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New Virus Cases Under 200 for 16th Day; Untraceable Infections at Worrisome Level

New Virus Cases Under 200 for 16th Day; Untraceable Infections at Worrisome Level

SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed below 200 for the 16th straight day Friday, but health authorities remained alert as sporadic cluster infections continued to rise and untraceable cases hit a fresh record high. The country added 126 more COVID-19 cases, including 109 local infections, raising the total caseload [...]

New Virus Cases Tick Up to Over 150; Cluster Infections Back in Focus

New Virus Cases Tick Up to Over 150; Cluster Infections Back in Focus

SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported an uptick in daily new infections of the novel coronavirus Thursday due to sporadic cluster outbreaks and untraceable cases. The country added 153 more COVID-19 cases, including 145 local infections, raising the total caseload to 22,657, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). [...]

New Daily Virus Cases Under 200 for Nearly 2 Weeks, Untraceable Infections at Worrisome Level

New Daily Virus Cases Under 200 for Nearly 2 Weeks, Untraceable Infections at Worrisome Level

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new virus cases stayed below 200 for the 13th consecutive day Tuesday as the country’s tougher social distancing scheme has taken effect, but untraceable cases reached yet another fresh high, straining the country’s virus fight. The country added 106 more COVID-19 cases, including 91 local infections, raising [...]

New Virus Cases Under 200 for 12th day; Eased Virus Curbs Applied in Greater Seoul

New Virus Cases Under 200 for 12th day; Eased Virus Curbs Applied in Greater Seoul

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new virus cases stayed below 200 for the 12th straight day Monday, but health authorities remain on alert over continued cluster infections across the nation and untraceable cases. The country began eased virus curbs in the greater Seoul area for the next two weeks, allowing eateries, franchise [...]

New Virus Cases Under 200 for 10th day, Extension of Tougher Virus Curbs Again Under Review

New Virus Cases Under 200 for 10th day, Extension of Tougher Virus Curbs Again Under Review

SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new virus cases stayed below 200 for the 10th day in a row Saturday, but health authorities remain anxious about no letup in sporadic cluster infections and untraceable cases across the country. Over the weekend, health authorities plan to determine whether to further extend stricter social distancing [...]

New Virus Cases Under 200 for 9th Day, S. Korea Undecided on Easing Virus Measures

New Virus Cases Under 200 for 9th Day, S. Korea Undecided on Easing Virus Measures

SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new virus cases stayed below 200 for the ninth consecutive day Friday, as the country remains undecided on whether to extend or ease restrictions in the greater Seoul that is still struggling with sporadic cluster infections and untraceable cases. The country added 176 more COVID-19 cases, including [...]

New Virus Cases Under 200 for 8th Day; Extension of Stricter Virus Measures Again Under Review

New Virus Cases Under 200 for 8th Day; Extension of Stricter Virus Measures Again Under Review

SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new virus cases stayed below 200 for the eighth consecutive day Thursday, but a spate of cluster infections continued to strain the country’s efforts to bring the daily numbers under two digits. The government will decide this week whether to extend tougher anti-virus measures in place in [...]

New Virus Cases Under 200 for Week, Virus Fight Still Harried by Cluster Infections

New Virus Cases Under 200 for Week, Virus Fight Still Harried by Cluster Infections

SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new virus cases stayed below 200 for the seventh consecutive day Wednesday, but health authorities are still on guard against sporadic cluster infections across the nation. The country added 156 more COVID-19 cases, including 144 local infections, raising the total caseload to 21,588, according to the Korea [...]