...ond consecutive day Sunday as the omicron variant is slowing down. The country added 6,246 new COVID-19 infections, including 135 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,326,019, the Korea D... June 10, after hitting more than 620,000 in mid-March. The KDCA reported six more deaths from COVID-19, raising the death toll to 24,522. The fatality rate stood at 0.13 percent. The number of crit...

...nce Thursday to mark the war anniversary for the first time in five years. Pyongyang skipped such rallies in 2018 amid a thaw in relations with the United States and had not resumed them amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "The speakers vehemently denounced the US imperialists for provoking the Korean War to nip in the bud the young DPRK less than two years after its foundation and perpetrating the most ...

North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases have remained below 10,000 for the second consecutive day, its state media said Sunday. More than 8,920 people showed symptoms of fever over a 24-hour peri...ed and at least 15,630 are being treated, it added. On May 12, North Korea disclosed its first COVID-19 case after claiming to be coronavirus-free for over two years. The country's daily fever tally ...

South Korea's new COVID-19 cases dropped below 7,000 on Saturday, marking a moderate downtrend amid the easing omicron wave. The country added 6,790 new COVID-19 infections, including 85 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,319,773, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The KDCA reported 18 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the death toll to 24,516. The fatal...

...he Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has been considering the review process for SK Bioscience’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate GBP510 since the company submitted a request for the approval of its biologic...entially take place at the moment, as the review process is currently underway. “Regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, the government will swiftly announce its decisions to the public as soon as they are o...

...t threshold to 30 percent from 20 percent, in a bid to help the industry cope with rising global crude oil prices. The measure took effect from May. The pent-up demand for travel amid the easing COVID-19 pandemic also led to higher demand ahead of the summer holiday season, according to the KNOC. "The June consumption could shrink as the higher oil price trend is continuing, before rebounding in...

South Korea's new COVID-19 cases came below 8,000 for the second consecutive day Friday, marking a moderate downtrend amid the slowing omicron wave. The country added 7,227 new COVID-19 infections, including 111 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,312,993, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said. Friday's tally is down from 7,497 the previous day and Wednesday's 8,992....

North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases remained below 20,000 for the sixth consecutive day, according to its state media Friday. More than 11,010 people showed symptoms of fever over a 24-hour p...r 4.69 million as of 6 p.m. Thursday, of which more than 4.67 million have recovered, and at least 19,740 are being treated, it added. The country's daily fever tally has been on a downward trend aft...

...spective North Korea’s official figures, which are likely vastly underreported, defy a typical COVID-19 trajectory. For one thing, its highest one-day death count to date was eight logged on May 14, ...t means more than 20,000 died,” he said. Adding to the 3,738,810 fever cases the proportion of COVID-19 infections that are unapparent, or without obvious symptoms like fever, their cases could total...

...ountry remains vigilant against any potential virus resurgence. The country reported 7,497 new COVID-19 infections, including 92 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,305,738, the Ko... day in March at the height of the omicron spread. The KDCA reported 14 additional deaths from COVID-19, raising the death toll to 24,488. The fatality rate stood at 0.13 percent. The number of crit...