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New virus cases under 100 after Chuseok holiday

A man looks at his smartphone while he is silhouetted at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. APSouth Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed below 100 for the fifth straight day Monday, but the country remained cautious about another potential uptick in new infections down the road after the long Chuseok holiday.The country added 73 more COVID-19 cases, including 64 local infections, raising the total caseload to 24,091, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).It marked a slight rise from the 64 cases added Sunday and a drop from 75 cases reported Saturday. After daily infections hit 133 on Wednesday, they have been in double-digit figures. The drop was in part attributed to fewer tests carried out over the Chuseok autumn holiday that began Wednesday. While millions of people normally travel across the nation over the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, health authorities advised people to refrain from visiting their families and relatives this year.The country will enjoy another three-day break from Friday to Sunday to celebrate the

Oct 5, 2020
New virus cases under 100 after Chuseok holiday

Will mass coronavirus infections hit Korea after Chuseok holiday?

Visitors pack Seoul Forest Park, Sunday, despite government advice to stay home during the Chuseok holiday to prevent the possible spread of COVID-19. YonhapBy Kim Se-jeong With new daily COVID-19 cases mostly remaining below 100 during the Chuseok holiday, some people have begun to feel optimistic that the coronavirus pandemic may finally be under control here and another mass outbreak is less likely to occur.However, medical experts and quarantine officials say it's too early to become complacent.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 113 new COVID-19 infections, Sept. 30, the first day of the holiday, followed by 77 on Oct. 1, 63 on Oct. 2, 75 on Oct. 3 and 64 on Oct. 4. “We are genuinely concerned that the number of COVID-19 cases will grow exponentially after the holiday,” Kwon Joon-wook, a senior official responsible for the government's response to the pandemic, said Saturday. “The movement of people and how individuals respected social distancing rules during the holiday will determine how COVID-19 will play out in the future for Kor

Oct 4, 2020By Kim Se-jeong
Will mass coronavirus infections hit Korea after Chuseok holiday?

Korea's food self-sufficiency under 50% in 2019

GettyimagesbankSouth Korea's self-sufficiency rate of major food products fell more than 10 percentage points over the past 10 years to stay below 50 percent in 2019, data showed Sunday.The country's food self-sufficiency rate came to 45.8 percent in 2019, falling sharply from 56.2 percent posted in 2009, according to the data released by Rep. Eoh Kiy-ku of the ruling Democratic Party. Over the cited period, the country's self-sufficiency rate of grains fell 8.6 percentage points to reach 21 percent.In 2013, South Korea announced a blueprint to increase the country's self-sufficiency rate of foodstuffs to 57 percent in 2017, but the figure actually managed to reach only 48.9 percent. South Korea later revised its target to have its self-sufficiency rate of food at 55.4 percent by 2022, with that of grains standing at 27.3 percent. (Yonhap)

Oct 4, 2020
Korea's food self-sufficiency under 50% in 2019

New infection cases under 100 for fourth day; post-Chuseok virus fight in focus

Visitors dressed in hanbok, wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus, walk at the Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. APSouth Korea's new coronavirus cases hovered below 100 for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday, but the daily tally may bounce back as millions of people traveled over the Chuseok fall harvest holiday.The country added 64 more COVID-19 cases, including 47 local infections, raising the total caseload to 24,091, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).It marked a slight decrease from 75 cases reported on Saturday and a rise from 63 identified on Friday. After daily infections hit 133 on Wednesday, they have declined back to double-digit figures.Sunday marks the end of the extended Chuseok autumn holiday that began on Wednesday. Millions of people traveled across the country to meet their family members and relatives over the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving.Health authorities designated Monday to Oct. 10 as a special two-week period for toughened virus curbs on concerns that new virus cases may resurge again

Oct 4, 2020
New infection cases under 100 for fourth day; post-Chuseok virus fight in focus

Korean bio firms in race for COVID-19 treatment, vaccine development

Health authorities visiting an SK Bioscience plant, Sept. 10, which is in the process of developing a COVID-19 vaccine. Courtesy of Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, YonhapSouth Korean pharmaceutical companies have joined the global race to develop vaccines and treatments for the COVID-19 pandemic, and several of them have received approval for clinical trials from the country's drug safety agency.Among the front-runners is Celltrion's antiviral antibody treatment candidate CT-P59 that is currently undergoing Phase 2 and about to start Phase 3 trials both at home and abroad.Celltrion said it had completed Phase 1 clinical trials on 32 healthy adults around the country and had not found any side effects.The company is currently conducting the Phase 2 trials on 300 people with mild to severe symptoms of the coronavirus, which will allow researchers to better check CT-P59's efficacy against COVID-19 and its overall safety.Phase 3, involving around 720 people, will be carried out to see if the candidate material is actually effective against the viral infection, according to the pharmace

Oct 3, 2020
Korean bio firms in race for COVID-19 treatment, vaccine development
  • New virus cases below 100 for 3rd day; holiday effect on COVID-19 spread in focus

New virus cases below 100 for 3rd day; holiday effect on COVID-19 spread in focus

New COVID-19 infections stayed below 100 in South Korea for the third straight day it was reported Saturday, but the health authorities remain on alert over a potential rebound in coronavirus cases after an extended fall harvest holiday. YonhapNew COVID-19 infections stayed below 100 in South Korea for the third straight day it was reported Saturday, but the health authorities remain on alert over a potential rebound in coronavirus cases after an extended fall harvest holiday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 75 more cases, including 52 local infections, raising the total caseload to 24,027.It marked a slight rise from 63 cases reported Friday but a fall from the 77, Thursday. After daily infections hit 133, Wednesday, they have declined back to double-digit figures. But the Saturday tally could have been affected by fewer tests during the holiday.As South Koreans took the three-day Chuseok autumn holiday from Wednesday to Friday and are enjoying an uninterrupted weekend, the health authorities remain on alert over the impact on the spread of the corona

Oct 3, 2020
New virus cases below 100 for 3rd day; holiday effect on COVID-19 spread in focus
  • Korean bio firms in race for COVID-19 treatment, vaccine development

Virus cases below 100, government cautious with 'holiday risk'

A COVID-19 screening facility for possible patients in front of National Medical Center in Seoul's Jung-gu District on Friday is crowded with visitors. YonhapSouth Korea reported 63 more cases of the novel coronavirus Friday, posting a double-digit daily growth for the second day in a row, while health authorities remain vigilant against possible mass infections during the Chuseok holiday this week.The country added 63 more COVID-19 cases, including 53 local infections, bringing the total caseload to 23,952, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).The daily new cases remained below the 100 mark for the second consecutive day, following the previous day's 77 infections.As South Korea has been enjoying the five-day Chuseok holiday, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, since Wednesday, the government is not letting down its guard in the ongoing fight against the coronavirus.The daily new infections peaked at 441 on Aug. 27, days after cluster infections were found to be linked to a Seoul church and an anti-government rally in the capital on Aug. 15.With tig

Oct 2, 2020
Virus cases below 100, government cautious with 'holiday risk'

New virus cases drop below 100 again, but gov't braces for potential flare-up during holiday

Passengers wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus line up to board planes ahead of the upcoming Chuseok holiday at the domestic flight terminal of Gimpo airport in Seoul, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. APSouth Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 100 on Thursday, but the country remains on heightened alert for a potential flare-up in transmissions during the extended holiday this week. The country added 77 more COVID-19 cases, including 67 local infections, bringing the total caseload to 23,889, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).The daily new cases are a sharp drop from the 113 cases reported Wednesday but higher than the 38 registered Tuesday.As South Koreans take an extended five-day break this week till Sunday, including the traditional Chuseok autumn harvest holiday on Thursday, health authorities are bracing for a potential flare-up of virus infections. Many people travel across the country to reunite with their families in their hometowns or travel during the autumn holiday.Except on Wednesday when the daily ta

Oct 1, 2020
New virus cases drop below 100 again, but gov't braces for potential flare-up during holiday

New virus cases bounce back, raising woes over spread during holiday

South Korea's new coronavirus cases rose to the triple digits Wednesday for the first time in five days, deepening health officials' woes over the spread of COVID-19 during the country's major holiday Chuseok. YonhapSouth Korea's new coronavirus cases rose to the triple digits Wednesday for the first time in five days, deepening health officials' woes over the spread of COVID-19 during the country's major holiday Chuseok. The country added 113 more COVID-19 cases, including 93 local infections, bringing the total to 23,812, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The daily new cases are the highest since Sept. 25 when the country reported 114. Daily new local infections also stayed in the double digits for the sixth straight day after the country reported 95 on Friday, 49 on Saturday, 73 on Sunday, 40 on Monday and 38 on Tuesday, the KDCA said.The sharp rise in new virus cases strained health authorities before the Chuseok holiday, which runs from Wednesday to Sunday. During the autumn harvest celebration, tens of millions of people are expected to travel

Sep 30, 2020
New virus cases bounce back, raising woes over spread during holiday

Daily new infections fall below 50 ahead of Chuseok

Passengers aboard a KTX train at Seoul Station in the capital, Tuesday,?ahead of the Chuseok long weekend, sit only in window seats to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk'Holiday should not serve as catalyst for massive outbreaks'By Jun Ji-hyeKorea's daily number of new COVID-19 infections has fallen below 50 for the first time since mid-August when the rate began to worsen, the health authorities said Tuesday.But the government is staying vigilant over the possibility of outbreaks emerging during the five-day Chuseok holiday that starts today, as many people are expected to travel across the country to visit their hometowns and spend time with family members, or go on trips utilizing the long weekend.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 38 new cases for Monday, including 23 locally transmitted infections, raising the total caseload to 23,699.One more patient died from the virus, increasing the death toll to 407.Daily new infections have stayed in double digits for the fourth straight day amid a decreasing trend in the number o

Sep 29, 2020
Daily new infections fall below 50 ahead of Chuseok
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