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Schools are key to success of 'everyday life quarantine': Moon

President Moon Jae-in / YonhapPresident Moon Jae-in vowed the government's full efforts Tuesday to stave off sporadic cluster infections in South Korea, as more than 2 million students nationwide are preparing to return to schools this week in a phased measure to normalize the public education system disrupted by the new coronavirus.He stressed that the reopening of schools would decide the success or failure of the "everyday life quarantine" in place, speaking at a weekly Cabinet meeting. In case of a COVID-19 outbreak at school, an "emergency response system" will be activated in accordance with a related manual, he said."There shouldn't be any negligence in the quarantine outside of schools as well," he added.He assured the people that the government will toughen the on-site inspection of "high-risk" facilities, such as clubs and karaoke rooms, a source and a bridge of a chain of recent infections, in cooperation with local authorities."As shown in sporadic cluster infections, we are always exposed to the danger of infections, which would continue until the development of vaccine,

May 26, 2020
Schools are key to success of 'everyday life quarantine': Moon
  • Second phase of school reopening set for Wednesday amid pandemic

Korea reports 19 new virus cases, club-linked infections still on rise

People wearing face masks walk near a banner showing precautions against the new coronavirus at a bus stop in Seoul, Monday, May 25, 2020. APSouth Korea reported 19 more cases of the new coronavirus Tuesday as health officials are trying to stem sporadic outbreaks tied to cluster infections in Seoul's nightlife district of Itaewon.The new cases, with 16 being local infections, raised South Korea's total coronavirus caseload to 11,225, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The daily increase in new virus cases stayed below 20 for the second day after hovering around the threshold for three days.Itaewon has emerged as a new hotbed for the spread of COVID-19 after a 29-year-old man tested positive for the virus on May 6 following his visits to multiple clubs and bars in Itaewon. More than 230 cases have been linked to Itaewon clubs as health authorities strive to break the chain of transmission. One recent case involved six stages of transmission traced to a patient in Incheon, who lied about visiting Itaewon and infected students he taught at a cram

May 26, 2020
Korea reports 19 new virus cases, club-linked infections still on rise
  • Second phase of school reopening set for Wednesday amid pandemic

Faster COVID-19 testing kit due next month

Medical staffers in protective gear conduct the COVID-19 virus test at a public health facility in Seoul, Monday. YonhapBy Bahk Eun-jiHealth authorities said Monday that a coronavirus testing kit that can produce results in about one hour. Pharmaceutical companies including Seasun Biometerials also announced that they plan to apply for emergency use authorization from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) early next month. The KCDC will accept applications for the COVID-19 test kit for emergency use from Jun 1 to 5 and review the plan to allow doctors to use them.Current test kits take nearly 6 hours to produce results. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) already granted separate emergency use authorization for the test kit developed by Seasun at the end of April. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing kits will be used for patients requiring emergency operations or in cases of emergency childbirth, the KCDC said. While health authorities remain on alert over further community spread tied to entertainment facilities ahead of the expanded opening of

May 25, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
Faster COVID-19 testing kit due next month
  • S. Korea reports 16 new cases of coronavirus infection
  • Kindergarten student, 5, contracts coronavirus in Seoul

Top court rules against prescription without seeing patients

By Bahk Eun-jiThe Supreme Court has overturned an appeals court ruling in favor of a doctor who gave a prescription to a patient, who he had never met in person but had consulted with over the phone, Monday, which now sees the case returning to the appeals court for a rehearing and possible presentation of new evidence. The Supreme Court building in Seocho, southern Seoul. / Korea Times fileThe Supreme Court has overturned an appeals court ruling in favor of a doctor, Monday, who gave a prescription to a patient he had never met in person but had consulted with over the phone.The ruling was made as “distance medicine” is gaining traction amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients and medical professionals alike have been turning to phone consultations to reduce chances of contact with potential carriers of coronavirus at local clinics. Although the current law stipulates that prescriptions should not be given to patients unless they are directly monitored or examined by doctors, the government has temporarily allowed doctors to give consultations and prescriptions over the phon

May 25, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
Top court rules against prescription without seeing patients

Kindergarten student, 5, contracts coronavirus in Seoul

Cars line up at a drive-thru testing location for coronavirus at Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Monday. YonhapA kindergarten student, 5, has been infected with the novel coronavirus in Seoul, said the city's education office on Monday, leading to the shutdown of several education institutes in Gangseo-gu district, where the young patient lives.The news quickly raised fear among parents with young children, just two days ahead of the planned second-phase resumption of schools, including kindergartens.The boy is believed to have contracted the virus from his art teacher at Young Rembrandts, a private art school in Magok of Gangseo on the south side of the Han River.The teacher tested positive Sunday and is found to have taught at the institute until Friday. A health worker performs a coronavirus test on a man at a triage tent in Gangseo-gu district, Seoul, Monday. YonhapThe boy's kindergarten and two nearby elementary schools ― Gongjin and Gonghang elementary schools ― were closed for the day for disinfection and other precautionary measures. Under the gove

May 25, 2020
Kindergarten student, 5, contracts coronavirus in Seoul
  • Faster COVID-19 testing kit due next month

S. Korea reports 16 new cases of coronavirus infection

South Korean health officials are trying to break the chain of transmission tied to cluster infections in Seoul's nightlife district of Itaewon as the country grapples with sporadic outbreaks across the country.- S. Korea reports 16 more cases of new coronavirus, total at 11,206- S. Korea reports 1 additional virus death, death toll now at 267- 13 more people released after full recovery from coronavirus, total cured patients at 10,226South Korean health officials are trying to break the chain of transmission tied to cluster infections in Seoul's nightlife district of Itaewon as the country grapples with sporadic outbreaks across the country.The 16 new cases, including 13 local infections, raised South Korea's total coronavirus caseload to 11,206, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).The daily increase in virus cases dropped below 20 after hovering around the threshold for the past three days.Itaewon has emerged as a new hotbed for COVID-19 after a 29-year-old man tested positive for the virus on May 6 following his visits to clubs and bars in

May 25, 2020
S. Korea reports 16 new cases of coronavirus infection
  • Faster COVID-19 testing kit due next month

Club-connected infections continue amid rising cases with unknown links

A man wearing a face mask to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus takes a rest on the grass at Seoul Plaza in Seoul, Thursday, May 21, 2020. APSouth Korea reported 16 more cases of the new coronavirus Monday as health officials are trying to break the chain of transmission tied to cluster infections in Seoul's nightlife district of Itaewon.The new cases, with three coming from overseas, raised South Korea's total coronavirus caseload to 11,206, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).Itaewon has emerged as a new hotbed for COVID-19 after a 29-year-old man tested positive for the virus on May 6 following his visits to clubs and bars in Itaewon. More than 200 cases have been linked to Itaewon clubs, though health authorities believe the cluster is under control and has not evolved into uncontrollable, explosive infections.The country reported one more virus fatality, raising the death toll to 267. The total number of people released from quarantine after making full recoveries stood at 10,226, up 13 from the previous day, according to

May 25, 2020
Club-connected infections continue amid rising cases with unknown links

Coronavirus guidance for parents ahead of school opening

Students have their temperatures checked at an elementary school in Muan, South Jeolla Province, May 20. YonhapBy Bahk Eun-jiMany indications suggest that children are less likely to become ill if infected with COVID-19, but more data is needed to fully understand how the virus affects children's health.Epidemiologists said precautions still need to be taken for young children considering the number of confirmed cases in those under the age of 19 detected here. Since Korea reported its first case of the novel coronavirus Jan. 20, the number of cumulative cases of COVID-19 in persons under the age of 9 were 147 as of May 20, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). Some 627 between the ages of 10 and 19 were also confirmed during the same period. While policymakers and health authorities have been agonizing over the reopening schools, high school seniors became the first group to physically attend classes May 20 amid signs of control of the virus spread here. Under the government's plan, the remaining students including kindergarteners will resume atte

May 24, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
Coronavirus guidance for parents ahead of school opening

S. Korea reports 25 new cases of coronavirus infection

South Korea reported 25 more cases of the new coronavirus Sunday as health officials are trying to bring mass infections tied to Seoul's nightlife district of Itaewon under control.- S. Korea reports 25 more cases of new coronavirus, total at 11,190- 19 more people released after full recovery from coronavirus, total cured patients at 10,213- S. Korea reports no additional virus deaths, death toll now at 266South Korea reported 25 more cases of the new coronavirus Sunday as health officials are trying to bring mass infections tied to Seoul's nightlife district of Itaewon under control.The new cases raised South Korea's total caseload to 11,190, while the nation's death toll remained unchanged at 266, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said in a statement.The total number of people released from quarantine after making full recoveries stood at 10,213, up 19 from the previous day, the health authorities said.Itaewon has recently emerged as a hotbed for infections since a 29-year-old man tested positive for COVID-19 on May 6 following his visits to multiple club

May 24, 2020
S. Korea reports 25 new cases of coronavirus infection
  • More students go back to school this week

Virus cases drop to zero in China but surge in Latin America

A doctor pushes a COVID-19 patient in a wheelchair in the emergency area of the Guillermo Almenara hospital in Lima, Peru, Friday, May 22, 2020. Despite strict measures to control the virus, this South American nation of 32 million has become one of the countries worst hit by the disease. APThe coronavirus pandemic continued to drop in much of Asia on Saturday even as the outbreak surged in Latin America, as the world grappled with balancing the urge to restart economies with fears about health risks. China, where the outbreak began late last year, reported no new confirmed cases for the first time. In South Korea, there were 23 fresh infections, mostly from the densely populated Seoul area where authorities shut down thousands of nightclubs, bars and karaoke rooms to stem transmissions.The encouraging signs are likely to set off a much awaited thrust to get back to business as governments have been readying social-distancing measures to reopen economies. In Japan, a group representing bar hostesses and other nightlife workers issued guidelines to protect employees as outfits reopen,

May 23, 2020
Virus cases drop to zero in China but surge in Latin America
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