SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s public health agency said Sunday it plans to open a coordination office this week, supporting a global move to prevent, detect and respond to infectious diseases. The new office, located in Osong, 108 kilometers south of Seoul, will open its doors Monday to support the activities of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The influx of infectious diseases that are spread by mosquitoes is increasing as overseas travel increases with the easing of regulations on entry to South Korea. The number of dengue fever cases rose to 61 so far this year after sliding to 42 in 2020 and three in 2021, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The infection risk of COVID-19 and other respiratory infectious diseases in an indoor environment is three times higher than outdoors, a recent study revealed. A joint research team from the Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital and Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital conducted a meta-analysis of some [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — An experiment has showed that the installation of transparent partitions is effective in preventing the spread of infectious diseases. The state-run Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) revealed on Monday that it carried out an in-house experiment that confirmed that a transparent partition with a height [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The state-run Korea Land & Housing Corp. (LH), is planning to create city plans to prepare for the spread of infectious diseases such as the novel coronavirus. LH said Monday it will carry out research to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and create a city [...]