Starting Monday, people in Seoul will be required to wear masks while in public. Seo Jeong-hyup, acting mayor of Seoul, made the announcement at a press briefing on Sunday, hours after the country reported 397 new coronavirus cases. South Korea is scrambling to contain the nationwide spread of COVID-19. There have been over 2,600 cases...Read More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has reportedly authorized the use of blood plasma from patients who have recovered from COVID-19 as a treatment for the illness. According to Reuters, the FDA said on Saturday that early evidence suggests blood plasma can decrease mortality and improve the health of patients when administered in the first...Read More
South Korea announced 397 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, marking the highest daily increase since March 7, as the novel coronavirus is rapidly spreading throughout the country beyond the greater Seoul area. Of the new cases, 387 were locally transmitted and 10 were imported from overseas, with the total caseload at 17,399, according to the Korea...Read More
As all ballparks across the nation closed again because of a recent surge in coronavirus cases, the goal now for the South Korean baseball league is to complete the season without disruption, a senior official said Thursday. Ryu Dae-hwan, secretary-general of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), also acknowledged that a “Plan B” is in place...Read More
South Korea’s daily new virus cases jumped by triple digits for the seventh straight day Thursday as church-linked infections in the greater capital area continued to pile up, with more virus cases being identified across the nation. The country added 288 more COVID-19 cases, including 276 local infections, raising the total caseload to 16,346, according...Read More
South Korean food companies scored massive sales growth in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the demands increased for products that can be consumed at homes, in both domestic and overseas markets. In the second quarter this year, CJ CheilJedang recorded an operating profit of 384.9 billion won, up 119.5 percent from the same...Read More
Gyeonggi Gov. Lee Jae-myung issued an administrative order Tuesday making it mandatory for residents and visitors in Gyeonggi Province to wear face masks indoors and outdoors as coronavirus cases surge in the Seoul metropolitan area at an alarming rate. The Gyeonggi provincial government also ordered worshippers from Sarang Jeil Church and anyone who attended a...Read More
New coronavirus infections linked to a church in northern Seoul continued to surge on Monday, causing concern over additional cases among its members, and also a public backlash against the church and its leader for lack of cooperation. Cases traced to Sarang Jeil Church in the northern ward of Seongbuk reached 315 as of midnight,...Read More
The spread of the COVID-19 infection from churches is increasing. Since the first confirmed case was released at Sarang First Church in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul on the 12th of August, the number of confirmed cases has exceeded 300. Pastor Jun Kwang-hoon of Sarang First Church was also tested positive for COVID-19 today. As the quarantine authorities...Read More
South Korea on Saturday placed stricter social distancing guidelines on the greater Seoul area after daily new COVID-19 cases in the country reached a five-month high of 166, as transmissions in and around the capital continue to spread at an alarming rate. The decision to raise the social distancing plan in Seoul and the Gyeonggi...Read More
