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(4th LD) S. Korea begins self-treatment due to omicron; new cases soar to over 50,000

(ATTN: UPDATES info in 5th para)SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea began easing monitoring and quarantine measures for COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms on Thursday to focus its medical resources on high-risk patients as new cases hit another
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(3rd LD) S. Korea begins self-treatment due to omicron; new cases soar to over 50,000

(ATTN: ADDS more info in 5th para)SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea began easing monitoring and quarantine measures for COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms on Thursday to focus its medical resources on high-risk patients as new cases hit anothe
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U.S. Virginia designates Nov. 22 as 'Kimchi Day' following California

SEOUL, Feb. 10(Yonhap) – The Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp.(aT) announced on Feb. 9(KST) that the resolution has been passed to designate Nov. 22 as "Kimchi Day,” which stipulates t
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(2nd LD) S. Korea begins self-treatment due to omicron; new cases soar to over 50,000

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more info throughout; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea began easing monitoring and quarantine measures for COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms on Thursday to focus its medical resources
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(LEAD) S. Korea to ramp up policy efforts to tackle low birth trends

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 3-5, 7-8, 15, 17)SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Thursday it will boost policy efforts to tackle the low birth trends that have been aggravated during the COVID-19 pandemic as the country will lik
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(Yonhap Feature) With kimchi classes, late-night patrol programs, Seoul beckons to growing single-person households

By Park BoramSEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- For Lee Bok-won, a 69-year-old woman who lives alone in western Seoul, stocking up on fresh homemade kimchi during winter has been quite a chore for the past several years. The process, traditionally done by fa
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S. Korea to ramp up policy efforts to tackle low birth trends

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Thursday it will boost policy efforts to tackle the low birth trends that have been aggravated during the COVID-19 pandemic as the country will likely suffer a severe fall in the working-age population in t
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases soar to all-time high of over 50,000 amid raging omicron

(ATTN; UPDATES with more info throughout: ADDS photo)SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily COVID-19 infections rose sharply to hit another high of over 50,000 on Thursday amid the fast spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant a
S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases soar to all-time high of over 50,000 amid raging omicron

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SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily COVID-19 infections rose sharply to hit another high of over 50,000 on Thursday amid the fast spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant across the nation.The country reported 54,122 new COVI
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 20 COVID-19 deaths, total at 6,963: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports new high of 54,122 COVID-19 cases; critical cases at 282: KDCA

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(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Feb. 10)

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Leaving it to the peopleAfter the fast spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, positive cases have surged to almost 50,000 daily, an increase of more than 13,000 cases in just a day. The sharp growth in infections despite a noticeable reduction of
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Feb. 10.Korean-language dailies-- 'Living with COVID-19 patients,' gov't changes guidelines again (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Infections over 50,000, gen
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(5th LD) Virus cases soar to nearly 50,000; new all-time high expected as omicron fears worsen

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with latest figures in 4th para)By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily COVID-19 infections rose sharply to hit another high of nearly 50,000 on Wednesday amid the fast spread of the hig
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(4th LD) New COVID-19 cases soar to all-time high of nearly 50,000 amid raging omicron

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest figures in 4th para)By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily COVID-19 infections rose sharply to hit another high of nearly 50,000 on Wednesday amid the fast spread of the highly transmissible omicro
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(3rd LD) New COVID-19 cases soar to all-time high of nearly 50,000 amid raging omicron

(ATTN: ADDS new guidelines on at-home care patients in paras 10-12)By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily COVID-19 infections rose sharply to hit another high of nearly 50,000 on Wednesday amid the fast spread of the highly
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(2nd LD) New COVID-19 cases soar to all-time high of nearly 50,000 amid raging omicron

(ATTN: ADDS details on medical response guidelines, vaccine release in paras 14-16, 18-20, additional photo)By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily COVID-19 infections rose sharply to hit another high of nearly 50,000 on Wedn
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Seoul's daily COVID-19 infections hit 10,000 for 1st time

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Seoul's daily tally of new COVID-19 infections reached 11,682 on Wednesday, the first ever figure over 10,000 since the country's first case reported two years ago, according to city officials.The daily COVID-19 tall
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Self-driving taxies set to go into service in western Seoul

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- The first batch of self-driving taxies in Seoul will go into service in the city's western region this week, the city government said Wednesday. Four autonomous cars will start providing public taxi services in the Sanga
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(LEAD) New COVID-19 cases soar to all-time high of nearly 50,000 amid raging omicron

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 9, 12-13, 15-17)SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily COVID-19 infections rose sharply to hit another high of nearly 50,000 on Wednesday amid the fast spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant ac