The health authorities are increasingly concerned as the spread of COVID-19 here is accelerating, with recent outbreaks having occurred in everyday places such as apartments, gyms and golf courses, officials said Tuesday. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), said 29 coronavirus infections have been connected to an apartment block in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi...Read More
South Korea’s daily new virus cases bounced back to above 60 on Wednesday as cluster infections in major cities and imported cases do not show signs of letting up. The country added 63 cases, including 30 local infections, raising the total caseload to 13,244, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC)....Read More
Worsening fiscal health, second virus wave cited as major risks Korea has been recognized around the world for its economic resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is still struggling to find an impetus to jumpstart and revitalize its economy amid lingering uncertainties here and abroad. Although Asia’s fourth-largest economy is on...Read More
MBC will be hosting an online charity concert! In an effort to combat COVID-19, MBC will be hosting the global K-pop donation concert “World is ONE” on July 9 through MBC M, Naver TV, and V Live. MBC and World Vision have co-organized the event in hopes to deliver hope across the globe to those suffering...Read More
The novel coronavirus spreading in South Korea now has its origin in Europe and the US, health authorities said Monday, and it is known to be six times as infectious as the original strain that emerged in China. The variant belongs to the GH clade, which has largely been circulated in Europe and the US,...Read More
Summer is in full swing amid an ever-deepening pandemic. As the virus is new, figuring out how to navigate the season safely can be daunting. Health experts share their responses to some of the popular queries about the coronavirus in the summertime. Will hot temperatures mitigate the spread? Contrary to earlier conjectures, warmer weather does...Read More
Doctors at Hallym University Medical Center successfully carried out a lung transplant on a COVID-19 patient last month, the first such operation in Korea and the ninth in the world, according to the hospital, Thursday. A female patient in her 50s whose lungs had collapsed due to the new coronavirus received the transplanted organs, June...Read More
Convenience stores in South Korea began selling thin, droplet-blocking masks on July 1. Labeled as KF-AD for Korean Filter and Anti-Droplet, the newly stocked masks are now available at CU, 7-Eleven, and Emart24 across the nation. Five masks are sold in one package at the cost of 3,000 won. There is no limit to how...Read More
Two service members have fully recovered from the coronavirus, bringing the total number of virus patients currently under treatment among the military population to zero, the defense ministry said Thursday. It is the second time that the number of coronavirus patients at barracks have come to zero, with the first time on May 5. The...Read More
The European Union (EU) has approved a guideline recommending its member states reopen their borders to 14 countries, including South Korea, after restricting all non-essential entries from outside the bloc over coronavirus fears. The European Council representing 27 member states adopted the non-binding recommendation on Tuesday (Belgium time), taking effect the next day, according to...Read More
