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New virus cases spike to over 110 on cases coming in from Iraq, Russia

South Korean workers from Iraq, where the COVID-19 infection threat is worsening, enter an arrival gate inside Incheon International Airport, July 24. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulNew cases of COVID-19 surged to an over three month high in South Korea, Saturday, as infections coming from overseas hit a new record. Local cases also continued to rise by double-digit figures on cluster infections in the Seoul metropolitan area.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported 113 new coronavirus cases, raising the total caseload to 14,092. Of the newly added cases, 86 were imported.The surge in imported cases was due to infected South Korean workers returning home from Iraq, Friday, and among Russian sailors on fishing vessels docked in Busan.This was the first time since April 1 for the country to report more than 100 cases ― the number of daily cases peaked Feb. 29, when it reached 909. South Korea reported its first case, Jan. 20.After falling below 30 for the first time in more than three weeks Monday, the number of new cases gradually increased throughout t

Jul 25, 2020
New virus cases spike to over 110 on cases coming in from Iraq, Russia
  • 32 Russian sailors test positive for virus, total cases swell to 78
  • Two military planes return with some 290 people from coronavirus-hit Iraq
  • Spiking imported cases put South Korea's containment efforts in peril

Infection clusters grow amid eased quarantine rules

Korean evacuees from Iraq arrive at Incheon International Airport, Friday. Those who tested negative for COVID-19 will spend the next two weeks in self-quarantine. / Korea Times Photo by Shim Hyun-chulDaily COVID-19 cases likely to exceed 100 today: authoritiesBy Kim Se-jeong There are increasing concerns about the resurgence of COVID-19 here as a growing number of infection clusters involving fishing boats and churches have been reported amid the government's move to ease quarantine rules and social distancing. Thirty-two sailors on a Russia-flagged fishing vessel in Busan tested positive for the coronavirus, the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said Friday, marking the second such outbreak on a vessel docking in Korea.Later that day, a quarantine team confirmed five additional cases involving Korean engineers who had worked on the ship after it arrived, July 8. Ninety-four sailors were aboard the 7,733-ton vessel. Sixty-two have tested negative for the virus, but the number of associated cases is expected to rise because the crewmembers had interactions with l

Jul 24, 2020By Kim Se-jeong
Infection clusters grow amid eased quarantine rules
  • S. Korea reports 41 new coronavirus infections
  • 32 Russian sailors test positive for virus, total cases swell to 78
  • Two military planes return with some 290 people from coronavirus-hit Iraq

S. Korea says daily coronavirus cases may top 100, driven by imported infections

South Korean health authorities said novel coronavirus infections among people arriving from abroad could drive the number of new cases on Friday to more than 100, the first time since the beginning of April that daily cases hit triple digits.The numbers for Friday will not be announced until Saturday, but Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) deputy director Kwon Jun-wook told a briefing a large number of crewmembers on a Russian ship had tested positive, as had a number of South Korean workers brought home on military flights from Iraq.So far, 32 members of the ship's crew, along with five people who had been in contact with them, had tested positive, Kwon said.Meanwhile, two South Korean military aircraft arrived from Iraq on Friday, carrying 293 workers who were evacuated as cases swelled in that country. At least 89 of the workers were showing symptoms, Kwon said."We might see more than 100 total daily cases announced at tomorrow’s briefing," he said. "There is a high possibility we will see a three-digit figure."As of midnig

Jul 24, 2020
S. Korea says daily coronavirus cases may top 100, driven by imported infections

Two military planes return with some 290 people from coronavirus-hit Iraq

Korean workers from Iraq leave one of the KC-330 air refueling tankers of Republic of Korea Air Force that arrived at Incheon International Airport and enter the airport's arrival gate, Friday. Korea Times photos by Shim Hyun-chulTwo South Korean military planes arrived back home Friday, carrying some 290 people from Iraq amid the worsening outbreak of the new coronavirus in the Middle East country.The KC-330 air refueling tankers touched down at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, completing their dayslong mission to bring back the citizens from Iraq, where three South Korean workers have died of the COVID-19 infection.South Korea mobilized the military planes for the citizens, mostly workers involved in construction projects there, as the virus caseload in Iraq surpassed 102,200 with the death toll at 4,122 as of Thursday. Upon their arrival here, workers with signs of symptoms are to take COVID-19 tests at the airport, while those with no symptoms will undergo the tests after moving to temporary accommodations.Those who test positive will be sent to medical facilities, w

Jul 24, 2020
Two military planes return with some 290 people from coronavirus-hit Iraq
  • S. Korea reports 41 new coronavirus infections
  • Infection clusters grow amid eased quarantine rules
  • New virus cases spike to over 110 on cases coming in from Iraq, Russia

32 Russian sailors test positive for virus, total cases swell to 78

Busan National Quarantine Station workers fumigate spots near the Russian fishing vessel docked at a Busan shipyard, July 16. YonhapAt least 32 sailors on a Russia-flagged fishing vessel docked in the southeastern city of Busan tested positive for the new coronavirus in another cluster infection on a foreign vessel, health officials said Friday.Of 94 crewmembers aboard the 7,733-ton ship that entered a Busan port early this month, 62 sailors tested negative for COVID-19, according to quarantine authorities.A South Korean worker who tested positive for the virus on Thursday appears to have contracted the virus from the infected Russian sailors, when the person boarded the vessel to handle repair-related jobs.Authorities carried out on-board quarantine checks of the ship, but there were reportedly no sailors showing virus symptoms. With the newly identified cases, South Korea has detected 78 virus cases from eight Russian ships docked here since last month, spawning concerns about foreign ships-tied cluster infections.Health authorities are monitoring at least 20 people who have contac

Jul 24, 2020
32 Russian sailors test positive for virus, total cases swell to 78
  • Infection clusters grow amid eased quarantine rules
  • New virus cases spike to over 110 on cases coming in from Iraq, Russia

Nurse receives Sungcheon Award for work in Malawi

Baek Young-sim Courtesy of JW GroupBy Bahk Eun-jiBaek Young-sim, a nurse who devoted herself to providing medical services in Malawi, East Africa, for 30 years has been chosen as the recipient of the 8th Sungcheon Award, according to the JW Foundation.The JW Foundation, a public-benefit corporation founded in 2011 by JW Holdings honorary Chairman Lee Jong-ho, announced that it presented the award to Baek from Daeyang Luke Hospital in Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi. It is the first time a nurse has been the winner of the prize, the foundation said. “I have only been thinking of nursing as everything in my life,” Baek said. “I think it's an award on behalf of nurses and medical workers in Korea as well as Malawi which has been battling at the forefront of the coronavirus pandemic.”The Sungcheon Award was established to honor Lee Gi-seok, the founder of JW Pharmaceutical, also known as Sungcheon. Medical volunteers contributed to promote medical welfare and became social models are eligible for the award.Baek graduated from Halla University on Jeju Island i

Jul 24, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
Nurse receives Sungcheon Award for work in Malawi

32 Russian sailors test positive for virus

Seen is a Russia-flagged fishing vessel docked in Busan, South Korea. At least 32 sailors of the vessel tested positive for coronavirus. YonhapAt least 32 sailors on a Russia-flagged fishing vessel docked in the southeastern city of Busan tested positive for the new coronavirus in another cluster infection on a foreign vessel, health officials said Friday.Of 94 crewmembers aboard the 7,733-ton ship that entered a Busan port early this month, 62 sailors tested negative for COVID-19, according to quarantine authorities.A South Korean worker who tested positive for the virus on Thursday appears to have contracted the virus from the infected Russian sailors, when the person boarded the vessel to handle repair-related jobs.Authorities carried out on-board quarantine checks of the ship, but there were reportedly no sailors showing virus symptoms.With the newly identified cases, South Korea has detected 78 virus cases from eight Russian ships docked here since last month, spawning concerns about foreign ships-tied cluster infections.Health authorities are monitoring at least 20 people who h

Jul 24, 2020
32 Russian sailors test positive for virus
  • S. Korea reports 41 new coronavirus infections

S. Korea reports 41 new coronavirus infections

South Korea's new daily virus cases fell back to below 50 on Friday, but the country may report more infection cases coming in from overseas down the road as around 300 nationals are set to arrive here from virus-hit Iraq.- S. Korea reports 41 more cases of new coronavirus, total now at 13,979- 1 additional coronavirus-related death, total now at 298- 59 more released from coronavirus treatment, total now at 12,817South Korea's new daily virus cases fell back to below 50 on Friday, but the country may report more infection cases coming in from overseas down the road as around 300 nationals are set to arrive here from virus-hit Iraq.The country identified 41 new cases, raising the total caseload to 13,979, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). Of the newly added cases, 28 were local infections, most of which were reported in the Seoul metropolitan area.New virus cases reached 59 on Thursday due to the rising number of cases traced to a nursing home in Seoul, a front-line military base, and churches. The country also reported 63 cases on Wednesday, a

Jul 24, 2020
S. Korea reports 41 new coronavirus infections
  • Another soldier in Pocheon tests positive for coronavirus
  • 32 Russian sailors test positive for virus
  • Two military planes return with some 290 people from coronavirus-hit Iraq
  • Infection clusters grow amid eased quarantine rules

S. Korea reports 59 new cases of coronavirus infection

South Korea's new daily virus cases stayed around 60 for the second straight day on Thursday as locally-transmitted cases spiked due to cluster infections traced to a military unit and nursing homes, with imported cases showing no sign of a letup.- S. Korea reports 59 more cases of new coronavirus, total now at 13,938- No additional coronavirus-related death, total now at 297- 60 more released from coronavirus treatment, total now at 12,758South Korea's new daily virus cases stayed around 60 for the second straight day on Thursday as locally-transmitted cases spiked due to cluster infections traced to a military unit and nursing homes, with imported cases showing no sign of a letup.The country identified 59 new cases, raising the total caseload to 13,938, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). Of the newly added cases, 39 were local infections, the highest in 18 days.New virus cases jumped to 63 on Wednesday after falling below 30 for the first time in more than three weeks on Monday. Of the locally transmitted cases reported Thursday, 11 were from

Jul 23, 2020
S. Korea reports 59 new cases of coronavirus infection
  • S. Korean economy suffers worst contraction since 1998 crisis

Undiagnosed virus infections could be 27 times higher in Daegu city: study

Health workers spray disinfectant on a street in Daegu in this file photo taken on Feb. 20, 2020. YonhapA small South Korean survey of people with no history of COVID-19, but living in a city with the most cases, showed that roughly one in 13 had antibodies to the novel coronavirus, indicating the virus may have spread more widely than thought.The study said based on the survey, roughly 185,290 people could have contracted the virus in Daegu city, which is the country's fourth-largest city with a population of 2.5 million."It was estimated that the number of undiagnosed missing cases may be 27-fold higher than the number of confirmed cases based on PCR testing in Daegu," the study said.  Daegu city recorded 6,886 coronavirus cases alone as of June 6, said the study published online in the Journal of Korean Medical Science (JKMS) on July 16, but announced by the journal on Tuesday night according to local media.The study done between May 25 and June 5 followed 198 people in Daegu city who had never been tested for COVID-19, and found 15 of them, or 7.6%, had antibodies.That is a

Jul 22, 2020
Undiagnosed virus infections could be 27 times higher in Daegu city: study
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