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New virus cases most in nearly 3 weeks

Korean police officers wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus stand at the venue for a rally in Seoul, Monday, March 8, 2021. APSouth Korea's daily new coronavirus cases rose by over 400 for a second consecutive day Wednesday, the highest in 19 days, as cluster infections continued to pile up across the country ahead of adjustments of social distancing rules.The country reported 470 more COVID-19 cases, including 452 local infections, raising the total caseload to 93,733, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.The country added three more deaths from COVID-19, raising the total to 1,648. The fatality rate reached 1.76 percent.After briefly falling below 400 on Monday due to fewer tests carried out over the weekend, the daily caseload rebounded to 446 on Tuesday.Daily infections had been falling gradually since posting a record high figure of 1,241 on Christmas last year. But the curve faced a gridlock recently, with the daily tally stuck in the 300s and 400s over the past weeks despite the country's social-distancing scheme that bans private g

Mar 10, 2021
New virus cases most in nearly 3 weeks

Limited contact

A woman is prevented from holding her elderly mother's hand by a plastic screen, during her visit to a geriatric hospital in Gwangju where her mother is hospitalized, Tuesday. The government regulations prevent visitors to geriatric hospitals and nursing homes from close contract with loved ones except in limited circumstances such as when inpatients are close to dying. Yonhap

Mar 9, 2021
Limited contact

Infection outbreaks in schools raise fears of 4th virus wave

A front gate of Gwangmun High School in Gangdong District, Seoul, where group infection among soccer team players took place, is closed, Tuesday. YonhapBy Bahk Eun-jiCoronavirus infection outbreaks in schools have put the health authorities on alert as they occurred less than a week after in-person classes were started for the new school year. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE), 16 students at Gwangmun High School in Gangdong District in Seoul were confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19 as of Tuesday.Fifteen of them belong to a soccer team, which is operated for the school by a private sports institute, and officials presume that the mass infection occurred during the team's recent camp training, where the students stayed and dined together, the SMOE said. Additionally, however, there have been a series of new cases detected among teachers and students nationwide. On Jeju Island, a teacher at a middle school and students at a senior high school were confirmed to have contracted the virus, March 7. The schools have been temporarily closed and have re

Mar 9, 2021By Bahk Eun-ji
Infection outbreaks in schools raise fears of 4th virus wave

Gyeonggi's mandatory COVID-19 test for foreign workers draws backlash

Citizens stand in line to take a COVID-19 test at a makeshift testing site in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, March 3. YonhapBy Lee Hyo-jin The recent administrative order from Gyeonggi Provincial Government for all foreign workers in the area to take a COVID-19 test has raised doubts over its effectiveness among local groups representing them. Amid a series of infection clusters at workplaces involving migrant workers, the local government issued the administrative order, Monday, that all foreign nationals whose workplace is in Gyeonggi Province should get a free coronavirus test by March 22.It said undocumented foreigners would be able to take the test without the risk of being arrested and deported as they will not be required to submit information about their immigration status. Those refusing to take the test could be fined of up to 3 million won ($2,600); and if an infection occurs among those who have not been tested during the period, the authorities will demand an indemnity for their relevant quarantine and treatment expenses, according to the order.However, migrant workers'

Mar 9, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin
Gyeonggi's mandatory COVID-19 test for foreign workers draws backlash
  • Clusters, rising travel drag on virus battle; new infections over 400 again

Clusters, rising travel drag on virus battle; new infections over 400 again

Protesters march from Gyeongbok Palace Station in Seoul's Jongno District toward Cheong Wa Dae on Mar. 8 demanding the South Korean government restitute tuition fees for university students or propose alternative measures for those who couldn't normally attend their post-secondary schools and pay rents for their homes due to COVID-19 risks. YonhapSouth Korea's daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to above 400 on Tuesday as continued cluster infections and increased outdoor activity are feared to ignite another surge in virus infections. The country reported 446 more COVID-19 cases, including 427 local infections, raising the total caseload to 93,263, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.Daily infections stayed below 400 on Monday apparently due to less testing over the weekend after hovering above the threshold for two days, with 418 cases Saturday and 416 on Sunday.The country added 3 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the total to 1,645. The fatality rate was 1.76 percent, the KDCA said.After peaking late last year, the country's daily infections have sin

Mar 9, 2021
Clusters, rising travel drag on virus battle; new infections over 400 again
  • All 85,000 foreign workers in Gyeonggi ordered to take virus test before March 22
  • Gov't finds no correlation between deaths and COVID-19 vaccine
  • 50 employees of livestock meat facility additionally diagnosed with COVID-19
  • Gyeonggi's mandatory COVID-19 test for foreign workers draws backlash

Korea, EU vow cooperation on COVID-19 vaccine supplies

COVID-19 vaccine / YonhapSouth Korea and the European Union (EU) on Monday agreed to step up cooperation on COVID-19 vaccine supplies, with the EU pledging to smoothly supply vaccines to Seoul. The agreement was made in a telephone conversation between South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, Seoul's foreign ministry said in a statement. South Korea and the EU agreed to maintain their partnership in trade, investment, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, according to the statement. Borrell also expressed his support for South Korea's efforts for denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and improvement of relations with North Korea, the ministry said. (Yonhap)

Mar 8, 2021
Korea, EU vow cooperation on COVID-19 vaccine supplies

50 employees of livestock meat facility additionally diagnosed with COVID-19

A livestock product market in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, is closed on Monday, after more than 50 of its 570 employees tested positive for the coronavirus. YonhapMore than 50 employees from a livestock meat processing and auction facility south of Seoul have tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said Monday, becoming the latest in a recent string of mass infections at industrial workplaces.According to the municipality of Anseong, 77 kilometers from Seoul, 50 employees of the Anseong Livestock Product Joint Market were additionally confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 after two others first tested positive for the virus Saturday.The city's health authorities have been conducting the coronavirus tests on all of the livestock facility's 570 employees and initially singled out the 50 patients, with 100 of them yielding negative results.But the number of COVID-19 cases is expected to further rise, as 125 employees are still waiting for their test results, municipal officials said, adding reexaminations are still under way for 45 others.The 50 infected employees, who mostly bel

Mar 8, 2021
50 employees of livestock meat facility additionally diagnosed with COVID-19
  • Clusters, rising travel drag on virus battle; new infections over 400 again

Is Pfizer considering exit from Korean market?

The Pfizer logo is seen at the company's U.K. commercial headquarters in Walton Oaks, Britain, Feb. 1. Reuters-YonhapBy Nam Hyun-wooThere is growing concern about Pfizer's possible exit from Korea as its local unit, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Korea (Pfizer Korea), has begun a series of moves, including a capital reduction and office selloff, amid ballooning operating losses.According to a Pfizer Korea audit, the company held a shareholder meeting Dec. 21 last year which voted for the capital reduction. Unlike most troubled companies in Korea that lower their capital without refunding shareholders ― known as a nominal capital reduction ― Pfizer Korea stated that it compensated its shareholders, meaning a certain percentage of the capital was given to them based on the reduction rate. Pfizer Korea's largest shareholder is PF OFG South Korea 1 B.V., having a 99.74 percent stake at the end of last year. PF OFG South Korea 1 B.V. is a Dutch-based company controlled by Pfizer. Though the company did not reveal the amount, the company's capital is said to have declined significantly from the 12

Mar 8, 2021By Nam Hyun-woo
Is Pfizer considering exit from Korean market?

Gov't finds no correlation between deaths and COVID-19 vaccine

Kim Jung-gon, a professor in the Pediatrics Department at Seoul Medical Center who heads the investigation team on damage of COVID-19 vaccine, speaks during a briefing at the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) office in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, Monday. YonhapBy Lee Hyo-jin The health authorities said Monday that they had found no correlation between the COVID-19 vaccine and a number of recent deaths following the administration of AstraZeneca vaccinations. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) announced the interim results of its investigation into the deaths of patients with pre-existing conditions after the inoculations, which indicated that none of the fatalities were a result of the vaccine.An investigation team consisting of vaccine experts and forensic medical examiners reviewed the eight fatalities reported as of March 6 since the vaccination program started Feb. 26. “None of the eight fatalities fell into the category of anaphylaxis ― a severe allergic reaction which could rapidly lead to death after inoculation. Also, there

Mar 8, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin
Gov't finds no correlation between deaths and COVID-19 vaccine
  • All 85,000 foreign workers in Gyeonggi ordered to take virus test before March 22
  • Clusters, rising travel drag on virus battle; new infections over 400 again

Korea confirms 20 additional cases of COVID-19 variants

Workers wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus gather fallen leaves at a park in Seoul, Thursday, March 4, 2021. APSouth Korea has confirmed 20 more cases of contagious variants of the new coronavirus, bringing the total to 182, according to health authorities Monday amid concerns that the variants may worsen the country's virus battle.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said the 20 people were confirmed to have been infected with three kinds of variants that are known to be more transmissible over the past week.Of them, nine people were local infections, all South Korean nationals, and 11 were imported cases, the KDCA said.When the latest virus cases are included, 154 cases are the Britain-originated variant.The authorities have said they remain vigilant against the possibility that highly transmissible new variants from Britain, South Africa and Brazil could spark another uptick in virus cases here. The recent emergence of several COVID-19 mutations has complicated the global fight against the pandemic because they are more transmissible than

Mar 8, 2021
Korea confirms 20 additional cases of COVID-19 variants
  • All 85,000 foreign workers in Gyeonggi ordered to take virus test before March 22
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