SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The reported number of South Korea’s COVID-19 cases increased sharply Tuesday to reach an all-time high of more than 1,400. As of 9 p.m., 1,440 new infections were confirmed across the country, up 433 from the same time a day earlier, according to health authorities and local governments. With [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases rose by more than 1,000 for the sixth consecutive day Monday despite fewer tests over the weekend, as the greater Seoul area, the hotbed for the recent spike in new infections, is placed under the toughest social distancing measures. The country added 1,100 [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Koreans are reluctant to go to the hospital even if they’re sick, following the coronavirus outbreak, a survey showed Sunday. The Seoul Think Tank Alliance conducted three consecutive surveys last year of 2,483 Seoul residents. In the first round of surveys, 13.4 percent of [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new COVID-19 cases rose above 1,300 for the third straight day Sunday, as health authorities were set to impose the toughest virus curbs in the greater Seoul area to bring the fourth wave of the outbreak under control. The country recorded 1,324 more COVID-19 cases, including [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will enforce its strictest social distancing scheme so far starting Monday, aiming to rein in the resurgence of the new coronavirus in the greater Seoul area. Authorities said they will place the area under Level 4, the highest of a new four-tier distancing scheme, for two weeks [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Saturday posted the highest-ever daily COVID-19 cases for the third straight day, as the country is set to impose the highest level of virus curbs on the greater Seoul area next week. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said 1,378 COVID-19 cases were confirmed [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Friday reported the highest-ever daily COVID-19 cases since the outbreak of the pandemic, as health authorities decided to impose the toughest virus curbs in the greater Seoul area, the hotbed for the recent spike in virus infections, in an effort to bring the fourth wave of [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The upcoming ban on private gatherings of three or more people in the greater Seoul area is driving owners of restaurants, bars, cafes and many other small businesses into utter despair. On Friday, the government announced a decision to put the capital area under the toughest social distancing rules [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — All schools in the greater Seoul area will switch to virtual instruction full-time, as the government decided to raise the virus alert level to the highest next week amid record-breaking COVID-19 cases. The measure will go into effect Wednesday at schools in Seoul, Incheon, 40 kilometers west of the [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea announced Friday it will place the greater Seoul area under the toughest social distancing rules of Level 4 as concerns of a fourth wave of new COVID-19 outbreaks over the summer grow stronger. The decision to implement Level 4 guidelines in Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, 40 [...]