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New virus cases in 400s again

A woman wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus, uses a smartphone to film the Han River in Seoul, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. APSouth Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell back to below 500 again on Friday due to fewer tests amid cold weather despite a continued rise in clusters tied to religious facilities, which has put health authorities in more prudent mode about relaxing virus curbs.The country added 469 more COVID-19 cases, including 445 locally transmitted infections, raising the total caseload to 77,395, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).The figure was down from 497 on Thursday. The daily new cases stood at an average of 430 over the past week, rising from the 300s the previous week, due to clusters traced to religious education facilities across the country.Of some 2,000 potential virus cases related to 40 religious education facilities affiliated with IM missionary society based in Gwangju, 329 kilometers south of Seoul, a total of 340 confirmed cases were reported from the facilities, according to the health authorities

Jan 29, 2021
New virus cases in 400s again

New justice minister begins term with visit to detention center

Justice Minister Park Beom-kye speaks with inmates at Dongbu Detention Center in southeastern Seoul during his visit to the facility, Thursday, in this photo provided by the justice ministry. YonhapNew Justice Minister Park Beom-kye began his term Thursday by visiting a correctional facility at the center of a recent COVID-19 outbreak.During the visit to Dongbu Detention Center in southeastern Seoul, Park told reporters that he chose the facility as his first stop because the public's welfare depends on controlling the coronavirus pandemic."I'm worried that the virus situation is getting worse again after getting better," he said. "I plan to focus judicial administration on the field."The lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party also stressed the importance of prosecution reform, suggesting he will discuss the next reshuffle of senior prosecutors when he meets with Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl.Park took a COVID-19 test upon arriving at the detention center, and the result came back negative.During a meeting with detention center staff, he said he would hear from correctional offi

Jan 28, 2021
New justice minister begins term with visit to detention center

'Inoculations will be expanded to all residents during latter half of 2021'

Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) Commissioner Jeong Eun-kyeong announces COVID-19 vaccination plans at the KDCA headquarters in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, Thursday. / YonhapCOVID-19 vaccinations to begin next month, medical personnel to be prioritized By Jun Ji-hyeThe government will start the first COVID-19 vaccinations next month, beginning with medical personnel at hospitals designated for treating patients infected with the coronavirus, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Thursday, noting that the country is aiming to achieve herd immunity by November.Inoculations will be expanded in stages to inpatients and workers at geriatric hospitals and nursing homes, and then to those at the frontlines in the fight against the pandemic, including ambulance workers and quarantine officials.KDCA Commissioner Jeong Eun-kyeong said that the order of vaccinations has been finalized through consultations with health experts and a review of overseas cases, with the aim of minimizing fatalities and preventing virus spreads in local communit

Jan 28, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
'Inoculations will be expanded to all residents during latter half of 2021'

Korea to begin mass vaccination with medical workers next month; AstraZeneca's tipped to be 1st

A medical worker conducts a COVID-19 test at a makeshift site in Seoul, Dec. 14, 2020. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulFront-line medical workers in South Korea will get the first COVID-19 vaccinations starting next month, with the general public to be inoculated during the latter half of this year, health authorities here said Thursday.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) announced that medical professionals treating COVID-19 patients at hospitals and treatment centers in the wider Seoul area will receive their first doses of the vaccines in February.The authorities estimated around 50,000 medical workers will be vaccinated, followed by another 780,000 people that includes patients at sanatoriums and elderly care facilities, as well as high-risk health care workers, during the first quarter.Starting in mid-March, medical workers at general hospitals with a high number of COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms will begin vaccinations, the KDCA said. Other front-line COVID-19 workers such as paramedics, quarantine officers and epidemiological investigators will al

Jan 28, 2021
Korea to begin mass vaccination with medical workers next month; AstraZeneca's tipped to be 1st
  • New virus cases around 500 for 2nd day

Noisy neighbors a growing headache for people who stay home amid pandemic

GettyimagesbankAnnoying neighbors are a universal issue.But in South Korea, where 80 percent of all homes are apartments or villas, where several families live in individual flats in a shared building, having a noisy neighbor can be more painful than you think.For Kim Ha-jung, things began when her new neighbors at a Seoul apartment building moved in half a year ago."I started to hear little kids stomping and jumping or someone moving heavy objects even late at night, after around 10 p.m.," she said, "Sometimes they even run the vacuum. It's really annoying when I hear those sounds when I'm going to bed."While the office worker had to bear the unwelcome sounds at night, it was the pandemic that made her realize those sounds also occur during the day."It's not that I didn't know about the sounds before the pandemic, but since I'm staying home more often during the daytime to work from home, I can occasionally hear the noises during the daytime."Noise disputes have long been an issue in a country where only around 20 percent of housing types are individual, stand-alone houses, accordin

Jan 28, 2021
Noisy neighbors a growing headache for people who stay home amid pandemic

New virus cases around 500 for 2nd day

A man wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus looks at his smartphone in Seoul, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. APSouth Korea's daily new coronavirus cases stayed around 500 for the second straight day on Thursday as cluster infections traced to religious facilities continued ahead of an adjustment of the level of social distancing measures this week. The country added 497 more COVID-19 cases, including 479 locally transmitted infections, raising the total caseload to 76,926, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).The figure was down from 559 on Wednesday. The new daily cases reached 437 on Monday but fell back to 349 on Tuesday on fewer tests over the weekend. But the daily virus caseload bounced back to 500 for the first time in 10 days on Wednesday due to cluster infections tied to religious training facilities across the country.A total of 323 confirmed cases have been reported at a religious training facility in Gwangju, 329 kilometers south of Seoul, and one in Daejeon, 164 kilometers south of Seoul. Other regions also reported dozens

Jan 28, 2021
New virus cases around 500 for 2nd day
  • Korea to begin mass vaccination with medical workers next month; AstraZeneca's tipped to be 1st

Heading to COVID-19 treatment center

Medical workers help a little girl put on protective gear, which is too big for her, at the TCS Ace International School in Gwangju, Wednesday, before she boards a bus to head for a nearby COVID-19 treatment center. The unauthorized missionary training school reported 113 confirmed patients out of some 120 trainees. Yonhap

Jan 27, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin
Heading to COVID-19 treatment center

COVID-19 survivors suffering from aftereffects

A medical staffer conducts COVID-19 test at a temporary testing center near Seoul Station, Wednesday. YonhapBy Lee Hyo-jin Some COVID-19 survivors here are suffering from long-term health effects even after they test negative, as not all symptoms of the illness seem to disappear entirely for every patient, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The health authorities announced the interim results, Tuesday, of research on the aftereffects of the coronavirus carried out on 1,050 former patients. The National Medical Center (NMC) conducted medical examinations and surveys of 40 former patients who had been hospitalized there, while Kyungpook National University Hospital in Daegu conducted an online survey of 965 people in the area who were confirmed to have been infected with the coronavirus. The most common lingering effect of COVID-19 was fatigue, reported by 43 percent of the former patients, followed by shortness of breath during exercise (35 percent), and hair loss (23 percent), when multiple answers were allowed.Other reported aftereffects included ch

Jan 27, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin
COVID-19 survivors suffering from aftereffects
  • New infections bounce back to over 500

New infections bounce back to over 500

A woman wearing a face mask to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus poses for pictures at a park in Seoul, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. APKorea's daily new coronavirus cases soared over 500 for the first time in 10 days Wednesday as infections at religious educational facilities flared up this week. The country added 559 more COVID-19 cases, including 516 locally transmitted infections, raising the total caseload to 76,429, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).The figure was sharply up from 354 on Tuesday and 437 on Monday. The sharp rise in cases of locally transmitted infections came from cluster infections at small private schools run by religious groups in Gwangju, 329 kilometers south of Seoul, and Daejeon, 164 kilometers south of Seoul. As of Wednesday, 109 confirmed cases were reported from the TCS Ace International School in Gwangju and 171 confirmed cases were reported from the IEM School in Daejeon. Health officials were nervous about the massive resurgence of COVID-19 as the religious groups operate nationwide networks of similar edu

Jan 27, 2021
New infections bounce back to over 500
  • COVID-19 survivors suffering from aftereffects

Health minister under self-quarantine after contact with virus-infected employee

Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol /YonhapHealth Minister Kwon Deok-cheol has been placed under self-quarantine after coming in contact with a ministry employee who tested positive for COVID-19, his office said Tuesday.Kwon received a virus test and was placed under self-isolation while awaiting the results, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said.The ministry said it will announce further details after his test results come out.Earlier in the day, Kwon attended a Cabinet meeting held at the government complex in Sejong, about 120 kilometers south of Seoul, and discussed vaccine programs in another meeting at the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency in nearby Osong, North Chungcheong Province. In the afternoon, he visited a hospital designated for COVID-19 treatment in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul. (Yonhap)

Jan 26, 2021
Health minister under self-quarantine after contact with virus-infected employee
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