SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean companies are extending assistance to Indonesia, which is facing a severe shortage of medical oxygen amid an explosive COVID-19 surge. Hyundai Motor Co. presented the idea that it can directly produce medical oxygen through its automobile assembly plant located in Delta Mas City, Bekasi on the outskirts [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases retreated to the 1,400s on Sunday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but the fourth wave of infections showed no signs of slowing down despite the adoption of the toughest virus curbs in the greater Seoul area. The country added 1,442 COVID-19 [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases retreated to the 1,500s on Saturday, but the fourth wave of infections is showing little signs of letting up despite weeks of the toughest antivirus rules in the greater Seoul area. The country added 1,539 COVID-19 cases, including 1,466 local infections, raising the [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases increased to more than 1,700 Friday as health authorities strive to contain the virus spread amid summer vacation season. The country added 1,710 COVID-19 cases, including 1,662 local infections, raising the total caseload to 196,806, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell slightly Thursday after reaching a record high the previous day as health authorities weigh implementing more virus restrictions to slow down the spread of the delta variant and growing infections outside the greater Seoul area. The country added 1,674 COVID-19 cases, including [...]
OVERLAND PARK, KS, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The findings of DARE-19, a double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III trial examining Dapagliflozin in patients with cardiometabolic risk factors hospitalized with COVID-19, have been published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. The study was a collaboration of George Clinical, a global scientifically-backed clinical research organization and Saint Luke’s Mid [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — More than a third of elementary and secondary school students in South Korea will be provided with opportunities for special supplementary classes to make up for their COVID-19-related learning losses, the government said Thursday. The Ministry of Education said it will spend about 800 billion won (US$698 million) until [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases hit a new high Wednesday, health authorities said, as the highly transmissible delta variant and rising infections outside the greater Seoul area continue to hamper the virus fight. The country added 1,896 COVID-19 cases, including 1,823 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korea’s daily new COVID-19 cases is likely to bounce back to more than 1,800 on Wednesday amid the rapid spread of the virus across the nation. As of 9 p.m. Tuesday, 1,712 additional infections were confirmed, up 493 from the same time the previous day, [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell below 1,400 Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but more cases continued to pop up outside the greater Seoul area amid the summer vacation season. The country added 1,318 COVID-19 cases, including 1,264 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]