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 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Public Safety and Security (MPSS) announced that it will re-start Children’s Safety Classes in which the MPSS will visit children in Yongin starting October 2. The classes were stopped due to the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), but will resume next month. Starting in Yongin, the classes [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – A counselling office will be established for foreign patients to receive support in medical disputes such as medical malpractice and overcharging. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that the government will run a medical dispute counseling office for foreign patients, as part of its plan to attract 300,000 foreign [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines, South Korea’s No. 2 flag carrier, said Wednesday it plans to eliminate almost all its first-class seats from its international flights as part of an effort to cut losses. The first-class seat system usually leads to high costs, but most airlines have been holding on to the operations [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean man is showing suspected symptoms of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) following a recent trip to the United Arab Emirates, health authorities said Friday. The 38-year-old man was moved to a hospital in Dongducheon, just north of Seoul, earlier in the day, as he had showed possible [...]
“Even if the United States marks up its key interest rate, such a move will not automatically lead to South Korea taking similar measures. The Bank of Korea is expected to make its decision on rates based on various developments.” “The government is keeping a close watch on the situation as a rise in the [...]
SEJEONG, August 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Even though consumption in Korea froze as a side effect of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, the portion of online shopping increased, reaching an all-time high. With consumers avoiding crowded areas, online shopping presented a safe and convenient alternative. According to the ‘Sales Trend in Retail and Online [...]
SEJONG, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The last suspected patient of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea was released from isolation Monday as the country reported no additional cases of the disease for more than three weeks, the government said. The number of people diagnosed with the disease remained flat at 186 for the [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon said Sunday he will visit Beijing in early August to promote South Korea’s tourism industry hit by the MERS virus that has claimed 36 lives since May. “I will try to help revitalize the tourism industry depressed by MERS and normalize the tourism industry as soon as [...]
SEJONG, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly two-thirds of South Korean healthcare workers are worried about hospital-acquired infections, a poll showed Tuesday. According to the survey, 65.3 percent of doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other support personnel said there is a high chance of infections taking place in hospitals. It also showed that 81 percent of [...]