SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Couples who postponed their wedding last spring following the coronavirus outbreak have been dealt a cruel hand with the onset of a second wave of infections. Many couples postponed their wedding hoping that the coronavirus would eventually die off in the summer, a dream that is going up in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Small merchants and local retailers are facing another business setback as South Korea’s stricter social distancing, adopted following a spike in new coronavirus infections, could prompt people to refrain from visiting restaurants and other offline outlets. South Korea has reported nearly 1,300 new cases of COVID-19 in the past [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Bracing itself for another round of the new coronavirus outbreak, South Korea opted to tighten anti-virus curbs, such as expanding tougher measures to outside the greater Seoul area and banning in-person worship services at churches, in last-ditch efforts to curb a new flare-up in virus cases. The country on [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government on Saturday advised people in the greater Seoul area to refrain from traveling to other areas for the next two weeks in a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The recommendation came shortly after the government placed stricter social distancing guidelines on the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government on Friday launched a review on raising the level of social distancing as new cluster infections in the greater Seoul area fanned fears of a possibly bigger outbreak. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters said it views the status quo in a “grave” manner, [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — As the coronavirus pandemic continues to emphasize the importance of social distancing, car camping, or auto camping as it is commonly referred to in South Korea, is rising as a new travel trend. Anyone with a car can go auto camping without having to purchase expensive gear or equipment. [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) –Basic hygiene measures against COVID-19 are contributing to a sharp decline in other viral illnesses common during the summer season. According to public health authorities, as wearing masks, hand washing and social distancing have become a normal part of daily life in the pandemic era, other viral and bacterial infections [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Beleaguered by a steady rise in cluster infections in the Seoul metropolitan area, South Korea on Friday opted to indefinitely extend its enhanced social distancing in the country’s most densely populated region. Health Minister Park Neung-hoo said tougher infection disease prevention measures will be enforced in Seoul and the [...]
YONGIN, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Caribbean Bay, a water park in Yongin, south of Seoul, opened its doors for a new season on Friday. The water park, however, has decided to limit the number of visitors on the premises at any given time, and many rides and facilities remain closed due to the coronavirus. [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Since its first coronavirus case in late January, South Korea has been appraised as one of the successful countries to control the virus spread with its quick and well-organized response and tactics. The country’s virus curve, after peaking at over 900 daily new infections in late February, had flattened [...]