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S. Korea reports 34 new coronavirus infections

- S. Korea reports 34 more cases of new coronavirus, total now at 14,660- No new coronavirus death, death toll at 305- 71 more patients released from coronavirus treatment, total now at 13,729South Korea's new coronavirus cases bounced back to above 30 on Tuesday, as an uptick in church-traced infections shows no signs of letup.The country identified an additional 34 virus cases, including 23 domestic infections, raising the total caseload to 14,660, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).It marked a slight increase from the 28 new virus cases, including 17 local infections, the previous day.Of the locally transmitted cases, six were reported in Seoul and seven in the surrounding Gyeonggi Province.The southeastern city of Busan added nine more cases of COVID-19.Domestic cases fell to as low as just three on Aug. 3, but sporadic cluster infections, most tied to churches, have led to yet another flare-up of the coronavirus.More than 30 cases have been linked to a church in Goyang, just north of Seoul. The outbreak at the church has also led to infectio

Aug 11, 2020
S. Korea reports 34 new coronavirus infections
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Namdaemun Market hit by COVID-19

Health officials carry out COVID-19 testing on citizens at a makeshift facility erected in Namdaemun Market, central Seoul, Monday, following an outbreak of infections at the marketplace. / Yonhap By Jun Ji-hyeCOVID-19 infections traced to a church have spread to Namdaemun Market, one of the most popular tourist attractions in Seoul, the health authorities said Monday. This is renewing concerns over mass infections while the number of new cases here has hovered between 20 and 43 a day, since the beginning of the month.According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), the country added 28 new cases Sunday, bringing the total caseload to 14,626. Among the 28, 17 were locally transmitted infections, including 11 reported in the densely populated capital, and five in the surrounding Gyeonggi Province. At least nine were tied to the Namdaemun Market. The authorities confirmed that the first confirmed case in the marketplace was a person who worke

Aug 10, 2020
Namdaemun Market hit by COVID-19
  • S. Korea reports 28 new coronavirus infections
  • 3 new mutated COVID-19 strains detected in S. Korea
  • S. Korea reports 34 new coronavirus infections

BK cosmetic clinic gains attention for disclosing surveillance videos

BK Plastic Surgery Hospital in Gangnam-gu, southern Seoul, has set up monitors in the lobby showing footage from its surveillance cameras installed in operating rooms, Monday. / YonhapBy Lee Hyo-jinA decision by BK Plastic Surgery Hospital in Seoul to voluntarily disclose its surveillance camera footage in operating rooms is drawing keen attention from industry watchers as to whether other medical institutions will follow suit.The hospital has launched a real-time monitoring system in which patients or guardians can view operating rooms and other wards through closed-circuit TV (CCTV). BK's move is considered very rare in the medical industry.“We have decided to open video surveillance of patients upon their consent to keep our surgery procedures transparent. It will ensure patient safety and raise the credibility of our medical services,” an official at BK hospital told The Korea Times. Although many hospitals have surveillance cameras installed in their wards, they strongly oppose CCTV footage being broadcast outside the operating theatre. Following a series of fatal ac

Aug 10, 2020By Lee Hyo-jin
BK cosmetic clinic gains attention for disclosing surveillance videos

3 new mutated COVID-19 strains detected in S. Korea

The viral strain identified in India contains a mutation that could undermine current efforts to develop a vaccine. APSouth Korea's public health authorities said Monday they have found three new mutated genome sequences of the novel coronavirus among imported cases.Genetic mutations were detected to "spike protein," the major surface protein of the virus, from the three COVID-19 imported cases ― two from Pakistan and one from Uzbekistan ― according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).The KCDC said the new mutations are different from 78,810 viral genome sequences registered at the GISAID database on the virus run by the World Health Organization.The finding was based on the KCDC's analysis of sequenced genomes of a total of 776 COVID-19 patients, including 597 local infections and 179 imported cases.The new coronavirus is classified into seven strains ― S, V, L, G, GH, GR and the rest ― in accordance with an amino acid, according to the GISAID database.The GH clade was detected in 437 local infections, with most linked to a warehouse by the country's leadi

Aug 10, 2020
3 new mutated COVID-19 strains detected in S. Korea
  • S. Korea reports 28 new coronavirus infections
  • Namdaemun Market hit by COVID-19

S. Korea reports 28 new coronavirus infections

- S. Korea reports 28 more cases of new coronavirus, total now at 14,626- No new coronavirus death, death toll at 305- 16 more patients released from coronavirus treatment, total now at 13,658South Korea's new coronavirus infections fell below 30 on Monday as imported cases slowed, but church-traced infections continued to strain the country's anti-virus fight.The country identified an additional 28 virus cases, including 17 local infections, raising the total caseload to 14,626, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).It marked a slight drop from the 36 new virus cases, including 30 local infections, the previous day.Imported cases, which fell to a single digit after increasing by double-digit numbers for 43 consecutive days, rebounded to 11.Of the locally transmitted cases, 11 were reported in the densely populated capital city of Seoul. Nine new virus cases were tied to the Namdaemun Market in central Seoul. The surrounding Gyeonggi Province also identified five new cases.Domestic cases fell to as low as just three on Aug. 3, but sporadic cluster i

Aug 10, 2020
S. Korea reports 28 new coronavirus infections
  • 3 new mutated COVID-19 strains detected in S. Korea
  • Namdaemun Market hit by COVID-19

Korea reports 36 more coronavirus cases

People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus cross a road in Seoul, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. APSouth Korea's new coronavirus cases hovered above 30 for the second straight day on Sunday, as local infections traced to religious gatherings continued to rise amid a fall in cases coming in from overseas.The country identified 36 virus cases, including 30 local infections, raising the total caseload to 14,598, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).The tally marked a fall from 43 additional cases reported Saturday. The Seoul metropolitan area has accounted for most of the newly added virus cases this month. Of the locally transmitted cases, 25 were reported in densely populated Seoul and nearby metropolitan areas, where around half of the country's 50-million population resides.In particular, many cases were tied to church gatherings in Goyang, just northwest of Seoul.Two churches in Goyang have emerged as an epicenter of cluster infections that have spread to a day care center in the city.South Korea had been banning c

Aug 9, 2020
Korea reports 36 more coronavirus cases

30 killed, 6,000 displaced due to downpours

Firefighters rescue people from floodwaters in Gurye, South Jeolla Province, Saturday. YonhapHeavy downpours, landslides and floods in South Korea have killed at least 30 in the past several days, but the death toll may rise further as more than 10 people have gone missing. More heavy rains are forecast in the southern part of the country due to an approaching typhoon.Torrential rains have wreaked havoc across the country since Aug. 1 amid the prolonged monsoon season.According to the data by the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters, the country's death toll stood at 30 as of Sunday, leaving 12 people missing and eight wounded.A man stares at the vehicles submerged in floodwaters at a Gwangju parking lot, South Jeolla Province, Sunday. YonhapOver the past three days, 13 people have died, two gone missing and one injured nationwide, according to the headquarters.The death toll did not count the casualties from three capsized vessels at Uiam Dam in Chuncheon, 85 kilometers east of Seoul, which left three dead and three missing on Sunday. It was categorized as a marin

Aug 9, 2020
30 killed, 6,000 displaced due to downpours
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Korea reports 43 new coronavirus cases, community infections around Seoul continue

Korean Imperial guards wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus cross a road in Seoul, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. APNew COVID-19 infections linked to community spreading have jumped to the highest level in more than two weeks, with many being reported in Seoul and the surrounding Gyeonggi Province, according to the health authorities, Saturday.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) announced 43 more confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, including 30 via local spread, the highest daily number of community infections in 16 days. The other cases were among overseas arrivals.The total caseload rose to 14,562, with the number of deaths rising by one to 304.The updated tally came amid continued reports of cases tied to church gatherings in the eastern Seoul district of Seongdong, and Goyang, northwest of the cpaital. (Yonhap)

Aug 8, 2020
Korea reports 43 new coronavirus cases, community infections around Seoul continue

No major service disruptions reported during doctors' strike

Severance Hospital in Shinchon, Seoul, bustles with visitors Friday despite resident doctors and interns going on strike earlier in the day to demand the government scrap its plan to increase the number of students at medical schools. YonhapBy Bahk Eun-jiNo major service disruptions were reported at Korea's hospitals Friday after doctors and interns went on a 24-hour strike to protest a government plan to raise admission quotas at medical schools.The action was expected to affect patients in intensive care units and emergency rooms where most of the doctors in training work. The strike will last until 7 a.m. Saturday.At Seoul National University Hospital, a patient waiting area was busier than usual, but it didn't create a major delay. “Although a '10-minute delay in counseling' appeared on a notice board announcing the expected waiting time, it is not that unusual a situation,” an SNUH official told Yonhap News Agency.One patient waiting for treatment said: “I don't worry about the strike because the professor who is in charge of my treatment is working today anywa

Aug 7, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
No major service disruptions reported during doctors' strike

S. Korea reports 20 new coronavirus cases

- S. Korea reports 20 more cases of new coronavirus, total now at 14,519- 1 more coronavirus deaths, death toll at 303- 42 more patients released from coronavirus treatment, total now at 13,543South Korea's new virus cases fell sharply on Friday as local infections grew again in a single-digit figure. But new cluster infections at restaurants and churches are still straining the country's anti-virus fight.The country added 20 cases, including nine local infections, raising the total caseload to 14,519, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).On Thursday, the new virus cases rose above 40 for the first time since July 29, when the figure reached 48, with domestic cases outnumbering imported ones for the first time in 13 days.South Korea added just 23 total cases on Monday as local infections reached a three-month low. But sporadic cluster infections have led to yet another uptick in the number of local cases. Of the locally-transmitted cases added on Friday, six were from the capital city of Seoul.A total of 15 cases have been traced to a coffee shop a

Aug 7, 2020
S. Korea reports 20 new coronavirus cases
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