SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Health authorities plan to focus on treating COVID-19 in high-risk patients as this year’s summer wave is expected to peak by the end of this month, the chief of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Wednesday. KDCA Commissioner Jee Young-mee told reporters that she expects the [...]
YANGYANG, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – With sweltering temperatures persisting throughout the summer, beach resorts in Gangwon Province have seen a surge in visitors compared to previous years. However, the tourist hotspot of Yangyang County has experienced an unexpected decline, raising questions about changing travel patterns and local challenges. According to data released by Gangwon Province [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of COVID-19 child patients in South Korea jumped this month, as the nation saw a surge in cases amid a summer wave, hospital data showed Wednesday. At 42 pediatric hospitals, there were 1,080 child patients with COVID-19 on Aug. 5-9, compared with 387 child patients on July [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s electricity demand hit an all-time high Monday as the country was struck by scorching summer heat, data showed Tuesday. The country’s maximum power demand reached 102.327 gigawatts between 2-3 p.m. Monday, surpassing the previous record of 100.571 GW set in August last year, according to the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean health authorities have beefed up their COVID-19 response team and will implement tougher antivirus measures as the country is experiencing a new wave nationwide, officials said Tuesday. It has seen a sharp increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, with virus hospitalizations at [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – As the summer heat intensifies in South Korea, cafe owners are feeling a different kind of burn: skyrocketing electricity bills and diminishing profits due to lingering customers. Yeo, the 30-year-old owner of a small cafe in Seoul’s Dongjak district, was taken aback after receiving the shop’s latest electricity bill. The [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Eighteen people have died from heat-related causes so far this year, officials said Thursday, as intense heat with apparent temperatures of over 35 C continues to grip the country. A total of 1,907 people had suffered heat-related illnesses from May 20 to Thursday, and 18 of them have died, [...]
HONGSEONG, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent report from the Chungnam Fire Department in South Korea reveals a concerning trend: fires involving personal mobility devices, particularly electric scooters, are spiking during the summer months. According to data released on August 6, out of 25 fires involving personal mobility devices recorded since 2019, nine incidents (36%) [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Two women in their 70s have died due to extreme heat, raising the death toll from this year’s heat wave to 14, the interior ministry said Tuesday. On Sunday, a 71-year-old woman was found unconscious in her home in Seoul and subsequently died from a heat-related illness, while another [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The nationwide heat wave has led to a surge in the number of patients with heat-related illnesses to 1,546, while causing the deaths of over 257,000 livestock, the interior ministry said Monday. The previous day, temperatures in Yeoju, 64 kilometers southeast of Seoul, reached 40 C, marking the first [...]