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Florida bans bar alcohol consumption as coronavirus spikes

An employee of The Dock looks at an empty bar on Pensacola Beach, Fla. In June 2020. The Florida government ordered all bars to stop serving alcohol, with the exception of take-out orders, June 26, due to the continuing surge of COVID-19 cases in the state. EPAFlorida banned alcohol consumption at bars in the state Friday after its daily confirmed coronavirus cases neared 9,000, a new record that is almost double the previous mark set just two days ago.The Florida agency that governs bars announced the ban on Twitter just minutes after the Department of Health reported 8,942 new confirmed cases, topping the previous record of 5,500 set Wednesday. Meanwhile, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez announced he would sign an executive order closing beaches in the county over the 4th of July weekend. ``I have decided that the only prudent thing to do to tamp down this recent uptick is to crack down on recreational activities that put our overall community at higher risk,'' he said in a statement.State officials have attributed much of the new outbreak to young adults flocking to bars aft

Jun 27, 2020
Florida bans bar alcohol consumption as coronavirus spikes

Korea reports 51 more coronavirus infections

A child wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 looks at soap bubbles in a park in Seoul, Saturday. APThe government reported over 50 additional daily COVID-19 infections Saturday with the number jumping amid another infection cluster traced to a major church in Seoul. A total of 51 people tested positive for the coronavirus, according to data from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). Among them, 31 people contracted the virus via community spread, while 20 case were imported. They included 15 in Seoul, 12 in the surrounding Gyeonggi Province and two in Daejeon, 160 kilometers south of the capitalThe total caseload was tallied at 12,653, five months after the confirmation of the first infection.The rebound in the number of cases comes as the country is apparently facing a second wave of outbreaks, especially in the capital area with a population of 24 million, in the wake of a weeks-long decline in confirmed cases. The health and quarantine authorities are fighting twin battles against community transmissions and cross-border inflows of infection

Jun 27, 2020
Korea reports 51 more coronavirus infections
  • Korea backs remdesivir for COVID-19, urges caution with dexamethasone
  • US Forces Korea eases anti-virus restrictions in central Seoul

Korea backs remdesivir for COVID-19, urges caution with dexamethasone

A lab technician holds the COVID-19 treatment drug "Remdesivir" at the Eva Pharma Facility in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday (local time). ReutersThe government has added Gilead's anti-viral drug remdesivir to its COVID-19 treatment guidelines in its first revision of recommendations since the coronavirus pandemic began and urged caution in the use of the steroid therapy dexamethasone. South Korea, widely praised around the world for its handling of the pandemic without a full lockdown, has reported 12,602 coronavirus infections as of midnight Thursday, with 282 deaths. Remdesivir is designed to prevent certain viruses, including the new coronavirus, from making copies of themselves and potentially overwhelming the body's immune system. The drug previously failed trials as an Ebola treatment.The updated guidelines come after a study showed that the cheap and widely used dexamethasone reduced deaths in very sick COVID-19 patients. They advised doctors to take caution until a full study is published."It seems appropriate to administer (dexamethasone), limited to severe cases with acute respira

Jun 27, 2020
Korea backs remdesivir for COVID-19, urges caution with dexamethasone
  • Korea reports 51 more coronavirus infections

More cases reported in kindergarten food poisoning scandal

A food poisoning scandal involving a kindergarten in Ansan Gyeonggi Province is growing fast, with 15 children showing symptoms of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) which can be deadly./ YonhapBy Kim Se-jeong A food poisoning scandal involving a kindergarten in Ansan Gyeonggi Province is growing fast, with 15 children showing symptoms of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) which can be deadly.HUS can be caused by enterohemorrhagic e-coli, a subset of e-coli virus, often found in under-cooked food and especially meat products. In children the condition can result in acute kidney failure.As of Friday, according to the local health center, a total of 295 were tested for the bacteria, among whom 49 were positive while 99 are awaiting results. According to local news outlets, four were receiving dialysis treatment. “We're currently monitoring the condition of children undergoing treatment and looking into the transmission route,” said a local health center official. The kindergarten is currently closed.The scandal broke out on Thursday after almost 100 children and teachers at the k

Jun 26, 2020By Kim Se-jeong
More cases reported in kindergarten food poisoning scandal
  • Precautions needed to avoid food poisoning

Disease inspectors to knock on doors of crowded expat homes

Seoul Metropolitan Council's volunteer workers fumigate Daerim Joongang Market ― which is frequented by foreign visitors ― in Seoul's Yeongdeungpo District, Feb. 5. Korea Times fileBy Ko Dong-hwanResidences with a high concentration of foreigners have become a target of the country's disease control authority over concerns of possible COVID-19 spread. The Ministry of Justice said it will inspect the areas nationwide with the Ministry of Employment and Labor, local governments and civil communities starting in July. The visits will focus on promoting self-quarantine procedures, advising on hygiene, and providing any household necessities to prevent infection among residents.The planned knock-and-search comes after a joint government house-visit taskforce in May revealed more than 200 cases of overcrowding in dormitories housing migrants and poor sanitation. The labor ministry, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries conducted the May house search on 493 dormitories near manufacturing, agriculture, farming and fishing business sites. A tota

Jun 26, 2020By Ko Dong-hwan
Disease inspectors to knock on doors of crowded expat homes

Elderly care facilities to open for family visits from July 1

People line up for COVID-19 tests at a makeshift clinic at Wangsung Church in Seoul, Friday, after one of the churchgoers tested positive for the virus. YonhapBy Bahk Eun-jiHealth authorities said Friday they will allow family members to visit patients in nursing homes and care facilities from July 1, following growing complaints from patients and their families. All elderly care facilities have been shut down since March to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among the vulnerable population. But the quarantine authorities have imposed some conditions. Visits will only be allowed in a space near the facility's entrance or outdoors. Reservations will be required and visitors will be asked to disinfect their hands and wear masks and plastic gloves. They will also be checked for virus symptoms and have their temperature taken.Transparent barriers, such as glass doors or curtains, should be installed to prevent physical contact. There also will be restrictions on eating food. “We will allow visits in a limited way at nursing homes and facilities from July,” said Yoon Tae-ho, a sen

Jun 26, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
Elderly care facilities to open for family visits from July 1

S. Korea reports 39 new cases of coronavirus infection

The country added 39 cases, including 27 local infections, raising the total caseload to 12,602.- S. Korea reports 39 more cases of new coronavirus, total now at 12,602- No additional coronavirus death, total death toll at 282- 198 more people released after full recoveries from coronavirus, total cured patients at 11,172South Korea's new coronavirus cases bounced back again Friday amid a steady rise in cluster infections and imported cases, putting continued strain on the country's efforts to contain further virus spread.The country added 39 cases, including 27 local infections, raising the total caseload to 12,602, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).The tally marked a rise from 28 new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday and 51 additional cases Wednesday.The country's health authorities remain anxious about sustained rises in local infections and imported cases, which may lead to another wave of virus outbreak in the summer. The total global virus caseload is set to top 10 million next week.Of the locally transmitted cases, 19 cases were reported i

Jun 26, 2020
S. Korea reports 39 new cases of coronavirus infection
  • S. Korea approves $75.5 million in aid for virus-hit developing nations
  • 'Strong ROK-US alliance helps overcome virus crisis'

Gov't eases standard for releasing virus patients

Disinfection company officials disinfect a food court at a department store in Daejeon, Thursday, after one of the employees there tested positive for COVID-19. / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeThe government eased the standard for releasing COVID-19 patients from hospitals on Thursday amid growing concerns about a possible lack of beds for critically ill patients following a string of infection clusters that have continued to occur here since May. Under the new standard, the health authorities began allowing asymptomatic patients to be released from quarantine although they show an initial positive test result, if they have no symptoms associated with the coronavirus, such as a fever, for 10 days from the day of the initial COVID-19 diagnosis.For patients with symptoms, the new standard calls on them to be released from isolation under two conditions ― 10 days have passed since the diagnosis, and they have shown no symptoms ― and without taking a fever-reduction medication for three days in a row. Previously, patients were released from quarantine only when they were symptom-free and had two ne

Jun 25, 2020
Gov't eases standard for releasing virus patients

S. Korea reports 28 new cases of coronavirus infection

- S. Korea reports 28 more cases of new coronavirus, total now at 12,563- 1 additional coronavirus death, total death toll at 282- 44 more people released after full recoveries from coronavirus, total cured patients at 10,974South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell back to below 30 Thursday, but the country is still on alert over another wave of virus outbreak amid continued rises in cluster infections and imported cases.The country added 28 cases, including 23 local infections, raising the total caseload to 12,563, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The tally marked a sharp fall from 51 new cases reported Wednesday and 46 additional cases Tuesday.Of the locally transmitted cases, 18 cases were reported in densely populated Seoul and nearby metropolitan areas. Four cases were reported in Daejeon, about 160 kilometers south of Seoul.South Korea has been gripped by sporadic cluster infections since it relaxed stricter social distancing on May 6. The greater Seoul area accounted for most of the newly added cases this month.Cluster infections contin

Jun 25, 2020
S. Korea reports 28 new cases of coronavirus infection

Gov't hit for poor virus management at ports

Health authorities move Russian sailors who have been confirmed to have COVID-19 to hospitals from a Russian vessel docked at Gamcheon Port in Busan, Tuesday. / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeThe government is facing criticism over its bungled COVID-19 screening procedures for arrivals at seaports following an outbreak involving at least 17 Russian sailors on a vessel that docked at the southern port city of Busan.Fears are growing about a possible community spread of the coronavirus from the infected Russians as they have already come into contact with more than 150 Korean dockworkers.Health experts said the contact between the Russians and Koreans could have been prevented if the authorities at the port had carried out stricter screening procedures for arrivals from Russia amid the recent rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 cases there.“The government's virus management system aimed at preventing an inflow of COVID-19 from overseas has focused more on airports rather than seaports,” professor Ki Mo-ran at the National Cancer Center said. “It seems the government failed t

Jun 24, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Gov't hit for poor virus management at ports
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