling for updated housing policies for socially vulnerable groups, who are being exposed to the risk of COVID-19 infection as they live in shabby studio apartments or struggle with low incomes. The state-funded Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements recently formed a task force to publish a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus fell below 1,500 on Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend, as health authorities extended the toughest virus curbs for another two weeks to battle the worst wave of the pandemic. The country added 1,418 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,370 local infections, raising [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus fell back to the 1,600s on Sunday due to fewer tests over the weekend, health authorities said, yet tough restrictions are to be extended to battle the fast surge of the outbreak driven by the more transmissible delta variant. The country added 1,628 more [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell below 2,000 for the first time in two days Saturday, while half of the nation’s population have received at least the first vaccine dose. The country added 1,880 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,814 local infections, raising the total caseload to 234,739, according [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases remained in the 2,000s for the second straight day Friday amid little signs of letup, triggering the extension of the toughest level of virus restrictions for two more weeks. The country added 2,052 more COVID-19 cases, including 2,001 local infections, raising the total [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Owners of restaurants and cafes are fiercely protesting against the government’s decision on Friday to reduce their nighttime hours of operation by one to counter spreading COVID-19 infections at multi-use facilities. While extending the toughest Level 4 restrictions for another two weeks until Sept. 5 in the capital area [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea decided to extend restrictions on the business hours restaurants and cafes under the toughest social distancing restrictions by one hour, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum announced Friday, as the country struggles to contain the spread of COVID-19. Restaurants and cafes in regions under Level 4 social distancing rules, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases topped 2,100, the second-largest number recorded here during the COVID-19 outbreak, on Thursday following an extended weekend, as the country will likely again extend the toughest virus restrictions in the greater Seoul area and the enhanced restrictions across the country. The country added [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of the medical staff at public health centers working on the frontlines of the battle against COVID-19 are experiencing depressive symptoms and anxiety, with some even considering suicide. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters conducted a survey of 1,765 medical staff working at 17 public health [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases rose back to the 1,800s for the first time in three days on Wednesday, following the extended weekend, and health authorities remain vigilant against a further rise down the road. The country added 1,805 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,767 local infections, raising the [...]