ICHEON, South Korea– A hospital in Icheon, some 50 kilometers southeast of Seoul, caught fire Friday morning, with four people seriously injured and some 30 others still trapped inside the building, fire officials said.The fire broke out at 10:17 a.m….
Category: Health
N. Korea reports no new suspected COVID-19 cases for 1 week: state media
SEOUL– North Korea’s new suspected COVID-19 cases remained at zero for one week, with efforts under way for returning to normalcy amid ongoing antivirus measures, according to state media Friday.No new fever cases were reported over a 24-hour period u…
S. Korea’s new COVID-19 cases above 100,000 for 3rd day; critical cases at over 2-month high
SEOUL– South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed above 100,000 for the third straight day Thursday amid a fresh wave of infections driven by a highly infectious omicron variant.The country added 107,894 new COVID-19 infections, including 435 from overse…
Military reports 2,629 more COVID-19 cases
SEOUL– South Korea’s military reported 2,629 additional COVID-19 cases Wednesday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 216,665, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 1,951 from the Army, 286 from the Air Force, 182 from t…
S. Korea’s new COVID-19 cases rise to over 3-month high, cumulative cases top 20 mln
SEOUL– South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases rose further on Wednesday amid a fresh wave of infections driven by a highly infectious omicron variant.The country added 119,922 new COVID-19 infections, including 600 from overseas, bringing the total caseload…
S.Korea Reported 119,922 New Covid-19 Cases
SEOUL, Aug 3 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 119,922 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 20,052,305, the health authorities said today.The daily caseload was up from 111,789 the pre…
New infections at over 3-month high; imported cases at all-time high
SEOUL– South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases sharply rose to over 110,000 on Tuesday as a highly infectious omicron variant has fueled a surge of new infections.The country added 111,789 new COVID-19 infections, including 568 from overseas, bringing the to…