SEOUL– South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to a 17-week low Monday, as the omicron-driven surge has slowed in recent weeks.The country added 9,975 new infections, including 17 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 17,967,672, the Korea…
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Seoul shares up for 2nd day amid hope for inflation slowdown, eased virus lockdown in China
SEOUL– South Korean stocks ended marginally higher to rise for a second day Monday amid hopes for a slowdown in inflation and partial easing of COVID-19 lockdowns in China. The local currency gathered ground against the U.S. dollar.After swerving in a…
New infections fall below 20,000 for 1st time in 6 days
SEOUL– South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 20,000 for the first time in six days on Sunday in a downward trend in virus cases amid the government’s effort to move the country back to pre-pandemic normalcy.The country added 19,298 new infect…
North Korea reports 186,000 cases of fever in past day, one patient dead
The authorities of North Korea registered at least 186,090 cases of fever against the backdrop of a coronavirus outbreak in the country, the overall number of such cases since late April currently stands at 2.64 million, South Korea’s Yonhap news agenc…
N. Korea reports nearly 220,000 new suspected COVID-19 cases, one more death
North Korea said Saturday it has confirmed around 220,000 new cases of fever and another death, nine days after publicly admitting a COVID-19 outbreak.The nation’s leader Kim Jong-un also had a ruling Workers’ Party politburo meeting to discuss strateg…
New COVID-19 cases fall for 4th day, remain below 30,000
South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell for a fourth consecutive day to stay below 30,000 on Saturday as the government kept tight vigilance with the postponement of a plan to relax more antivirus curbs.The country added 23,462 new COVID-19 infections, i…
Military reports 1,045 more COVID-19 cases
South Korea’s military reported 1,045 additional COVID-19 cases Saturday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 152,650, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 827 from the Army, 85 from the Air Force, 65 from the Marine Cor…
New COVID-19 cases drop for 3rd day; gov’t puts off plan to ease virus curbs
SEOUL– South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell for a third consecutive day to stay below 30,000 on Friday, as the government pushed back the plan to relax more virus restrictions, citing the continuing omicron wave and possible spread of other variants….