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People wait to get tested for Covid-19 at a public health center in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

Covid cases rise as a seventh wave rears

Korea is confronting an alarming surge in Covid-19 cases that some experts worry could be a fresh wave of infections.

2022.11.2

Paramedics bring a Covid-19 patient into a hospital in Gwangjin District, eastern Seoul on Wednesday afternoon. [NEWS1]

Cumulative Covid cases top 20 million in Korea

Korea surpassed 20 million total Covid cases on Wednesday, but health authorities said they're sticking to their focus on protecting vulnerable groups and not resuming restrictions on the general populace.

2022.8.3

Daily Covid cases fall below 80,000 while number of critical cases up

The total number of Covid-19 patients in critical condition in Korea hit a two-month high over the weekend even as newly confirmed daily Covid-19 cases fell below 80,000 for the first time in a week, health authorities said Sunday.

2022.7.31

People wait at a Covid-19 testing site in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on Sunday amid a rising number of infections across the nation. [YONHAP]

Covid-19 daily case total nearly doubles in one-week period

More than 40,000 people across the nation tested positive for the coronavirus on Saturday, nearly double the number from a week before, as new variants continue to rapidly spread.

2022.7.17

People wait in line to get tested for Covid-19 at a testing center in Songpa District, southern Seoul, on Monday. [YONHAP]

Korea detects first case of Centaurus Covid subvariant

The first confirmed case of the BA.2.75 variant of Covid-19, dubbed Centaurus, was confirmed in Korea on Thursday. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the Centaurus variant was confirmed in a sample analysis of a man...

2022.7.14

People queue to be tested for Covid-19 at a testing center in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

BA.5 wave gathers strength for summer spread

Korea added 37,360 new Covid-19 cases Tuesday, the most in two months, as the BA.5 wave grows. The Omicron subvariant BA.5 accounted for 35 percent of cases in the past four weeks, health authorities said Tuesday...

2022.7.12

People line up to get a Covid-19 test at a screening clinic in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Wednesday, when the country reported the largest daily tally in 42 days of nearly 20,000 cases. [YONHAP]

Next wave of Covid-19 has begun with BA.5 subvariant

The rapid spread of the Omicron subvariant BA.5 of Covid-19 is keeping health authorities on their toes.

2022.7.6

People line up to get tested at a Covid-19 screening clinic in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Tuesday, as the country saw its largest infection count in 40 days. [NEWS1]

Covid cases jump to above 18,000 on Tuesday

New Covid-19 infections nearly doubled in a week to rise above 18,000 Tuesday, triggered by a more contagious Omicron subvariant called BA.5.

2022.7.5

Medical staff at Dongho Residential Treatment Center in eastern Seoul monitoring Covid-19 patients [SAMSUNG MEDICAL CENTER]

Biggest center for mild Covid cases wraps up its work

The Dongho Residential Treatment Center, Korea’s largest Covid-19 quarantine facility for patients with mild cases, is closing, a milestone in the receding of the pandemic.

2022.5.3

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