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Daily infections stay in 200,000s for 3rd day

People wait in line to receive a test for COVID-19 at a testing station in Seoul, April 5, when the country reported 261,135 new cases. Yonhap Korea's new daily COVID-19 cases remained in the 200,000s for a third consecutive day Wednesday as the government is considering lifting social distancing rules in a step toward a return to normalcy. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 224,820 infections, including 40 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 14,778,405.The health agency also recorded 348 new deaths, raising the toll to 18,381; among which, fatalities of children ― newborns to nine 9 years old ― rose by one, bringing the total to 15. The number of critically ill patients stood at 1,116, down 12 from the previous day.As of midnight Wednesday, fully vaccinated people stood at 44.5 million, or 86.7 percent of the 52 million population, while 64 percent had received booster shots, the KDCA said.COVID-19 cases have largely been on t

Apr 7, 2022
Daily infections stay in 200,000s for 3rd day

Korea's daily infections stay in 200,000s for 2nd day

People line up to take a COVID-19 test at a makeshift testing station in Seoul Station, April 6. YonhapKorea's new COVID-19 cases remained in the 200,000s for the second straight day Tuesday, with the spread of the Omicron variant slowing down after peaking last month.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 286,294 new daily infections, including 22 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 14,553,644. The daily tally remained below the 300,000s for the sixth consecutive day. The death toll came to 18,033, up 371 from Monday, the KDCA said, adding that the number of critically ill patients stood at 1,128, up seven from the previous day. (Yonhap)

Apr 6, 2022
Korea's daily infections stay in 200,000s for 2nd day

Court rules against domestic patient ban for Jeju's for-profit hospital

A photo of Greenland International Medical Center / Courtesy of Jeju Free International City Development CenterA local court issued a ruled Tuesday against the Jeju Provincial Government's decision years ago to ban a for-profit hospital from treating domestic patients.The Jeju District Court said it was against the law for the Jeju government to permit the opening of the nation's first for-profit hospital, called Greenland International Medical Center, on the condition that it treats only foreign patients.The litigation began after the operator of the medical center, Greenland Jeju Healthcare Town, filed a lawsuit against the Jeju government's issuance of the conditional business license in December 2018. The operator is a subsidiary of China's Greenland Group.The for-profit hospital was built in the southern Jeju city of Seogwipo in 2017 with an investment of 80 billion won ($66 million).At that time, the Chinese-owned company strongly protested the ban on Korean patients and failed to meet the deadline of March 4, 2019, for the launch of hospital operations, resulting in the licens

Apr 5, 2022
Court rules against domestic patient ban for Jeju's for-profit hospital

Korea's daily infections bounce back to over 260,000

People line up to take a COVID-19 test at a makeshift testing station near Seoul Station, April 5. YonhapKorea's new daily COVID-19 cases jumped to over 260,000, Monday, as the spread of the Omicron variant slowed down after peaking out last month.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 266,135 new infections, bringing the total caseload to 14,267,401. Monday's tally marked a sharp climb from 127,190 reported for Sunday. The number of new daily cases usually shrinks at the beginning of the week due to less testing over the weekend.The number, however, is down from 347,554 reported a week earlier.The death toll rose 209 to 17,662, the KDCA said, for a fatality rate of 0.12 percent; while the number of critically ill patients stood at 1,121, up 13 from the previous day.Concerns linger that daily infections could bounce back again, as the government eased social distancing regulations Monday for two weeks in a move to reduce the plight of small merchants and business owners hit hard by the pandemic. The private gathering limit has been eased to 10 people from eig

Apr 5, 2022
Korea's daily infections bounce back to over 260,000

Korea to conduct full-fledged solid-fuel space rocket launch in 2025

Agency for Defense Development test-launches a solid-fuel rocket from a water-borne platform off Taean, in this March 30 file photo. Korea is seeking to conduct a full-fledged solid-fuel space rocket launch in 2025, a government researcher said Monday. YonhapKorea is seeking to conduct a full-fledged solid-fuel space rocket launch in 2025, a government researcher said Monday, following its major performance test last week.The country is aiming to launch the rocket to place a 500-kilogram experimental satellite into a low Earth orbit at an altitude of 500 kilometers by the target year, according to the official affiliated with the defense ministry."We are aiming for the full-fledged launch in 2025 from the Naro Space Center in Goheung," the official told reporters on condition of anonymity, referring to the launch site, 473 kilometers south of Seoul. "But prior to that, we might need one or two more capability tests."Last week, the state-run Agency for Defense Development (ADD) test-launched a space vehicle from a water-borne platform off Taean, 150 kilometers southwest of Seoul, to c

Apr 4, 2022
Korea to conduct full-fledged solid-fuel space rocket launch in 2025

Korea's daily COVID-19 infections fall to 6-week low

People line up to take a COVID-19 test at a makeshift testing station in Seoul station in Seoul, April 4. YonhapKorea's new coronavirus cases dropped to the lowest tally in six weeks Monday, but there are lingering concerns of another spike over the eased virus curbs. The country reported 127,190 new COVID-19 infections, including 15 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 14,001,406, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The daily tally marked the lowest number since the 99,562 cases on Feb. 22.The death toll from COVID-19 came to 17,453, up 218 from Sunday, the KDCA said.The number of critically ill patients stood at 1,108, down 20 from the previous day.Despite the fallen figures, concerns linger that daily infections could bounce back again, as the government eased the social distancing regulations Monday for two weeks in a move to reduce the plight of small merchants and business owners. The private gathering limit has been eased to 10 people from eight and the business hour curfew on restaurants and cafes has been extended by one hour to midnig

Apr 4, 2022
Korea's daily COVID-19 infections fall to 6-week low

Seoul considers building new crematoriums amid rising COVID-19 deaths

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon monitors the conditions of Seoul Memorial Park, a crematorium on the southern outskirts of Seoul, April 3. Yonhap Seoul Metropolitan Government will actively consider building new crematoriums in addition to adding furnaces to existing ones in an effort to meet soaring demand for cremations from rising COVID-19 deaths, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said Sunday.Oh made the remarks to reporters during a visit to Seoul Memorial Park, a crematorium on the southern outskirts of Seoul, saying the demand for cremation is difficult to meet even though the facilities have been operating at full capacity."Workers in the field are in a very difficult situation as their workload has nearly doubled. I believe the situation has reached a critical point," Oh said. "We have secured room for adding 11 to 15 furnaces to cope with the rise in cremation demand. As an urgent situation has happened, we're considering adding furnaces."Oh said the city government will "acti

Apr 3, 2022
Seoul considers building new crematoriums amid rising COVID-19 deaths
  • Korea reports more than 230,000 new COVID-19 cases

Korea reports more than 230,000 new COVID-19 cases

People line up to take a COVID-19 test at a makeshift testing station in Seoul Station Plaza, April 1. YonhapKorea's new daily COVID-19 cases stayed below 300,000 for the third consecutive day Saturday as the spread of the Omicron variant slowed down after peaking out last month.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 234,301 new infections, including 22 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 13,874,216. A total of 306 people died raising the total toll to 17,235; meanwhile the number of critically ill patients fell to 1,128 from 1,165 a day earlier, the KDCA said. (Yonhap)

Apr 3, 2022
Korea reports more than 230,000 new COVID-19 cases
  • Seoul considers building new crematoriums amid rising COVID-19 deaths

Korea reports 264,171 new COVID-19 infections

A health worker in protective gear prepares for visitors at a temporary COVID-19 screening clinic in Seoul, March 31. AP-Yonhap Korea's new daily COVID-19 cases remained below 300,000 for the second consecutive day Friday as the spread of the Omicron subvariant slows after peaking out last month.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 264,171 infections, including 68 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 13,639,915. The country has seen a downward trend in new cases in recent weeks, following an all-time high of over 620,000, March 17 dipping to a nearly one-month low of 187,182 last Sunday. A total of 339 additional deaths were recorded, raising the total toll to 16,929 for a fatality rate of 0.12 percent.The number of critically ill patients fell to 1,165 from a record high of 1,315 the previous day.Beginning next week, the government will increase the private gathering limit to 10 people from eight and extend the business hou

Apr 2, 2022
Korea reports 264,171 new COVID-19 infections
  • Korea scraps almost all COVID-19 restrictions

Korea scraps almost all COVID-19 restrictions

The departure hall of Incheon International Airport is crowded with passengers, Friday, when the government lifted self-isolation requirements for fully vaccinated entrants. YonhapLimits on private gatherings eased to 10By Lee Hyo-jin The government has decided to ease COVID-19 social distancing measures further, Friday, in what is anticipated to be the last adjustment on the distancing rules before scrapping all quarantine regulations in the coming weeks. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Friday that it will relax social distancing measures from Monday to April 17, allowing multiuse facilities such as eateries and cafes to receive sit-in customers until midnight, pushing the limit on operating hours back by one hour to midnight from the current 11 p.m. The limit on the number of people for private gatherings will be eased to 10, up from the current eight. The ministry said all COVID-19-related curbs, except mandatory wearing of face masks, will be removed if the virus situation stabilizes in the next couple of weeks.“If it is determined that infections have entered a dow

Apr 1, 2022By Lee Hyo-jin
Korea scraps almost all COVID-19 restrictions
  • Korea reports 264,171 new COVID-19 infections
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