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Koreans’ Awareness of COVID-19 Control Efforts is Higher than for MERS

Koreans’ Awareness of COVID-19 Control Efforts is Higher than for MERS

SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that as the outbreak of the coronavirus is prolonging, the level of the Korean people’s awareness of disease control and prevention efforts has become higher than five years ago when a MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak threatened the country. According to the Seoul [...]

KT-led Consortium to Monitor Infectious Diseases Using Big Data

KT-led Consortium to Monitor Infectious Diseases Using Big Data

SEOUL, Jul. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A consortium led by telecom giant KT Corp. will monitor and combat infectious diseases in real-time by using big data, the company said Friday. The consortium was selected by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning to establish the big data system for monitoring and surveillance of the [...]

MERS Cause Duty-Free Sales to Foreigners to Decline in 2015

MERS Cause Duty-Free Sales to Foreigners to Decline in 2015

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea last year caused duty-free purchases made by foreigners to decline, despite overall sales going up thanks to solid rise in outbound travelers, data showed Wednesday. Sales to foreigners inched down 0.6 percent on-year to US$5.41 billion, the Korea [...]

S. Korea Lowers MERS Alert to Lowest Readiness Level

S. Korea Lowers MERS Alert to Lowest Readiness Level

SEJONG, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea lowered its Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) alert level to its lowest readiness posture Tuesday with no new infections being reported in nearly five months, the government said. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said the decision to lower the readiness level from “yellow” to “blue” comes [...]