Korea recorded the lowest number of daily infection cases in 41 days, owing to fewer tests over the weekend and the tightened implementation of the social distancing scheme.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) confirmed 451 new patients, including 419 local infections. The cumulati
Korea's daily Covid-19 tally dropped to a five-day low on Friday amid slowing cluster infections, but officials faced a new task of containing outbreaks while allowing more commercial facilities to do business.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) confirmed 674 new patients, includi
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said 158 pharmaceutical patents will expire in 2021, creating an environment for generic drugs to enter the market.Among the 158, 44 patents will be readily available for generic manufacturers upon the expiry of patent periods, as no other patents are involved in
Over 1,000 Covid-19 cases at the Dongbu Detention Center pointed to the need to improve correctional facilities' environmental conditions, human rights activists said.A total of 1,161 prisoners and detainees at the detention center were confirmed with Covid-19 as of Wednesday since the first case wa
Korea’s daily Covid-19 tally stayed below 1,000 for the third consecutive days on Thursday amid a gradual downtrend, but health officials cautioned against the potential detonators of a new virus explosion.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) confirmed 870 new patients, including 8
The Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI) said a joint research team has developed a nanocomposite inhibiting the formation of amyloid plaques, which play a central role in Alzheimer's disease.The research team, led by Dr. Kang Hyun-o at KBSI and Professor Park Chan-beom at Korea Advanced Institute o
Eight out of 10 Koreans think that the health industry has become more important after the outbreak of Covid-19, a survey showed.The Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) released the survey results on the public’s perception of the health industry.By conducting the poll, KHIDI aimed t
One of the biggest vaccine rollouts in the world’s history is underway, but Korea lags behind the trend, as its government has yet to present a fixed timetable to give japs to the anxious public.Koreans, who had been proud of the nation’s relative success in containing the Covid-19 pandemic, began t
The nation's daily virus tally stayed below 1,000 for the second straight day, as the government's strengthened anti-virus measures have shown some effects amid persistent group infections at nursing homes and churches.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) confirmed 840 new patients
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety called for caution on Tuesday against false information that malaria treatment “chloroquine” and other drugs can prevent and treat Covid-19, which recently spread through social media.The ministry said that chloroquine has not been proven to be effective in preve
The government has extended a strengthened social distancing scheme until Jan. 17, but the details of the guidelines have triggered a controversy over its fairness -- which businesses can remain open and which cannot.The backlash from affected small business owners is spreading in the form of demons
New virus cases fell back to the 700 range, but the cumulative number of fatalities tied to Covid-19 surpassed 1,000 on Tuesday.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) confirmed 715 new patients, including 672 local infections. The cumulative caseload rose to 64,979 as of midnight Mon
Korea’s daily Covid-19 tally climbed back above 1,000, despite fewer tests during the New Year holiday and extended restrictions for two more weeks.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) confirmed 1,020 new virus cases, including 985 local infections. The cumulative caseload rose to
Minister of Health and Welfare Kwon Deok-chul said the government aims to begin the Covid-19 vaccination in February and finish it by November.In his New Year’s message released Thursday, Minister Kwon also cited the strengthening of public healthcare, expanding governmental subsidies for health ins
Korea's daily Covid-19 cases dropped below 1,000 on Thursday, but health authorities said they would decide whether to raise the social distancing measures to the highest Level 3 over the weekend.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) confirmed 967 new Covid-19 patients, including 94
The nation's daily Covid-19 tally stayed above 1,000 for a second straight day on Wednesday as the government is mulling over implementing the most stringent distancing rules to curb the virus's spread.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) confirmed 1,050 new Covid-19 patients, incl
Korea reported a record-high daily death toll of 40, as the new Covid-19 cases rebounded to higher than 1,000 on Tuesday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) confirmed 1,046 new Covid-19 patients, including 1,030 local infections. The cumulative caseload rose to 58,725 as of midni
Korea is lagging far behind in whole-genome sequencing than the United Kingdom, which recently found a variant Covid-19 strain with much more genomic surveillance, infectious disease experts said.The U.K. has been closely monitoring mutant coronavirus by increasing the number of genome-wide sequenci
The public health authorities Monday confirmed the nation’s first cases of a more transmissible and potent variant from three people who returned from the United Kingdom.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said the Korean nationals who came from Britain last week were confirmed to
Korea's new Covid-19 cases hit broke the 1,200 range for the first time on Friday, pressing the health authorities to raise the social distancing regime to Level 3, the highest of the five-tier system.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KCDA) confirmed 1,241 new Covid-19 patients, inclu