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New virus cases under below 200 for 2nd day

A health inspector fumigates inside Central City Bus Terminal in Seoul's Seocho-gu District, Saturday, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. YonhapThe number of additional new coronavirus cases stayed below 200 for the second day in a row Friday, but South Korea is likely to extend the enhanced social distancing scheme under way in the greater Seoul as untraceable cases and cluster infections continued to rise.The country reported 198 new COVID-19 cases, including 189 local infections, raising the total caseload to 20,842, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).On Thursday, the country reported 195 new virus cases. South Korea has been posting triple-digit rises for around three weeks due to cluster infections tied to a slew of churches and an anti-government rally in central Seoul in mid-August.After keeping the new cases of COVID-19 in two-digit figures for more than five months, South Korea added more than 100 cases on Aug. 14 before the number shot up to 441 on Aug. 27. It then fell below 300 on Sunday. Health authorities implemented an enhanced soc

Sep 4, 2020
New virus cases under below 200 for 2nd day
  • South Korea to spend W171 billion to develop COVID-19 vaccine
  • Government likely to extend stricter social distancing rules by another week
  • South Korea extends tougher anti-virus curbs in greater Seoul for another week

South Korea to spend W171 billion to develop COVID-19 vaccine

In this Aug. 29 photo, a researcher at Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology in Daejeon's Yuseong-gu District examines samples as the country is developing a vaccine for COVID-19. YonhapSouth Korea's finance ministry said Friday it has set aside 170.7 billion won (US$143 million) to help local companies develop homegrown vaccines and treatment drugs next year to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Of the budget, 31.9 billion won will be spent to discover candidate materials for a potential vaccine and 7.4 billion won will be spent for non-human clinical trials, the Ministry of Economy and Finance said in a statement. A total of 131.4 billion won will be spent for human trials of potential vaccines next year, the ministry said. Separately, the government will spend 200 billion won next year to boost research facilities to help combat infectious diseases, the ministry said. Globally, pharmaceutical firms and scientists are scrambling to develop a safe and effective vaccine against the new coronavirus, and many experts agree that mass production of such a vaccine could be

Sep 4, 2020
South Korea to spend W171 billion to develop COVID-19 vaccine
  • Critically ill virus patient numbers soaring amid fall in new cases
  • New virus cases under below 200 for 2nd day
  • Government likely to extend stricter social distancing rules by another week
  • South Korea extends tougher anti-virus curbs in greater Seoul for another week

Doctors end 2-week strike, seek more talks over key issues

Supporters of doctors in Korea who walked out from their duties in protest against the central government's medical reform scheme hold pickets inside the main building of the Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital in Seoul's Seocho-gu District, Sept. 3. YonhapThousands of junior doctors on Friday ended their two-week strike in protest against the government's medical reform scheme after a group of representative doctors reached an agreement with the government and the ruling Democratic Party (DP).Under the agreement, interns and residents, as well as some fellow doctors at general hospitals across the country and those belonging to the Korean Intern and Resident Association (KIRA), will resume their work at 9:30 a.m.The two sides reached the five-point agreement that includes putting on hold the government plan to increase medical school admission quotas and will discuss the issue once again when the novel coronavirus outbreak eases.The agreement also called for more talks between the medical sector and the health authorities over a variety of issues ranging from the

Sep 4, 2020
Doctors end 2-week strike, seek more talks over key issues
  • Moon's message of gratitude to nurses sparks controversy
  • Public anger grows over doctors' strike

People tired of frequent emergency text alerts

By Lee Hyo-jin More people are growing weary of the “excessive” number of emergency alert notifications amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and frequent typhoons recently, according to disaster prevention experts, Thursday. Those experts fear the public will develop a tolerance to disaster alerts and not act appropriately in the event of an emergency of greater magnitude. These text alerts received on Aug. 30 are disaster notifications about new coronavirus infection cases sent from multiple local governments and strengthened social distancing measures from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. / Korea Times photo by Lee Hyo-jin Emergency text alerts are sent out by various government agencies to warn about natural disasters and to provide guidelines in emergency situations. Although mobile notifications from the government have been issued for some years now, they have been heavily used as a far-reaching digital public announcement system since the e

Sep 3, 2020By Lee Hyo-jin
People tired of frequent emergency text alerts

Public anger grows over doctors' strike

A member of the Korean Intern and Resident Association wages a one-person strike against the government's medical reform scheme at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, Aug. 30. Yonhap By Bahk Eun-jiPublic anger has been growing over the drawn-out strike by doctors in protest of the government's medical reform plan, a survey showed Thursday.According to a survey on 1,000 people on Sept. 1 and 2 conducted by polling agency Realmeter, 55.2 percent of the respondents said they “don't agree” and/or “don't agree at all” with the doctors' reasons for the strike, while 38.6 percent said they “agree.”The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission also announced the results of two surveys conducted on 72,375 people from Aug. 11 to 27, regarding the major issues of the strike ― the expansion of medical schools' student quotas and establishing provincial public medical schools.In the first survey of 69,899 people, 56.5 percent agreed with the expansion of the medical school st

Sep 3, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
Public anger grows over doctors' strike
  • Critically ill virus patient numbers soaring amid fall in new cases
  • Doctors end 2-week strike, seek more talks over key issues

Critically ill virus patient numbers soaring amid fall in new cases

Health officials conduct COVID-19 testing on residents at a public health center in Cheongyang County, South Chungcheong Province, Thursday, as a kimchi factory there emerged as a new infection cluster. / YonhapGovernment struggles to secure sickbeds By Jun Ji-hyeThe government is scrambling to secure hospital beds for COVID-19 patients suffering severe symptoms as their numbers are soaring amid a second wave of infections here, the health authorities said Thursday. Considering the possibility of further increases in the number of critically ill patients, the government will convert some sections of a military hospital to intensive care units to provide more beds, the authorities said. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported 195 additional infections Wednesday, including 188 locally transmitted ones, with the total caseload now reaching 20,644.It added that three more patients had died from COVID-19, raising the death toll to 329. The number of daily new cases fell to below 200 for the first time in 17 days, but the number of seriously ill patients hit a

Sep 3, 2020
Critically ill virus patient numbers soaring amid fall in new cases
  • Public anger grows over doctors' strike
  • South Korea to spend W171 billion to develop COVID-19 vaccine
  • Government likely to extend stricter social distancing rules by another week

Critically ill virus patients surge amid slowdown in new cases

A medical worker guides people during the COVID-19 testing at a makeshift clinic in Seoul, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. APThe number of coronavirus patients in critical condition continued to rise Thursday amid a slowdown in new infections, putting health authorities on alert over a possible hospital bed shortage and more fatalities.South Korea added 195 new COVID-19 cases on the day, raising the total caseload to 20,644. It marked the first time the figure fell to below 200 in more than two weeks since Aug. 17.Yet the number of patients in serious or critical condition rose to 154, up 31 from 123 reported the previous day. The comparable figure stood at just 12 two weeks ago.The number of critically ill virus patients has been on the rise ― surpassing the 100 mark for the first time on Tuesday ― in line with the recent resurgence in the number of infections across the country.The figure is feared to climb further as the vast majority of cases recently confirmed were elderly patients who are more vulnerable to the disease.Of the patients newly confirmed Wednesday, 39 percent were age 60

Sep 3, 2020
Critically ill virus patients surge amid slowdown in new cases
  • New virus cases dip to more than 2-week low

New virus cases dip to more than 2-week low

People disinfect as a precaution against the coronavirus at a local market in Seoul, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. APThe number of additional new coronavirus cases fell to below 200 for the first time in more than two weeks on Thursday, but cluster infections continued to pop up across the country and critically ill patients are on the rise.The country reported 195 new COVID-19 cases, including 188 local infections, raising the total caseload to 20,644, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).Thursday's daily tally marks the smallest since 197 on Aug. 17.South Korea has been posting triple-digit rises for three weeks due to cluster infections tied to a slew of churches and an anti-government rally in central Seoul on Aug. 15.On Aug. 14, the country reported more than 100 patients. The daily new infections continued to snowball to 441 last Thursday, before sliding to below 300 on Sunday. The number of new cases stayed under 300 through Wednesday.The recent infections were worrisome as a huge chunk of the new infections came from the greater Seoul area that

Sep 3, 2020
New virus cases dip to more than 2-week low
  • Critically ill virus patients surge amid slowdown in new cases

US preparing for Nov. 1 rollout of first coronavirus vaccine: report

Small bottles labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken on April 10, 2020. ReutersThe United States is getting ready to start distributing its first new coronavirus vaccine just before the presidential election, a news report said Wednesday, raising questions over the viability of what it said may be a politically-motivated target date.The report from California-based publishing firm McClatchy said the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has sent a letter to governors of each state, asking them to eliminate hurdles for vaccine distribution sites to be fully operational by Nov. 1."CDC urgently requests your assistance in expediting applications for these distribution facilities," CDC Director Robert Redfield was quoted as saying in the letter, dated Aug. 27.The report comes after U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration have repeatedly said the country will likely see its first COVID-19 vaccine before the year's end.The report, however, underscored the possible risk of being the first to take

Sep 3, 2020
US preparing for Nov. 1 rollout of first coronavirus vaccine: report
  • Steroids confirmed to help severely ill coronavirus patients

Steroids confirmed to help severely ill coronavirus patients

This June 16, 2020, file photo shows a bottle and box for dexamethasone in a pharmacy in Omaha, Neb. New studies confirm that cheap steroid drugs improved survival for severely ill COVID-19 patients, cementing this as a standard of care and expanding options to more types than this one previously shown to help. APNew studies confirm that multiple types of steroids improve survival for severely ill COVID-19 patients, cementing the cheap drugs as a standard of care. An analysis of pooled results from seven studies, led by the World Health Organization and published Wednesday by the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that steroids reduced the risk of death in the first month by about one-third compared to placebo treatment or usual care alone in these seriously ill patients who needed extra oxygen. ``This result opens up more choices'' of steroids, said Dr. Martin Landray of the University of Oxford, who led one of the studies. ``The more options there are in terms of availability, the better.''Dr. Anthony Gordon of Imperial College London called the result ``a huge step

Sep 3, 2020
Steroids confirmed to help severely ill coronavirus patients
  • US preparing for Nov. 1 rollout of first coronavirus vaccine: report
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