South Korea on Friday reported 22 more cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the nation’s total infections to 10,635. It marked the fifth day in a row that the country’s new virus infections stayed below 30, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). South Korea’s daily new cases reached a peak...Read More
South Korean voters began casting ballots on Wednesday in parliamentary elections that are seen as a referendum on President Moon Jae-in amid the country’s fight against the new coronavirus. Voting kicked off at 6 a.m. and was to run until 6 p.m. at 14,330 polling stations across the nation, according to the National Election Commission...Read More
South Korea on Monday saw its daily number of coronavirus infections fall below 30 again as the country enforces strict social distancing to curb the pandemic. The 25 new cases, detected Sunday and down from 32 a day ago, brought the nation’s total infections to 10,537, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and...Read More
Thirty people were newly confirmed with novel coronavirus infections in South Korea on Saturday, recording a nine-day streak of double-digit daily tally, officials said. Korea’s cumulate cases totaled 10,480 according to the Health Ministry, 7,243 of whom have recovered. The remaining 3,026 patients are still undergoing treatment. Out of the 30 new patients, 12 were...Read More
Fears of COVID-19 are sweeping across the U.S. and all over the world, but we can’t guarantee when it will end, adding to the anxiety. On top of that, unlike Korea’s national medical insurance, the U.S. private medical insurance system has raised concerns over the situation in which uninsured people are reluctant to inspect and...Read More
A total of 126 countries have asked about either importing South Korean-made coronavirus test kits or receiving them as part of humanitarian aid, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. Seoul has garnered recognition for its diagnostic capabilities, quarantine efforts and medical infrastructure that have led to its daily number of new COVID-19 cases falling below 50...Read More
South Korea’s new coronavirus infections fell below 30 for the first time since Feb. 20 on Friday, with the southeastern city of Daegu, once the nation’s epicenter, reporting no new cases for the first time. The 27 new cases, detected Thursday and down from 39 a day ago, brought the nation’s total infections to 10,450,...Read More
South Korea on Thursday reported its fewest additional cases of the new coronavirus since late February, as the country is implementing an extended social distancing drive to fight against the virus pandemic. The 39 new cases, detected Wednesday and down from 53 a day ago, brought the nation’s total infections to 10,423, according to the...Read More
Two South Koreans have recovered from COVID-19 after “plasma treatment,” Severance Hospital said on Tuesday, in the first cases of this kind in South Korea, with no vaccine and proven treatment for the virus developed yet. One of the two patients was released from the hospital “in good shape,” the hospital said, adding details of...Read More
France asked South Korea on Monday to share its know-how related to containing the novel coronavirus, Seoul’s transport ministry said, as both countries are striving to stop the spread of the highly contagious disease. French Transport Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari made the request during a phone conversation with his South Korean counterpart, Kim Hyun-mee, and the...Read More
