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S. Korea to roll back ban on small church gatherings amid subsiding infections

The government will lift its ban on small church gatherings other than regular worship services this week as new COVID-19 cases linked to such gatherings have subsided in recent weeks, the prime minister said Wednesday.The tougher anti-infection rules on Protestant churches will be cleared on Friday, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said during a regular government coronavirus response meeting.Under the ban imposed on July 10 after a spike in cluster infections traced to small-scale church meetings, churches are barred from organizing small gatherings, including Bible classes, choir practices or prayer services, and offering group meals. They are also mandated to use quick response (QR) code-based entry logs for visitors."Thanks to many Christian orders and worshipers who faithfully abided by quarantine guidelines, there have been few infection cases stemming from small gatherings involving churches," the prime minister said during the meeting.Even after the central government-level removal of the ban, however, regional administrative bodies will remain entitled to issue their own admin

Jul 22, 2020
  • S. Korea reports 63 new cases of coronavirus infection

At least 8 Army soldiers infected with coronavirus at front-line unit

At least eight Army soldiers have tested positive for the new coronavirus at a front-line unit, officials said Wednesday, raising concerns over a possible cluster infection in barracks.The latest cases raised the total number of infections among the military population to 66. The military reported its first COVID-19 case in February and had not reported an additional case since early June.Two soldiers at the unit in Pocheon, some 45 kilometers north of Seoul, tested positive for the virus Tuesday after showing fever symptoms the previous day.The military conducted the virus test on all members at the unit and found six more infections among those who had contact with the confirmed patients.The number of infections could increase as not all the results are out yet. In such a case, it would be the first cluster infection reported in the military.Authorities are looking into how the initial two soldiers contracted the new virus. Both went on vacation last month, and one of them also had an off-installation travel earlier this month, the officials said.The military has put around 50 sold

Jul 22, 2020
  • S. Korea reports 63 new cases of coronavirus infection

S. Korea reports 63 new cases of coronavirus infection

South Korea's new daily virus cases rebounded to over 60 on Wednesday due to a rise in locally transmitted infections and imported cases, with the greater Seoul seeing a sharp increase in virus cases tied to a nursing home and a front-line military unit.- S. Korea reports 63 more cases of new coronavirus, total now at 13,879- 1 additional coronavirus-related death, total now at 297- 55 more released from coronavirus treatment, total now at 12,698South Korea's new daily virus cases rebounded to over 60 on Wednesday due to a rise in locally transmitted infections and imported cases, with the greater Seoul seeing a sharp increase in virus cases tied to a nursing home and a front-line military unit.The country identified 63 new cases, raising the total caseload to 13,879, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). Of the newly added cases, 29 were local infections.New virus cases spiked to 45 on Tuesday after falling below the threshold of 30 for the first time in more than three weeks on Monday, due mainly to an uptick in the number of local infections led

Jul 22, 2020
S. Korea reports 63 new cases of coronavirus infection
  • At least 8 Army soldiers infected with coronavirus at front-line unit
  • S. Korea to roll back ban on small church gatherings amid subsiding infections

SK Bioscience, AstraZeneca sign deal on COVID-19 vaccine supply

AstraZeneca Korea CEO Kim Sang-pyo, left, Health Minister Park Neung-hoo, center, and SK Bioscience CEO Ahn Jae-yong hold a memorandum of understanding at a signing ceremony at the SK Bioscience laboratory Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. / Courtesy of SK BioscienceSK Bioscience signed a deal with global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to supply a candidate material for a coronavirus vaccine, the local biotech company said Tuesday.The letter of intent (LOI) inked between the two companies and the Ministry of Health and Welfare calls for close cooperation on supplying AZD1222 for both the domestic and global markets, SK Bioscience said. The agreement, moreover, outlines the need for swift and stable production, and the building up of manufacturing capabilities to cope with a possible spike in demand and use of the material in Korea.AZD1222, which is being developed in cooperation with Oxford University, has generated keen interest across the world, as it is the first potential vaccine for COVID-19 to be given permission to conduct Phase III clinical trials. The British universit

Jul 21, 2020
SK Bioscience, AstraZeneca sign deal on COVID-19 vaccine supply

Gov't designates Aug. 17 one-off holiday

President Moon Jae-in talks during a cabinet meeting in Seoul, Tuesday./ YonhapBy Kim Se-jeongThe government decided Tuesday to designate Aug. 17 a one-off holiday in an attempt to encourage citizens to travel and spend more, while granting healthcare workers time to rest amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was made during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning, to make a three-day weekend starting from Aug. 15, Liberation Day, which falls on a Saturday this year. Tuesday's decision followed up Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun's proposal made on Sunday. “I hope this could bring comfort to citizens who are tired of the lingering pandemic,” President Moon Jae-in said during the meeting.The government is also hoping to see a boost in consumer spending which nosedived since the outbreak started. On Monday, Hyundai Research Institute projected the extra holiday will increase production by 4.2 trillion won and create 36,000 jobs. Some welcomed the move but others express concern that it may push up virus cases as seen in early May. On Monday, Korea reported 45 new cas

Jul 21, 2020By Kim Se-jeong
Gov't designates Aug. 17 one-off holiday

Samsung Biologics Q2 sales triple

Samsung Biologics plant 3 in Incheon / Courtesy of Samsung BiologicsBy Nam Hyun-wooSamsung Biologics posted some handsome numbers in its earnings report for the second quarter, with its sales tripling year-on-year, according to the drug maker, Tuesday.Samsung Biologics said it reached 307.7 billion won in sales and 81.1 billion won in operating profit for the second quarter of this year. Sales jumped 294 percent from a year earlier, while turning to profit from a 15.4 billion won operating loss in the second quarter of last year. Throughout the first half of this year, its sales stood at 514.9 billion won and operating profit reached 143.7 billion won. Upon announcing its earnings, the company said it is considering building its fourth plant and second bio campus, as the volume of manufacturing contracts it has won are filling its existing capacities. The company said it will later reveal additional details on the size of investment, capacity and timeframe.The solid earnings came after the contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) clinched a series of large deals wit

Jul 21, 2020By Nam Hyun-woo
Samsung Biologics Q2 sales triple

Tap water crisis dents public trust in government

Bottled mineral water is stacked at a retail outlet in Seoul, Monday. Demand for mineral water and shower filters have surged in Incheon and Gyeonggi Province recently following recent reports of insect larvae in tap water. YonhapBy Bahk Eun-jiPrime Minister Chung Sye-kyun ordered the environment ministry, Monday, to “quickly investigate the cause of insect larvae discovered in tap water,” but the authorities are unlikely to find answers anytime soon.In an emergency press briefing, an official of the joint investigation team created by the Ministry of Environment and Incheon Metropolitan Government said it would not easy to find exactly where the larvae came from and why they were in the tap water.“There have been very few reports of foreign substances such as insects or worms in tap water, but this time it's not yet clear why suddenly hundreds of cases are taking place simultaneously across the country,” a city waterworks official said. “There are no findings that have been studied enough to determine the link to the recent occurrences of particular ins

Jul 21, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
Tap water crisis dents public trust in government

South Korea reports 45 new cases of coronavirus infection

- S. Korea reports 45 more cases of new coronavirus, total now at 13,816- No additional coronavirus-related death, total now at 296- 71 more released from coronavirus treatment, total now at 12,643South Korea reported more than 40 additional new coronavirus cases on Tuesday due to cluster infections tied to a nursing hospital in the capital city, while imported cases remained high.The country identified 45 new cases, raising the total caseload to 13,816, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). Of the newly added cases, 20 were local infections.The country's new daily virus cases fell below 30 for the first time in more than three weeks on Monday, driven by a sharp decline in local infections. South Korea added just four local cases, which was the first single-digit figure in two months.Of the locally transmitted cases reported on Tuesday, 18 were from Seoul.On Monday, health authorities said a nursing home in western Seoul reported nine new COVID-19 cases that were not included in the previous day's tally.The country's southern resort island of Jeju

Jul 21, 2020
South Korea reports 45 new cases of coronavirus infection
  • COVID-19 changes landscape for travel, vacations

Celltrion criticizes COVID-19 drugs as 'too expensive'

Celltrion Chairman Seo Jung-jin speaks during an online press conference on YouTube, Monday. Captured from YouTubeBy Nam Hyun-wooCelltrion Group Chairman Seo Jung-jin has stressed the importance of the pricing of COVID-19 treatments that global drug makers ― including his company ― are developing, pledging that Celltrion will supply its antibody treatment cheaper than rivals companies will price their products.Seo criticized the prices of developed or in-development COVID-19 treatments as “too expensive,” and said it would be “unrealistic” to provide treatment to more than 7 billion people across the world. Seo's  controversial remarks are interpreted as being related to the pricing controversy of Gilead Science's remdesivir, which has been criticized for its $390 per vial price. “One of the most critical factors in COVID-19 treatment development is the price,” Seo said during an online press conference on YouTube. “To end the pandemic, each of more than 7 billion people across the world has to be supplied with coronavirus treatments and

Jul 20, 2020By Nam Hyun-woo
Celltrion criticizes COVID-19 drugs as 'too expensive'

S. Korea sees increasing young HIV patients: report

This file photo taken Nov. 19, 2019, shows South Korean activists holding a ceremony to mark World AIDS Day in central Seoul on Nov. 29, 2019, two days ahead of the annual international day. YonhapThe number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections among adolescents in South Korea has been rising in recent years, a report said Monday, stressing the need for state efforts to stem the trend.South Korea reported 469 new HIV patients in their 10s and 20s in 2019, up sharply from 415 a year earlier, according to the report by the Korea Federation for HIV/AIDS Prevention.The number had been on a steady increase since 2011 when 248 new adolescent cases were reported.The figure increased to 296 in 2012, 342 in 2013, 384 in 2014, 425 in 2015 and 440 in 2016 before receding to 430 in 2017 and 415 in 2018.Last year, teens and young adults in their 20s accounted for 38.3 percent of all new HIV infections in South Korea, up from 34.4 percent from the previous year.The report said the government should come up with more active measures to reduce HIV infections among young South Koreans, wh

Jul 20, 2020
S. Korea sees increasing young HIV patients: report
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