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State museums, theaters, galleries close again due to spike in virus cases

A closure notice hangs on the main entrance of the Cheong Gye Cheon Museum in Seoul, Friday. The government has closed state-run museums, galleries and theaters in Seoul and surrounding areas for two weeks in a precautionary measure after a recent resurgence in coronavirus cases linked to a logistics center in the metropolitan region. YonhapState-run museums, galleries and theaters in Seoul and surrounding areas will suspend operations for two weeks due to a recent resurgence in new coronavirus cases linked to a logistics center in the metropolitan region, the government said Friday.According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, nine public art and history institutions located in Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Province, including the National Museum of Korea and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, will be closed from Friday afternoon to June 14.Four national performing arts theaters, including the National Theater of Korea, as well as seven state art companies, such as the Korean National Ballet, will also enter a two-week hiatus.The closures came as the count

May 29, 2020
State museums, theaters, galleries close again due to spike in virus cases
  • S. Korea reports 58 new cases of new coronavirus infection

S. Korea braces for more infections in Seoul

Health workers at a triage center for coronavirus testing in Jung-gu, central Seoul, Friday. YonhapSouth Korea's government will carry out across-the-board inspections of logistics centers and toughen guidelines on limiting the number of students taking in-person classes at schools in the Seoul metropolitan area, officials said Friday, amid growing alarm over the new coronavirus in the greater Seoul area.In a precautionary move to stem community transmission, the education ministry said it plans to limit the number of students at schools in the capital area.Elementary and middle schools will be required to cap the number of students at one-third of the total student body and high schools at two-thirds, Vice Education Minister Park Baeg-beom said in a press briefing.Park said the government is not considering suspending phased school reopenings and will push ahead with the third phase of school reopening scheduled for June 3.The plan to limit students at in-person classes will also only apply to schools in the capital area, he added.The announcement came as health authorities reported

May 29, 2020
S. Korea braces for more infections in Seoul
  • S. Korea reports 58 new cases of new coronavirus infection

S. Korea reports 58 new cases of new coronavirus infection

- S. Korea reports 58 more cases of new coronavirus, total now at 11,402- No additional virus death, death toll now at 269: KCDC- 23 more people released after full recovery from coronavirus, total cured patients at 10,363South Korea added 58 more coronavirus cases Friday due to a rise in cluster infections tied to a distribution center in a city just west of Seoul, compelling health authorities to again raise their guard against another potential wave of the virus outbreak.The new COVID-19 cases, including 55 local infections, raised the total caseload to 11,402, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).Friday's newly identified cases marks a slowdown from the nearly two-month high of 79 the previous day but still put renewed strain on the country's virus response capability. All the new cases were reported in greater Seoul areas.Most of the new infections were tied to a distribution facility run by e-commerce leader Coupang in Bucheon, just west of Seoul. So far, at least 90 cases have been traced to the center since the first patient was confirmed l

May 29, 2020
S. Korea reports 58 new cases of new coronavirus infection
  • S. Korea braces for more infections in Seoul
  • State museums, theaters, galleries close again due to spike in virus cases

Coupang-related virus infections out of control

Citizens wait in long lines to go through coronavirus testing at a public health center in Incheon, Thursday. Concerns over further spread of COVID-19 are growing following the new cluster of infections at a Coupang logistics center in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province. / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeThe number of COVID-19 patients linked to a Coupang logistics center in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, has been increasing rapidly day after day, putting the health authorities on high alert over further community spread. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said 82 virus patients were traced to the Coupang warehouse as of 11 a.m., Thursday, up from 36 reported at 9 a.m. Wednesday. The estimated number of employees in the center is 3,600.Among the 82 cases, 63 were employees of the logistics center, while 19 others had come in contact with them. The patients mostly live in the nation's capital and nearby areas including Incheon and Gyeonggi Province.“It is believed that the logistics center has not abided by basic social distancing rules such as wearing face masks and letting em

May 28, 2020
Coupang-related virus infections out of control
  • Another cluster infection rekindles need to return to strict quarantine scheme

Emergency food packages for needy

Red Cross officials pack emergency food packages for people in need in Seongdong-gu, eastern Seoul, Thursday, to help them cope with the coronavirus crisis. Yonhap

May 28, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
Emergency food packages for needy

Another cluster infection rekindles need to return to strict quarantine scheme

Pedestrians in face masks cross a street, amid the spread of the coronavirus, in Seoul, May 28, 2020. ReutersA recent spike in virus cases in South Korea is putting renewed strain on the country's virus response capability, and moving ahead, there are growing calls for a return to strict social distancing.The country reported 79 more COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest number in nearly two months, most of which were traced to a cluster at a distribution center in a city just west of Seoul.The resurgence in new virus cases came less than one month after the country eased social distancing guidelines. The main feature of the looser guidelines was the reopening of schools."We think the current situation, especially with today's figure of 79 cases, has various implications," Vice Health Minister Kim Ganglip said at a press briefing. "We know that people are very concerned about the situation in regard to school reopenings."Kim said that it will be too hasty to take the country back to stricter social distancing scheme due to just one daily figure."We need to comprehensively assess th

May 28, 2020
Another cluster infection rekindles need to return to strict quarantine scheme
  • Coupang-related virus infections out of control

Korea's virus fight in trouble amid new cluster, daily infections at 2-month high

File picture of a delivery man for Coupang wearing a mask to prevent contracting the coronavirus, loading packages before leaving to deliver them in Incheon, South Korea, March 3, 2020. ReutersSouth Korea reported the largest number of new coronavirus cases in nearly two months Thursday due to a cluster infection at a logistics center in a city just west of Seoul, with more related cases in the metropolitan area feared to come.The country identified 79 new cases, including 68 local infections, raising the total coronavirus caseload to 11,344, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).It marked the largest daily increase in 53 days.The increase was mostly attributable to mass infections at the distribution center in Bucheon. So far, a total of 69 cases have been traced to the facility operated by e-commerce operator Coupang.Of the newly added infections, a total of 67 cases were reported in the metropolitan area, which includes the surrounding Gyeonggi Province.Health authorities are worried that more related cases tied to the Coupang logistics center ar

May 28, 2020
Korea's virus fight in trouble amid new cluster, daily infections at 2-month high
  • Coupang warehouse turns into coronavirus hotbed

'Wear a mask': US death toll from coronavirus surges past 100,000 people

Traders walk past the New York Stock Exchange as the building opens for the first time since March while the COVID-19 pandemic continues in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., May 26, 2020. ReutersThe U.S. surpassed a jarring milestone Wednesday in the coronavirus pandemic: 100,000 deaths.That number is the best estimate and most assuredly an undercount. But it represents the stark reality that more Americans have died from the virus than from the Vietnam and Korean wars combined.``It's a striking reminder of how dangerous this virus can be,'' said Josh Michaud, associate director of global health policy with the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington. The once-unthinkable toll appears to be just the beginning of untold misery in the months ahead as Las Vegas casinos and Walt Disney World make plans to reopen, crowds of unmasked Americans swarm beaches and public health officials predict a resurgence by fall.Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, issued a stern warning after watching video of Memorial Day crowds gathered at a pool party in Missouri.``We h

May 28, 2020
'Wear a mask': US death toll from coronavirus surges past 100,000 people
  • Can US reopen safely? Korean doctor says it can - but only if 'almost everyone' wears a mask

2.4 million students return to school amid new wave of infections

A mother and son, wearing face masks, kiss before the boy attends classes at Wolgok Elementary School in Seoul, Wednesday, when more students, including elementary grades 1 and 2, returned to school. / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeMore than 2 million additional students nationwide were allowed to return to school under the government's second phase of school reopening Wednesday, after an 87-day delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.According to the Ministry of Education, the students affected by the second phase were high school juniors, middle school seniors and elementary grades 1 and 2, in addition to kindergarten youngsters. The estimated number of students is 2.37 million.The latest step comes after about 450,000 high school seniors were allowed to attend classes from May 20.The resumption, however, has faced hurdles following the confirmation of infections among several teachers and students, Tuesday. One confirmed patient was a teacher at an elementary school in Bucheon. According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 40 new cases, the most in 49 days, were detected that

May 27, 2020
2.4 million students return to school amid new wave of infections

Coupang warehouse turns into coronavirus hotbed

A logistics center operated by Coupang in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeA logistics center operated by e-commerce platform giant Coupang has emerged as a new hotbed for the spread of COVID-19, with the number of cases linked to the facility nearing 40, according to the health authorities, Wednesday. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) is carrying out an epidemiological investigation based on the presumption that the logistics center in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, has not abided by basic social distancing rules aimed at containing the spread of the contagious disease. The rules call for people to stay home when they feel ill, keep a distance of about two meters between each other and wear face masks, among others. The authorities are conducting coronavirus tests on all employees at the facility to find any additional infected persons promptly in a bid to stop any further spread of the virus. The estimated number of employees there is 3,600.“Thirty-six COVID-19 patients were traced to the Bucheon logistics center as of 9 a.m., Wednesday.

May 27, 2020
Coupang warehouse turns into coronavirus hotbed
  • Korea's virus fight in trouble amid new cluster, daily infections at 2-month high
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