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S. Korea vigilant against possible inflow of monkeypox virus: KDCA

SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea remains vigilant against a potential inflow of the monkeypox virus, health officials said Tuesday, as an increasing number of countries have recently reported cases of the virus traditionally confined to regions
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Samsung Biologics, AstraZeneca shutting down their joint venture Archigen Biotech

SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Biologics Co., the biotech arm of South Korea's Samsung Group, is shutting down its joint venture with multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca Plc., a company official said Tuesday, due to the suspension
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Military reports 519 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 519 additional COVID-19 cases Monday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 153,943, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 381 from the Army, 53 from the Marin
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Night markets in Seoul set to reopen after 2 yrs

SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- Seoul's major night markets are set to reopen, their operator said Monday, after more than two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Seoul metropolitan government previously operated a number of night markets
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SK Bioscience wins US$31.3 mln deal to supply chickenpox vaccines to Latin America

SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean vaccine maker SK Bioscience Co. said Monday it has secured a US$31.3 million deal from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to supply chickenpox vaccines to Latin American countries.SK Bioscience said it
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(2nd LD) New infections fall below 20,000 for 1st time in 6 days

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest figures in paras 6-8; ADDS photo)SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 20,000 for the first time in six days on Sunday in a downward trend in virus cases amid the government's effo
(LEAD) New infections fall below 20,000 for 1st time in 6 days

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(ATTN: UPDATES with details in last 5 paras) SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 20,000 for the first time in six days on Sunday in a downward trend in virus cases amid the government's effort to move the
S. Korea's new infections fall below 20,000 for 1st time in 6 days

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SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 20,000 for the first time in six days on Sunday in a downward trend in virus cases amid the government's effort to move the country back to pre-pandemic normalcy.The cou
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 54 COVID-19 deaths, total at 23,965: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 19,298 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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(LEAD) New COVID-19 cases fall for 4th day, remain below 30,000

(ATTN: ADDS daily infections as of 9 p.m. in para 6)SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell for a fourth consecutive day to stay below 30,000 on Saturday as the government kept tight vigilance with the postponement of a pl
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New COVID-19 cases fall for 4th day, remain below 30,000

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell for a fourth consecutive day to stay below 30,000 on Saturday as the government kept tight vigilance with the postponement of a plan to relax more antivirus curbs.The country added 2
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 26 COVID-19 deaths, total at 23,911: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 23,462 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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(2nd LD) New COVID-19 cases drop for 3rd day; gov't puts off plan to ease virus curbs

(ATTN: ADDS fresh tally as of 9 p.m. in 7th para, photo) SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell for a third consecutive day to stay below 30,000 on Friday, as the government pushed back the plan to relax more virus restri
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(LEAD) New COVID-19 cases drop for 3rd day; gov't puts off plan to ease virus curbs

(ATTN: ADDS more details in para 12; RECASTS quote in para 9)SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell for a third consecutive day to stay below 30,000 on Friday, as the government pushed back the plan to relax more virus re
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Military reports 1,256 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 1,256 additional COVID-19 cases Friday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 151,632 the defense ministry said.The new cases included 1,010 from the Army, 95 from the Ai
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Gov't extends mandatory quarantine for COVID-19 patients for 4 more weeks

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The government will extend the current seven-day quarantine mandate for COVID-19 patients for four more weeks until June 20, Interior Minister Lee Sang-min said Friday.The current level of the virus spread is within the coun
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New COVID-19 cases drop for 3rd day; gov't puts off plan to ease virus curbs

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell for a third consecutive day to stay below 30,000 on Friday, as the government pushed back the plan to relax more virus restrictions, citing the continuing omicron wave and possible s
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 43 COVID-19 deaths, total at 23,885: KDCA

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