Category: Medical

SEOUL– South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases remained below 30,000 for the third straight day Sunday in a sign that the virus wave is slowing down at a steady pace.   The country reported 25,792 new COVID-19 infections, including 248 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,620,128, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) […]

South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Saturday tally in 11 weeks as the country is set to lift all outdoor mask mandates next week amid the virus’s downward trend.   The country reported 29,353 new COVID-19 infections, including 306 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,594,336, the Korea Disease Control and […]

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) — The number of visitors to South Korea’s southern resort island of Jeju has topped 10 million so far this year, recovering from a slump caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Thursday.   The number of travelers, including those coming from overseas, to Jeju, one of the most favored travel […]

SEOUL– The suspect in the shocking subway murder case said Wednesday he “has done a truly crazy thing” as police referred him to the prosecution for further investigation and indictment.   The Seoul Metro employee was apprehended a week earlier at Sindang Station on Line No. 2 after stabbing a female colleague in her 20s […]

SEOUL– South Korea’s military reported 499 additional COVID-19 cases Wednesday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 276,072, the defense ministry said.   The new cases included 373 from the Army, 39 from the Air Force, 37 from units under the direct control of the ministry and 28 from the Navy.   There […]

SEOUL– A Seoul court has recently ordered the government to compensate a man who was diagnosed with brain diseases after receiving coronavirus vaccines, officials said Tuesday.   It is the nation’s first known suit won by a plaintiff claiming compensation for COVID-19 vaccine injury.   The man in his 30s claimed he had a fever […]