SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases surpassed 200,000 for the first time Wednesday as the highly transmissible omicron variant continues its frenetic spread across the nation. The surge came after the government temporarily suspended the enforcement of the vaccine pass system Tuesday, citing the lack of staff handling the pandemic. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 3,000 for the first time in six days Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but concerns remain high over a virus resurgence amid eased social distancing rules and this week’s full-fledged reopening of schools. The country reported 2,827 new COVID-19 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases remained in the 2,000s for the sixth consecutive day Friday, prompting authorities to maintain the current level of virus restrictions for another two weeks ahead of back-to-back extended weekends this month. The country reported 2,486 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,451 local infections, bringing the [...]