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S. Korea reports 297 new coronavirus infections

- S. Korea reports 297 more cases of new coronavirus, total now at 16,058- No additional coronavirus death, death toll now at 306- 72 more patients released from coronavirus treatment, total now at 1,746South Korea's daily new virus cases have now soared by three-digit figures for a week straight as the country on Wednesday reported the largest number of cases since early March, with infections traced to churches in the capital city of Seoul continuing to swell.The country added 297 more COVID-19 cases, including 283 local infections, raising the total caseload to 16,058, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).Over the past week, the daily new virus cases have been in the triple digits, with almost 1,300 cases being newly identified. Wednesday's daily tally marks the most since March 8, when the country reported 367 COVID-19 cases.The country implemented enhanced social distancing guidelines as of midnight to stem further spread of the virus.South Korea was on the verge of putting the COVID-19 pandemic under control, reporting just 56 cases on Thursd

Aug 19, 2020
S. Korea reports 297 new coronavirus infections

Coronavirus spreading out of control in South Korea

Residents of Sungbuk District in Seoul wait to be tested for COVID-19 outside the district health center, Tuesday. Korea Times photo by Bae Woo-hanGov't bans face-to-face worships in Seoul metropolitan areaBy Kim Se-jeongThe COVID-19 crisis appears to be spinning out of control in Korea with the Seoul metropolitan area recording triple-digit increases in new infections over the past five days.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported 246 new cases Monday, pushing up the total caseload to 15,761 with 306 deaths. Among the 246, 201 were in Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Province, as the total number of cases over the last five days reached 991. Mass infections were reported to have started in churches and then spread to people at restaurants, coffee shops, military bases, protest sites and police stations. COVID-19 is posing a grave challenge to quarantine officials who have branded the current situation worse than the outbreak among the Shincheonji Church of Jesus members in Daegu in February and March.In response, the government banned all church activities in

Aug 18, 2020By Kim Se-jeong
Coronavirus spreading out of control in South Korea
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Limited contact data on patients unnerves residents

Health officials carry out disinfection work at the Yoido Full Gospel Church in Yeongdeungpo district, Seoul, Tuesday./ YonhapBy Lee Hyo-jinMunicipal administrations are facing growing criticism for their disclosure of “limited” contact tracing information on coronavirus patients as the public is increasingly concerned about the spread of the virus amid a surge of infections in Seoul and its surrounding areas.Since the coronavirus outbreak here in February, local governments had been actively revealing the travel history of confirmed patients on their websites in order to raise transparency and prevent people from visiting areas where infections were thought to have occurred. However, following revised guidelines announced by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), July 1, local governments are now giving minimum information about infected people's whereabouts prior to testing positive, raising anxiety for many local residents. A Seongbuk resident surnamed Go posted a petition on the Seongbuk District Office website Aug. 15, urging for more detailed i

Aug 18, 2020By Lee Hyo-jin
Limited contact data on patients unnerves residents

S. Korea struggles to secure more hospital beds amid spiking virus cases

South Korea's health authorities said Tuesday they will secure more hospital beds in the wider Seoul area amid the resurgence of novel coronavirus infections.South Korea's health authorities said Tuesday they will secure more hospital beds in the wider Seoul area amid the resurgence of novel coronavirus infections.The country added 246 more COVID-19 cases, including 235 local infections, raising the country's total caseload to 15,761, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The country added nearly 1,000 cases over the past five days.The authorities said medical facilities in Seoul and the surrounding Gyeonggi Province will prepare an additional 500 beds and another combined 1,300 in the Chungcheong and Gangwon Provinces.As of late Monday, 660 out of 1,479 beds in general hospitals in the greater Seoul area are currently empty, the KCDC said. Meanwhile, 85 out 339 hospital rooms for COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms are empty.The authorities also said they will newly open six community treatment centers that can house around 2,000 virus patients

Aug 18, 2020
S. Korea struggles to secure more hospital beds amid spiking virus cases

Mass coronavirus outbreak looms amid swelling church cluster infection

Concerns about infections traced to a church in northern Seoul have fanned fears of a massive outbreak, as cases continued to spread across South Korea at an alarming rate Tuesday.The country reported 246 more new coronavirus cases, raising its total caseload to 15,761, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number of new cases identified in the past five days came close to 1,000.Among the new infections, those linked to Sarang Jeil Church ballooned to 319 in less than a week since the first case was reported on Aug. 12. With the latest figure, it has emerged as the country's second-biggest cluster infection after the fringe religious sect Shincheonji, in which 5,214 were infected.But the number, which includes cases identified before noon Monday, is feared to further rise. Of the 2,000, or roughly half of the church's 4,000 members who were screened for the new coronavirus, 16 percent have tested positive.Authorities suspect the clusterinfection has worsened as some church members were in close contact with each other, such as sleeping and eating at t

Aug 18, 2020
  • S. Korea reports 246 new coronavirus infections

S. Korea to share election experience during pandemic with American countries

South Korea will hold a virtual meeting this week with North and South American countries to share its experience and know-how in controlling the coronavirus pandemic during an election period, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.The videoconference, slated for Wednesday, will bring together officials of South Korea's foreign ministry, the National Election Commission and members of the Organization of American States (OAS), the ministry said in a release.The OAS is a regional cooperation group consisting of 35 states in North and South America, established to promote cooperation and solidarity. South Korea has been a permanent observer to the OAS since 1981.In the meeting, South Korea will introduce the quarantine direction and measures it took around the April 15 general elections to prevent the spread of COVID-19. It also plans to make suggestions for virus control to OAS member states based on the countries' virus outbreak situations.South Korea's response system against the novel virus has gained international recognition after many countries, including the United States, lauded t

Aug 18, 2020
  • S. Korea reports 246 new coronavirus infections

S. Korea reports 246 new coronavirus infections

- S. Korea reports 246 more cases of new coronavirus, total now at 15,761- 1 additional coronavirus death, death toll at 306- 17 more patients released from coronavirus treatment, total now at 13,934The number of daily new virus cases in South Korea bounced back sharply Tuesday as infections linked to churches in the capital city showed no signs of a slowdown. The country may adopt tougher virus-preventive measures in the greater Seoul area currently dogged by a series of cluster infections.The country reported 246 more COVID-19 cases, including 235 local infections, raising the country's total caseload to 15,761, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).It marked a three-digit number for the fifth straight day, following 166 more infections on Saturday and 103 Friday.On Sunday, South Korea reported a whopping 279 new daily infections, marking the first time since early March that the figure surpassed 200. The figure fell back to 197 on Monday. The country added nearly 1,000 cases over the past five days.Of the newly identified local infections, a tota

Aug 18, 2020
S. Korea reports 246 new coronavirus infections
  • S. Korea to share election experience during pandemic with American countries
  • Mass coronavirus outbreak looms amid swelling church cluster infection

Gov't to take tougher restrictions amid fears of virus resurgence

A visitor gets tested for the coronavirus at a makeshift testing center set up in Seongbuk-gu, the northeastern Seoul, Monday, amid growing fears over the resurgence of the virus in the greater Seoul area. YonhapSeoul church under fire for mass infections, uncooperative response to virus testsBy Bahk Eun-jiThe health authorities said Monday that the recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the Seoul and metropolitan areas is the early stages of a massive outbreak, and stressed that they will take tougher quarantine measures if it does not subside by the end of this week.The statement came as infections linked specifically to a church in northern Seoul have kept surging, raising public concern over the coronavirus spreading quickly across the country. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported 197 new infections, including 188 domestic cases, for Sunday, taking the nation's total caseload to 15,515. The figure came a day after the nation reported 279 new daily cases, marking the first time since early March that the new daily infections surpassed 200.Of the new

Aug 17, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
Gov't to take tougher restrictions amid fears of virus resurgence

Medical interns, residents to go on strike again

Korea Medical Association members gather in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Aug. 14 to protest against the government's medical reform plan. / YonhapBy Bahk Eun-jiInterns and residents working at hospitals across the country will go on strike again on Friday ― this time for an indefinite period ― to protest against the government's medical workforce reform plan, the Korean Intern Resident Association (KIRA) said Monday.The KIRA, went on a 24-hour strike on Aug. 7, and Korea Medical Association members staged a strike on Aug.14, in protest against the government's plan to expand the admission quota at medical schools and to establish a public medical school. The third collective action is scheduled to be carried out sequentially from Friday to Sunday in accordance with the year of their graduation. Medical training in Korea takes five years, comprising of one year of internship and four years of residency. Starting with the suspension of work by fourth-year residents on Friday, third-year students will follow on Saturday, and first- and second-year members plan to go on strike on Sunday. A

Aug 17, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
Medical interns, residents to go on strike again

Church under fire for mass coronavirus infections, lack of cooperation

Sarang Jeil Church in northern Seoul has emerged as a hotbed of cluster infections after more than 300 followers tested positive for coronavirus. YonhapNew coronavirus infections linked to a church in northern Seoul continued to surge on Monday, causing concern over additional cases among its members, and also a public backlash against the church and its leader for lack of cooperation.Cases traced to Sarang Jeil Church in the northern ward of Seongbuk reached 315 as of midnight, according to Seoul city government data. The figure is slightly more than 312 that health authorities have confirmed.With the latest figure, the church has emerged as the country's second-biggest virus cluster following 5,214 cases associated with Shincheonji, a fringe religious sect held accountable for mass infections in the southeastern city of Daegu earlier this year.Despite repeated warnings from the government, members of the church, led by conservative pastor Jun Kwang-hoon, attended a mass Liberation Day rally in central Seoul on Saturday.Health authorities voiced concern that the number of virus case

Aug 17, 2020
Church under fire for mass coronavirus infections, lack of cooperation
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  • Why Protestant churches prone to COVID-19?
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