New Virus Cases Stay Below 200 for 4th Day; Cluster Infections Still Worrisome

SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported 167 cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, marking the fourth straight day of under 200 new infections, though health authorities remain vigilant over sporadic cluster outbreaks. Of the total, 152 were local infections and a majority of them came from the greater Seoul area, including 63 [...]

New Virus Cases Hit 5-month High

SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus infections jumped to a five-month high of 279 on Sunday due mainly to a surge in church-related cases in the greater Seoul area. This brought the country’s total caseload to 15,318, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). Of the total, [...]