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New COVID-19 cases below 400,000 for 4th day despite omicron wave

People wait in line to take a COVID-19 test at a makeshift testing center in front of Seoul Station, March 26. Yonhap Korea's new daily COVID-19 cases stayed below 400,000 for the fourth consecutive day Saturday, although the highly transmissible Omicron variant continues to spread across the nation amid eased antivirus curbs. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 318,130 new infections, including 43 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 11,162,232.Saturday's tally is down from 335,580 reported the previous day, with the daily caseload being on a constant slide since Tuesday when the figure came to 490,844. The death toll was 282, down 41 from Friday, for a fatality rate of 0.13 percent; while the number of critically ill patients came to 1,216, up from the previous day's 1,164, the KDCA said.As the country is experiencing its worst virus wave with the Omicron variant, the government has shifted away from rigorous contact tracing an

Mar 27, 2022
New COVID-19 cases below 400,000 for 4th day despite omicron wave

Traditional Korean medicine practitioners excluded from pandemic response scheme

gettyimagesbankBy Lee Hyo-jin Despite their willingness to participate in the battle against COVID-19, traditional Korean medicine practitioners are struggling to find their place in the pandemic response scheme, which is dominated by their Western medicine counterparts.They have been urging the government to recognize traditional Korean medicine as an official treatment method, and are demanding that traditional Korean medicine hospitals be included in the list of clinics offering rapid antigen tests. Their demands, however, haven't been met by the health authorities. Since December of last year, the Association of Korean Medicine (AKOM), which represents about 27,000 practitioners nationwide, has been offering traditional Korean medicine to COVID-19 patients undergoing home treatment, people suffering from side effects after vaccination, as well as those experiencing long-term symptoms of COVID-19 (long COVID).Through non-face-to-face consultations with a doctor, patients are prescribed with treatments based on individual diagnoses, after which the medicines are delivered to their

Mar 27, 2022By Lee Hyo-jin
Traditional Korean medicine practitioners excluded from pandemic response scheme

Korea reports 335,580 new COVID-19 infections

Digital screens showing safety precautions against COVID-19 are seen on a subway train in Seoul, March 22. AP-Yonhap South Korea's new daily COVID-19 infections stayed below 400,000 for the third consecutive day Friday, despite the continued spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant amid eased virus curbs.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 335,580 new cases, including 49 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 11,497,711. Friday's tally is down from 339,514 the previous day as the average count has trended downward over the past week, with the numbers coming in at about 357,000 compared with around 405,000 a week earlier. The death toll was 323, down 70 from Thursday, for a fatality rate of 0.13 percent; while the number of critically ill patients came to 1,164, up 79. South Korea is experiencing the worst wave of the pandemic, surpassing the grim milestone of 10 million total infections earlier this week. Nearly 9 millio

Mar 26, 2022
Korea reports 335,580 new COVID-19 infections

Korea to invest over 20 trillion won in data, network, AI sectors

gettyimagesbank Korea plans to invest more than 20 trillion won ($16.4 billion) in the data, network and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors over the next three years in a bid to help nurture future-oriented industries, the finance minister said Friday.Along with fiscal spending, the government plans to provide support for research and development, and tax incentives for the development of the three sectors, called the D.N.A. industries, according to Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki.Hong said the development of the D.N.A. sectors will be important in creating synergy with the so-called BIG 3 industries ― the non-memory chip, bio-health and next-generation vehicle sectors.Korea has designated system semiconductors, bio-health and future-generation vehicles as the key three industries where it seeks to create more jobs and foster innovation-driven growth.In an effort to nurture the date industry, the government plans to set up a state committee on data policy.The country

Mar 25, 2022
Korea to invest over 20 trillion won in data, network, AI sectors

Korea reports 339,514 new COVID-19 cases

Medical workers guide visitors at a COVID-19 screening center in Gwangju, March 24. Yonhap Korea reported less than 400,000 new cases for the second day in a row Thursday despite the Omicron variant tightening its grip on the country.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 339,514 new infections as of midnight, raising the total caseload to 11,162,232.Thursday's daily tally was down from 395,598, Wednesday, and 490,881, Tuesday, which was the second-highest daily caseload.The death toll came to 14,294, up 393 from the previous day, the KDCA said, for a fatality rate of 0.13 percent.The number of critically ill patients stood at 1,085, up four from Wednesday; and has remained over 1,000 for 18 straight days.Korea is experiencing the worst wave of the pandemic, surpassing the grim milestone of 10 million infections earlier this week. Nearly 9 million cases have been reported since early February. The daily caseload surged to an all-time high of

Mar 25, 2022
Korea reports 339,514 new COVID-19 cases

Smoking rate in Korea hits all-time low in 2020

People smoke cigarettes in front of a banner in Seoul prohibiting smoking in this Sept. 16, 2019, file photo. Yonhap The smoking rate of Koreans aged 19 and older fell below 20 percent for the first time in 2020 amid growing public awareness of health and the government's anti-smoking drive, a report showed Thursday. The smoking rate of Korean adults came to a record low of 19.2 percent that year, down 1 percentage point from 20.2 percent in 2019, according to the report by Statistics KoreaThe smoking rate has fallen 7.7 percentage points from 26.9 percent in 2010.The total covers those who have consumed more than five packs of cigarettes over their lifetime and are currently smoking.In 2020, the smoking rate among Korean men aged 19 and older reached a record low of 33 percent, down from 34.7 percent a year earlier.The corresponding rate for Korean women aged 19 and older came to 5.5 percent, down from 5.9 percent in 2019.The country's smoking rate has been on the

Mar 24, 2022
Smoking rate in Korea hits all-time low in 2020

New COVID-19 cases below 400,000; deaths hit all-time high as Omicron tightens grip

People line up for a COVID-19 test at a screening center near Seoul Station in the center of the capital, March 23. Yonhap Korea reported nearly 400,000 new COVID-19 cases and record high deaths Wednesday as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus tightened its grip on the country, having infected nearly 20 percent of the 52 million population.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 395,598 new infections as of midnight, raising the total caseload to 10,822,836.While the daily tally was a sharp drop from the previous day's 490,881, which was the second-highest daily number, deaths hit a new record of 470 for a total of 13,902, and a fatality rate of 0.13 percent, the KDCA said. The number of critically ill patients stood at 1,081, down three from the previous day.Korea is experiencing the worst wave of the pandemic, surpassing the grim milestone of 10 million infections earlier this week. Nearly 9 million cases have been reported since early F

Mar 24, 2022
New COVID-19 cases below 400,000; deaths hit all-time high as Omicron tightens grip

Korea approves MSD's oral COVID-19 pill for at-risk patients

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety headquarters in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province / Courtesy of Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Korea's drug safety agency granted an emergency authorization of multinational pharmaceutical company MSD's oral drug to treat COVID-19, Wednesday, making it the second such pill to be allowed for use in the country.Lagevrio is an antiviral pill for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 patients at increased risk of hospitalization or death, according to MSD and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.The ministry convened a panel of inside and outside experts to review the safety and efficacy of Lagevrio, and concluded that the oral pill is needed to deal with the public health crisis.This is the second oral pill to be used to treat COVID-19 patients in Korea, following U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid.The ministry said Lagevrio will be administered to patients who cannot take Paxlovid, and will not

Mar 23, 2022
Korea approves MSD's oral COVID-19 pill for at-risk patients

Korea's total COVID-19 caseload surpasses 10 million, about 20% of population

People line up for a COVID-19 test at a screening center near Seoul Station in central Seoul, March 23. YonhapNew daily COVID-19 cases surged to nearly 500,000 for Tuesday, adding to concerns that infections continue to spike again as the accumulated caseload surpassed 10 million.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 490,881 new infections, raising the total caseload to 10,427,247.Tuesday's tally is the second-highest, after 621,205 new cases reported for last Wednesday.The total caseload breached the grim milestone of the 10 million mark, meaning 1 in 5 South Koreans has been infected with COVID-19.The death toll came to 13,432, up 291 from Monday, the KDCA said, for a fatality rate of 0.13 percent.The number of critically ill patients stood at 1,084, down 20 from the previous day; but has remained over 1,000 for 16 days.Despite an earlier estimate that the current pandemic could peak this week, the health authorities cited the possibility of the current outbreak continuing due to the fast spread of a so-called “stealth Omicron,” which has a 30

Mar 23, 2022
Korea's total COVID-19 caseload surpasses 10 million, about 20% of population

Gov't increases capacity of crematoriums to cope with growing COVID-19 deaths

A crematorium in Gyeonggi Province / YonhapThe government decided to increase the capacity of public crematoriums across the country to cope with the rising death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said Tuesday.The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters announced daily furnace operations at all 60 public crematoriums nationwide will grow to seven times per unit, effective until mid-April.Last week, the government increased daily furnace operations from an average 3.3 times per unit to seven times in metropolises and five times elsewhere.The authorities have decided to extend the turnover guideline for metropolises to cover all facilities across the country as the nation battles a surge in virus deaths this month amid the spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant.The nation on Tuesday reported 384 deaths, the second highest after the 429 logged last Thursday, raising the total death toll to 13,141. Daily virus fatalities remained under 100 last month."The number of bodies that cremation facilities can handle a day increased from about 1,000 to about

Mar 22, 2022
Gov't increases capacity of crematoriums to cope with growing COVID-19 deaths
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