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2 children recover from suspected inflammatory syndrome, one released from hospital

Two children have recovered from a suspected inflammatory syndrome and are in good health, with one being released from a hospital, South Korea's public health agency said Wednesday. YonhapTwo children have recovered from a suspected inflammatory syndrome and are in good health, with one being released from a hospital, South Korea's public health agency said Wednesday.On Tuesday, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said two suspected cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) were reported in Seoul for the first time in the country. MIS-C cases around the globe have drawn attention because the condition has been possibly linked to the novel coronavirus.According to the KCDC, the 11-year-old boy was allowed to go home and the four-year-old girl is recovering as well.While initial polymerase chain reaction tests showed they did not have COVID-19, this does not mean they were not infected with the new coronavirus in the past, according to health authorities.Detailed clinical test results will be unveiled next week, it added.The KCDC said the b

May 27, 2020
2 children recover from suspected inflammatory syndrome, one released from hospital

Logistics center-linked virus cases spike

South Korea on Wednesday reported a continued rise in new coronavirus cases linked to a logistics center in a city west of Seoul, putting health authorities on alert over further community spread. YonhapSouth Korea on Wednesday reported a continued rise in new coronavirus cases linked to a logistics center in a city west of Seoul, putting health authorities on alert over further community spread.As of 9 a.m., at least 36 virus cases had been traced to the logistics center in Bucheon, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).The first related case, confirmed Sunday, is believed to be linked to a cram school instructor in nearby Incheon, who contracted the virus after a visit to Seoul's nightlife area of Itaewon.Concerns about community spread have mounted as at least 10 patients were confirmed in Incheon alone earlier in the day. In Seoul, eight cases have been reported.Health authorities said they are conducting an epidemiological study into the cases, adding that workers at the facility operated by e-commerce leader Coupang did not appear to properly

May 27, 2020
Logistics center-linked virus cases spike
  • New virus cases spike on steady rise in club-linked infections, another looming cluster

Korea shares K-quarantine info with Latin American countries via online seminar

Vice Health Minister Kim Gang-lip. YonhapSouth Korea shared its experience and quarantine process in tackling the novel coronavirus pandemic with Latin American countries through an online seminar Wednesday.The Special Webinar on COVID-19 for Policy and Technology event, hosted by the International Quarantine Cooperation task force, comes as many countries in Central and South America have reported a large number of COVID-19 cases and related deaths. These countries have expressed interest in South Korea's handling of the virus outbreak and quarantine efforts.The latest tally showed Brazil has over 374,000 coronavirus patients and 23,000 deaths, and Peru has around 124,000 cases and around 3,600 fatalities. The number of confirmed cases in other large countries like Chile and Mexico is hovering around the 80,000 range, with infected people in Argentina topping 13,000.In the opening remarks, Vice Health Minister Kim Gang-lip said South Korea used innovative methods to stem the spread of the virus, including self-diagnostic apps and setting up various screening stations."The country ha

May 27, 2020
Korea shares K-quarantine info with Latin American countries via online seminar

Childbirths drop 10.1% in March

The number of babies born in South Korea dropped 10.1 percent in March from a year earlier, data showed Wednesday, in the latest evidence underscoring the low birthrate that has plagued Asia's fourth-largest economy for more than a decade. gettyimagesbankThe number of babies born in South Korea dropped 10.1 percent in March from a year earlier, data showed Wednesday, in the latest evidence underscoring the low birthrate that has plagued Asia's fourth-largest economy for more than a decade.The data compiled by Statistics Korea showed that 24,378 babies were born in March, compared with 27,116 tallied in the same month of 2019.It marks the lowest number of newborns for any March since the statistics agency started compiling monthly data on newborns in 1981.In the first three months of this year, 74,050 babies were born in South Korea, down 11 percent from a year ago.South Korea's total fertility rate hit an all-time low in 2019, a clear sign of its population decline down the road.The country's total fertility rate, which refers to the average number of children a woman bears in her li

May 27, 2020
Childbirths drop 10.1% in March

Korean biotech firms in race for coronavirus treatment, vaccine

This undated photo, provided by pharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc., shows a researcher at the company's lab. YonhapSouth Korean pharmaceutical companies have joined the global race to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, but none of them have received approval for clinical trials for a vaccine or treatment candidates from the country's drug safety agency.Celltrion Inc., a major pharmaceutical giant, has announced that it plans to develop a "super antibody" candidate that can help prepare for potential future pandemics. Celltrion was earlier selected as a preferred developer for a monoclonal antibody project to treat and prevent COVID-19 by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."We are preparing for clinical trials after selecting candidates for the COVID-19 antibody," said Celltrion CEO Jang Sin-jae in a conference call last week, adding that the new treatment is expected to show efficacy in COVID-19 patients in both the short and long term.Celltrion said the super antibody would neutralize different kinds of COVID-19-related strains, enabling further protecti

May 27, 2020
Korean biotech firms in race for coronavirus treatment, vaccine

Greater Seoul area continues to see double-digit rise in infections

Seoul and the surrounding area saw another double-digit increase in new coronavirus cases, data showed Wednesday, raising concerns over a possibly bigger outbreak in the populous area. YonhapSeoul and the surrounding area saw another double-digit increase in new coronavirus cases, data showed Wednesday, raising concerns over a possibly bigger outbreak in the populous area.New infections reported in Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon totaled 36 as of midnight, more than doubling from 14 reported the previous day, according to the data from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).While the KCDC releases details on the latest infections in press briefings later in the day, the new cases are assumed to be linked to an infection cluster originating from nightspots in the Seoul neighborhood of Itaewon and a new cluster coming from a retail logistics center in Bucheon.Authorities have confirmed a chain of transmission traced to the Itaewon cluster, with cases involving up to seven stages of transmission reported among some of the patients.In Bucheon, just outside of Se

May 27, 2020
Greater Seoul area continues to see double-digit rise in infections
  • New virus cases spike on steady rise in club-linked infections, another looming cluster

New virus cases spike on steady rise in club-linked infections, another looming cluster

South Korea's new virus cases spiked by the most in nearly two months on Wednesday as the country grapples with a steady rise in club-linked transmission and yet another cluster infection looms. YonhapSouth Korea's new virus cases spiked by the most in nearly two months on Wednesday as the country grapples with a steady rise in club-linked transmission and yet another cluster infection looms.The country reported 40 new cases, including 37 local infections, raising the total coronavirus caseload to 11,265, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).The daily new virus cases marks the largest in 49 days.South Korea was on the verge of fully controlling the COVID-19 pandemic on the back of its extensive testing regime and strict social distancing, without a comprehensive lockdown, with the daily increase falling to as low as just two cases three weeks ago.But new group infections from a popular nightlife district in Seoul splashed cold water on the fight. Itaewon emerged as a new hotbed for the spread of COVID-19 after a 29-year-old man tested positive for

May 27, 2020
New virus cases spike on steady rise in club-linked infections, another looming cluster
  • Greater Seoul area continues to see double-digit rise in infections
  • Logistics center-linked virus cases spike

Can US reopen safely? Korean doctor says it can - but only if 'almost everyone' wears a mask

Bang Sang-hyok, vice president of the Korean Medical Association, speaks during a recent interview at the organization's office in Seoul. Korea Times photo by Kim Kang-minBy Jung Min-hoU.S. President Donald Trump is calling for a speedy reopening of businesses closed by COVID-19 shutdowns while Democratic governors are seeking to maintain their restrictions.But can America's economy reopen safely? According to Bang Sang-hyok, vice president of the Korean Medical Association (KMA), it can ― only if almost everyone wears a face mask in public.After a surge in the number of patients three months ago, Korea has brought the coronavirus under control without imposing nationwide lockdowns. If there was one critical thing Korea did differently from the United States and other hard-hit countries, Bang said it was encouraging everyone, including healthy-looking people, to cover their faces during the early phases of the pandemic ― long before the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did.“Lockdown cannot last forever,” Bang said. “If mask-wearing cannot be done volu

May 27, 2020By Jung Min-ho
Can US reopen safely? Korean doctor says it can - but only if 'almost everyone' wears a mask
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Korea looking into 2 suspected cases of Kawasaki-like illness in children

GettyimagesbankSouth Korea on Tuesday reported two suspected cases of an unknown inflammatory syndrome in children possibly linked to the new coronavirus for the first time.The two cases ― one under the age of 10 and one teenager ― were reported in Seoul for the disease whose symptoms are similar to the rare illness Kawasaki, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The KCDC said the two children did not test positive for COVID-19."One of the two suspected cases currently do not fit the definition of the disease," KCDC's Deputy Director Kwon Jun-wook told a briefing. "However, we are looking into both reported cases."The disease, named Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), first emerged in Europe in April. Hundreds of children in a total of 13 countries have since been treated in hospitals, with some cases leading to death.The symptoms of MIS-C include inflammation of the blood vessels, swollen hands and feet, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea, which are similar to those of the Kawasaki disease, a rare illness that occurs in 1 in

May 26, 2020
Korea looking into 2 suspected cases of Kawasaki-like illness in children

'No mask, no ride' policy goes smoothly on buses, taxis

A woman wearing a face mask gets on the bus in Gwangju, South Jeolla Province, Tuesday. YonhapSouth Korea's 'no mask, no ride' policy on buses and taxis appeared to go smoothly on its first day of launch Tuesday as a continued outbreak in Seoul and the surrounding area prompted people to wear face masks.Starting Tuesday, bus and taxi drivers can limit or refuse to offer rides to passengers who are not wearing masks as part of the government's tightened quarantine measures against the new coronavirus.While there is no local law that provides the legal grounds to regulate passengers without masks, the government has temporarily eased a clause that bans drivers from refusing passengers.Most passengers appeared to be following the new guideline in Seoul on the first day of the policy.In buses that run in central Seoul and nearby residential areas, all passengers were seen wearing masks ― although the types of masks varied from the government-supplied hygiene masks to colorful cotton masks.While some passengers at bus stops were seen with their masks lowered for easier breathing, they all

May 26, 2020
'No mask, no ride' policy goes smoothly on buses, taxis
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