South Korea sees its first case of Monkeypox
South Korea said on Wednesday (June 22) that the country’s first two suspected instances of monkeypox virus had been recorded, adding that diagnostic testing was underway and that health officials will hold a press conference once the tests were done. One of the probable monkeypox patients, a foreign national who...
Read moreS. Korea reports 6,172 new COVID-19 cases
Health officials told Xinhua on Tuesday that South Korea had 6,172 more COVID-19 cases as of midnight Monday than it had 24 hours earlier, bringing the total number of infections to 18,174,880. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the daily caseload was slightly higher than 5,022 the...
Read moreCOVID vaccines: Novavax says India, Europe, and South Korea to supply global doses for 2022
Novavax (NVAX) is waiting for the June 7 vaccine advisory committee meeting to introduce its COVID-19 vaccine to the U.S. Yahoo Finance’s John Trizzino said the company is hopeful about the meeting. Novavax ran into manufacturing quality issues in early 2021, delaying its Phase 3 trial in the U.S. until mid-2022. To...
Read moreS. Korea reports 17,191 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday
On Tuesday, South Korea announced 17,191 new COVID-19 infections. As a result of more persons getting tested following the weekend, this number is approximately three times higher than the one that was published the day before. There were 9 fatalities and 180 individuals who were in critical condition as a result...
Read moreS. Korea vigilant against possible inflow of monkeypox virus: KDCA
As per healthcare experts, South Korea is keeping a close check on the possibility of a monkeypox virus inflow, as an increasing number of nations have recently reported cases of the disease, which was previously only seen in Africa. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) indicated in a regular briefing...
Read moreS. Korea reports 6,139 new COVID-19 cases on Monday
The number of new COVID-19 cases that were reported in South Korea on Monday was approximately 6,100, which is the lowest daily number seen in the past four months. In comparison to the number of illnesses recorded the day before, we saw a decline that was greater than fifty percent. The...
Read moreSouth Korea reports 16,584 new COVID-19 cases
South Korea had reported 16,584 additional COVID-19 cases as of midnight Thursday, increasing the overall number of infections to 18,053,287, according to health officials. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the daily caseload was down from 18,816 the day before and 25,120 the week before (KDCA). After the...
Read moreSouth Korea’s ‘Thursday tally’ of Covid-19 hits bottom in 17 weeks
Thursday had the lowest number of new Covid-19 cases in 17 weeks, falling below 20,000. Korea’s CDC confirmed 18,816 additional viral cases, bringing the total to 18,036,720. It was the first time since Jan. 27 when midweek testing went below 20,000 after a weekend pause. Deaths rose 34 from the previous...
Read moreS. Korea’s new COVID-19 cases in 20,000s for 2nd day amid receding omicron wave
South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases remained in the 20,000s for a second day Wednesday, down almost 7,400 from a week earlier. Korea added 23,956 new infections, including 21 from overseas, raising the total to 18,018,923, according to the KDCA. The daily count plummeted to a 16-week low for a Wednesday and...
Read moreSouth Korea to call at Davos for Covid aid for North, says envoy
South Korea will demand Covid-19 vaccinations and other medical aid for North Korea during the World Economic Forum this week, a senior official said today. Secretive North Korea denied having Covid for more than two years but acknowledged its first breakout two weeks ago. Since then, it has reported 2.95...
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