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S. Korea confirms 2 more cases of highly pathogenic bird flu

Quarantine officials block a road to a farm in Eumseong, North Chungcheong Province, on Dec. 8, 2020, due to an outbreak of virulent bird flu there. YonhapThe government confirmed two more case of a highly pathogenic avian influenza strain in poultry Wednesday, raising the total caseload to 21 amid growing concerns over the disease spreading nationwide.The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said it had identified the H5N8 strain of the influenza at a poultry farm in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, just south of Seoul. The farm was raising about 4,700 ducks and 100,000 quail.This is the 20th bird flu case since the nation confirmed this year's first outbreak of farm-related infections in late November.Later in the day, the same strain was found at a farm with about 6,000 ducks in Eumseong, North Chungcheong Province, according to the local government office.Hundreds of thousands of ducks, chicken and quail within a 3 kilometer radius of the affected farms were culled.Officials are also investigating suspected cases at an egg harvesting farm in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, and

Dec 23, 2020
S. Korea confirms 2 more cases of highly pathogenic bird flu

S. Korea deploys 5G tech in airport virus check

Incheon International Airport / Korea Times fileThe government said Wednesday it has introduced mobile edge computing (MEC) technology at Incheon International Airport to operate an artificial intelligence (AI) system that screens potential COVID-19 patients in a move to step up preventative measures against the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.The Ministry of Science and ICT said the system will check for passengers without masks or with possible COVID-19 symptoms, such as a high temperature, at the arrival and departure halls of the country's main gateway, located west of Seoul, using digital kiosks and video surveillance. The system can also send out autonomous robots to disinfect specific areas.The ministry said the incorporated MEC technology minimizes latency by sending data to nearby small-scale data centers, rather than to a centralized one.SK Telecom, the country's largest wireless carrier, has installed millimeter wave (mmWave) band 5G base stations at the airport to operate the service, which will also use the company's new SAPEON X220 AI chip.The ICT ministry said it wi

Dec 23, 2020
S. Korea deploys 5G tech in airport virus check

Seoul on alert over new COVID variant from UK

Incheon International Airport is almost empty, Wednesday. The government said it will suspend flights arriving from the United Kingdom until the end of this year over concerns about a new strain of the coronavirus. YonhapGov't bans travel from Britain until Dec. 31By Bahk Eun-jiTo prevent the possible influx of a new strain of the COVID-19 causing coronavirus discovered in the United Kingdom, the government announced Wednesday it was temporarily banning all flights from the U.K. until the end of the year. The move follows reports that the variant, first detected in southeast England in September, has quickly become dominant in London and other parts of the country, as it spreads significantly faster than other strains.“We came up with the measure, following meetings of relevant government bodies, to prevent the spread of the mutated virus found in Britain,” Yoon Tae-ho, a senior health official, said in a regular briefing, Wednesday.“Korea's diplomatic missions there have stopped issuing quarantine exemption documents so all people from the U.K. will be placed under

Dec 23, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
Seoul on alert over new COVID variant from UK
  • South Korea to halt flights from and to Britain until Dec. 31 over new virus strain woes
  • South Korea deploys 5G tech in airport virus check
  • South Korea signs deals to purchase vaccines from Janssen, Pfizer
  • Temporary testing centers effective in detecting hidden infections
  • South Korean stocks break 2,800 ceiling on vaccine deals

Korea shows little progress in vaccine development

Second Vice Minister of Economy and Finance An Il-whan, center, listens to researchers' explanation during his visit to Genexine's lab in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, in this June 10 file photo. Courtesy of Ministry of Economy and FinanceGov't urged to enhance support for vaccine firmsBy Nam Hyun-wooKorea is facing a “double whammy” in dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 spike as drug makers here have shown little progress in vaccine development while the government is struggling to secure sufficient vaccines from global drug manufacturers. Despite Korean firms' efforts to ramp up vaccine development, their candidates remain in the early stages of clinical trials, triggering calls for enhanced support from the governmentAccording to UNICEF's Vaccine Market Dashboard and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Wednesday, Korea has 10 drug developers which have COVID-19 vaccine in their pipelines. Of them, four firms and one institution have entered the clinical trials stage. They are Genexine, SK Bioscience, Cellid, GeneOne Life Science and the International Vaccine Institute

Dec 23, 2020By Nam Hyun-woo
Korea shows little progress in vaccine development
  • Opposition lashes out at Cheong Wa Dae's reassurance of vaccine readiness
  • South Korea signs deals to purchase vaccines from Janssen, Pfizer
  • Temporary testing centers effective in detecting hidden infections
  • South Korean stocks break 2,800 ceiling on vaccine deals

South Korea deploys 5G tech in airport virus check

Passengers from overseas arriving at Incheon International Airport's Terminal 2 queue before examiners screening those with possible COVID-19 symptoms in April 2020. Korea Times fileThe Ministry of Science and ICT said the system will check for passengers without masks or with COVID-19 symptoms, such as high temperature, at the arrival and departure halls of the country's main gateway, located west of Seoul, using digital kiosks and video surveillance. The system can also send out autonomous robots for disinfection.The ministry said the system incorporates MEC technology, which minimizes latency by sending data to nearby small-scale data centers, rather than to a centralized data center.SK Telecom Co., the country's largest wireless carrier, has installed millimeter wave (mmWave) band 5G base stations at the airport to operate the service, which will also use the company's new AI chip, the SAPEON X220.The ICT ministry said it will support more MEC-based 5G services, with 120 billion won (US$108 million) set aside for projects using the technology until 2022.While 5G users have reache

Dec 23, 2020
South Korea deploys 5G tech in airport virus check
  • US Forces in Korea to receive first shipment of Moderna vaccine as early as this week
  • Seoul on alert over new COVID variant from UK
  • South Korea signs deals to purchase vaccines from Janssen, Pfizer
  • Temporary testing centers effective in detecting hidden infections

US Forces in Korea to receive first shipment of Moderna vaccine as early as this week

Soldiers screen visitors at the entrance to the U.S. Forces Korea's Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, on Feb. 29, 2020. YonhapThe U.S. Forces Korea (USKF) is expected to receive the first shipment of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine approved for emergency use as early as this week, a source said Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Defense said earlier that Allgood Army Community Hospital inside Camp Humphreys in South Korea will be one of four sites outside the continental U.S. that will receive the initial vaccination."The vaccine could arrive here as early as this week," a military source said. "As USFK said earlier, the first phase of vaccinations will go to its health care workers."USFK also said in a statement that it is "one of the overseas locations identified to receive the Moderna vaccine through the Department of Defense's deliberate and phased distribution plan. We cannot confirm any other details at this time."The vaccine will be administered to "all eligible USFK-affiliated community members," it said."Similar to USFK's core tenets and HPCON protective measures

Dec 23, 2020
US Forces in Korea to receive first shipment of Moderna vaccine as early as this week
  • New virus cases spike to over 1,000, virus curbs further tightened
  • South Korea to halt flights from and to Britain until Dec. 31 over new virus strain woes
  • South Korea deploys 5G tech in airport virus check
  • South Korea signs deals to purchase vaccines from Janssen, Pfizer
  • Temporary testing centers effective in detecting hidden infections

South Korea to halt flights from and to Britain until Dec. 31 over new virus strain woes

British Airways planes are seen at the Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, July 17, 2020. REUTERS-Yonhap South Korea said Wednesday it will suspend flights arriving from Britain until the end of this year over concerns about a new strain of the novel coronavirus.The country's diplomatic missions in Britain will suspend issuing quarantine-waiver documents so as to place all arrivals from the European nation in a 14-day quarantine, according to health authorities. The country will also conduct an additional virus test when they are released from quarantine.South Korea will beef up airport quarantine checks and strengthen the criteria for body temperature checks to 37.3 C from the current 37.5 C for arrivals from Britain.Currently, international arrivals must receive virus tests at airports in cases they have temperatures of 37.5 C and above or show respiratory symptoms.The measures take effect immediately, according to health authorities."If we detect confirmed cases

Dec 23, 2020
South Korea to halt flights from and to Britain until Dec. 31 over new virus strain woes
  • Cut off: Britain hit with travel bans over new virus strain
  • New virus cases spike to over 1,000, virus curbs further tightened
  • US Forces in Korea to receive first shipment of Moderna vaccine as early as this week
  • Seoul on alert over new COVID variant from UK
  • South Korea signs deals to purchase vaccines from Janssen, Pfizer
  • Temporary testing centers effective in detecting hidden infections

New virus cases spike to over 1,000, virus curbs further tightened

A lab researcher shows a vial of COVID-19 antibody vaccine developed by Celltrion at the South Korean pharmaceutical company's factory in Incheon on Dec. 22. The company began testing the vaccine, “CT-P59,” in clinical trials. YonhapSouth Korea's daily new coronavirus cases rose to above 1,000 for the first time in three days Wednesday, as the nation imposed the most stringent social distancing rules so far to contain the winter wave of the virus. The country added 1,092 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,060 local infections, raising the total caseload to 52,550, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). It was the second-highest one-day tally of confirmed cases since the pandemic began.The tally marked a jump from 869 cases Tuesday, 926 cases Monday, 1,097 cases Sunday, 1,053 Saturday and 1,062 last Friday. Seventeen people died from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 739. Health authorities have been considering whether to raise the country's social distancing guidelines to Level 3, the highest in its five-tier scheme. How

Dec 23, 2020
New virus cases spike to over 1,000, virus curbs further tightened
  • South Korea to halt flights from and to Britain until Dec. 31 over new virus strain woes
  • US Forces in Korea to receive first shipment of Moderna vaccine as early as this week

Standstill order issued in Gyeonggi, central regions amid bird flu outbreak

Health workers cull chickens at a farm in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, on Dec. 17 after a H5-type avian influenza virus was found from the farm's chickens. YonhapSouth Korea's agricultural ministry said Wednesday it has issued a standstill order in Gyeonggi Province that surrounds Seoul, along with the central city of Sejong and adjacent provinces of Chungcheong, due to a series of highly pathogenic bird flu cases identified from poultry farms.The 24-hour order, which will run through 1:00 a.m. Thursday, will ban travel of all livestock, workers and automobiles working for poultry farms in the regions, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.Violators of the standstill order will face up to one year in prison or fines of 10 million won (US$9,000).The measure came a day after an egg farm in Yeoju, 105 kilometers south of Seoul, reported the country's 19th farm-related highly pathogenic avian influenza case.Officials also launched investigations after suspected cases were reported from a duck farm in North Chungcheong Province, along with another egg farm in Hw

Dec 23, 2020
Standstill order issued in Gyeonggi, central regions amid bird flu outbreak

Making room for COVID-19 patients

Students move personal belongings from a dormitory at the University of Seoul to an alternative accommodation site, Tuesday, as the school decided to offer up the dorm as a treatment center for COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms or asymptomatic patients, as the capital area is running short of hospital beds and other treatment facilities amid the growing number of patients. Yonhap

Dec 22, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
Making room for COVID-19 patients
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