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Fri, October 2, 2020 | 02:59
New virus cases drop below 100 again, but gov't braces for potential flare-up during holiday
New virus cases drop below 100 again, but gov't braces for potential flare-up during holiday
South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 100 on Thursday, but the country remains on heightened alert for a potential flare-up in transmissions during the extended holiday this week. The country added 77 more COVID-19 cases, including 67 local infections, bringing the total caseload to 23,889, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The dail...
2020-10-01 10:00
New virus cases bounce back, raising woes over spread during holiday
New virus cases bounce back, raising woes over spread during holiday
South Korea's new coronavirus cases rose to the triple digits Wednesday for the first time in five days, deepening health officials' woes over the spread of COVID-19 during the country's major holiday Chuseok.
2020-09-30 10:56
Daily new infections fall below 50 ahead of Chuseok
Daily new infections fall below 50 ahead of Chuseok
Korea's daily number of new COVID-19 infections has fallen below 50 for the first time since mid-August when the rate began to worsen, the health authorities said Tuesday. But the government is staying vigilant over the possibility of outbreaks emerging during the five-day Chuseok holiday that starts today, as many people are expected to travel across the country to visit the...
Jun Ji-hye | 2020-09-29 16:18
Drug safety ministry in hot seat over remdesivir approval despite side effects
Drug safety ministry in hot seat over remdesivir approval despite side effects
Suspicions have been raised that the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety granted conditional permission for the use of the anti-viral drug remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment, despite having received a report about side effects.
Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-09-29 15:58
New virus cases smallest since early August, upcoming holiday crucial for virus fight
New virus cases smallest since early August, upcoming holiday crucial for virus fight
South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 50 on Tuesday for the first time since early August, but the country remains vigilant against possible cluster infections during a major holiday this week. The country added 38 more COVID-19 cases, including 23 local infections, bringing the total caseload to 23,699, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (K...
2020-09-29 10:19
Three confirmed to have contracted coronavirus and flu simultaneously
Three confirmed to have contracted coronavirus and flu simultaneously
Three people contracted the coronavirus and the flu simultaneously earlier this year, a top South Korean health official said Monday. The three tested positive for both influenza and COVID-19 in late February in the southeastern industrial city of Daegu and the surrounding North Gyeongsang Province, Jeong Eun-kyeong, head of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, sa...
2020-09-28 15:48
  • New virus cases smallest since early August, upcoming holiday crucial for virus fight
Global coronavirus death toll passes 1 million
Global coronavirus death toll passes 1 million
More than one million people have died from coronavirus, according to an AFP toll, after the deadly disease emerged less than a year ago in China and swept around the globe. The pandemic has ravaged the world's economy, inflamed geopolitical tensions and upended lives, from Indian slums and Brazil's jungles to America's biggest city New York.
2020-09-28 11:57
Nearly 1 million to travel by air during Chuseok despite gov't advisory
Nearly 1 million to travel by air during Chuseok despite gov't advisory
Nearly 1 million people are expected to travel by air during the Chuseok fall harvest holiday despite the government's advisory asking people to remain at home to help contain the spread of COVID-19, transportation authorities said Monday. The Korea Airports Corp. (KAC) estimated that some 963,000 people will use domestic airports, excluding Incheon International Airport, dur...
2020-09-28 11:22
  • New virus cases smallest since early August, upcoming holiday crucial for virus fight
  • Seoul to run public transport until 2 am during Chuseok holiday
New virus cases lowest in 48 days
New virus cases lowest in 48 days
South Korea's new coronavirus cases increased by the smallest number in nearly two months Monday as the country steps up its virus fight ahead of Chuseok, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving. The country added 50 more COVID-19 cases, including 40 local infections, bringing the total caseload to 23,661, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The...
2020-09-28 09:43
  • Korea raises guard against COVID-19 before Chuseok
407 people injected with mishandled flu vaccines: authorities
407 people injected with mishandled flu vaccines: authorities
More than 400 South Koreans have been injected with seasonal flu vaccines that should not have been administered due to storage problems, but no side effects have been reported, health authorities said Sunday.
2020-09-27 20:53
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