South Korea reported three more cases of the new coronavirus Tuesday, again marking an apparent slowdown in the spread of the disease. The country now has reported fewer than 10 new infection cases per day for six consecutive days. The three new cases, identified Monday, also came from overseas. No additional cases have been confirmed...Read More
South Korea said Sunday that it will end its weekslong social distancing campaign and implement an everyday life quarantine scheme later this week as the new coronavirus outbreak has slowed. Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said during a meeting on the government’s response to COVID-19 that the everyday life quarantine scheme is set to start Wednesday,...Read More
South Korea reported four more cases of the new coronavirus Thursday, but all of them were imported cases, marking the first time that local infections have fallen to zero since the coronavirus outbreak began more than two months ago. The four new cases brought the total to 10,765. It was the lowest daily increase in...Read More
A walking tour is gaining popularity among South Koreans, especially those in their 20s and 30s, as an alternative to expensive, cumbersome forms of travel, government data showed. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization earlier this week announced the result of their survey about Koreans’ experience of tours on...Read More
South Korea has donated 700 units of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test kits to the Philippines to boost testing for the disease. South Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Han Dong-man handed over the test kits to Philippine government officials, represented by Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddyboy” Locsin Jr., Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque...Read More
Of the six cases detected, two were detected at quarantine checkpoints Recovery rate 79.4%, Active cases under 2,000 (1,967 people) South Korea reported another single-digit number of new coronavirus cases Friday, apparently on the back of a strict social distancing campaign and enhanced quarantine measures. The country added six new COVID-19 cases, bringing the nation’s...Read More
South Korea reported another single-digit number of new coronavirus cases Thursday, as the country’s strict social distancing campaign and enhanced quarantine measures helped contain the spread of the virus. The country added eight new virus cases, bringing the nation’s total infections to 10,702, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The...Read More
The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Tuesday that the 2020 regular season, postponed from its March 28 start date due to the coronavirus outbreak, will begin May 5, which is also the Children’s Day holiday. The decision was reached at the league’s meeting with its board of governors, made up of presidents from the league’s...Read More
South Korea reported 13 more cases of the new coronavirus on Monday, bringing the nation’s total infections to 10,647. It marked the third day in a row that the country’s new virus infections stayed below 20, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). South Korea recorded single-digit new cases on Sunday...Read More
South Korea on Sunday reported eight more cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the nation’s total infections to 10,661, with the daily increase falling to a single digit for the first time in about two months. The figure for the cases, detected on Saturday, marked another decrease from a day earlier when the number of...Read More
