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S. Korea adds 15 new virus cases amid respite from club infections

- S. Korea reports 15 more cases of new coronavirus, total now at 11,065- 1 more virus death, death toll now at 263- 16 more people released after full recovery from coronavirus, bringing total to 9,904South Korea added 15 new cases of the coronavirus Monday as the country saw clear signs of a slowdown in nightclub-linked infections.The new cases, detected Sunday, brought the country's total to 11,065, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). Five of them were local infections.The country added 13 new cases a day earlier, the lowest daily increase since Itaewon, a nightlife district in Seoul, emerged as a hotbed for coronavirus infections this month.Concerns had been rising over a second wave of infections after a group of clubgoers tested positive for COVID-19 shortly after the country decided to ease social distancing.After a virus patient visited clubs in Itaewon in early May, the country experienced a resurgence in the number of new patients, with the daily increase reaching 35 last Monday, the highest for the month so far.Around 5,500 people were

May 18, 2020
S. Korea adds 15 new virus cases amid respite from club infections
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Pandemic brings radical changes to weddings and funerals

The unprecedented coronavirus pandemic, which broke out in late December 2019 and has now engulfed the world, portends to reshape our lives, and the world order as we know it. This is the eleventh in a series of articles to cast light on the changes that might lie ahead. ― ED.By Jun Ji-hyeThe COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly changed the holding of weddings, funerals and religious events among other activities. Since the virus has made it difficult to hold wedding ceremonies where many people gather, celebrate and eat together, couples have had to explore other options such as live-streaming the ceremony or drastically reducing the guest listOne couple, for example, held their wedding in early April at a wedding hall in Seoul and live-streamed it on YouTube. They decided to do so since most of their relatives lived in Daegu, the city hit hardest by the virus here.KT, one of the country's leading telecoms companies, offered technical assistance to live-stream the event, which enabled friends and acquaintances to remotely send their congratulations online in real time.“I had many

May 17, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Pandemic brings radical changes to weddings and funerals

Itaewon-linked COVID-19 cases flatten

A temporary closure notice is posted at the window of a bar near Hongik University in Seoul, Sunday, as the bar was visited by a COVID-19 patient. / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeThe country's COVID-19 infections linked to nightclubs in Seoul's Itaewon area have been showing signs of a slowdown over the weekend, after the first case was reported in early May, according to the health authorities Sunday. But the authorities are staying on alert over the possibility of further infections as the virus' incubation period has yet to have passed. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) detected 13 new cases of the coronavirus, Saturday, bringing the country's total to 11,050. It marked the fewest daily cases since the popular nightlife district emerged as an infection cluster. Of the 13 new cases, five were traced to the Itaewon nightclubs. The KCDC said later in the day that two more cases linked to the nightclubs were reported as of 12 p.m., bringing the total number of related cases to 168.Of the 168 patients, 89 visited the nightclubs, and the remaining 79 were either family me

May 17, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Itaewon-linked COVID-19 cases flatten

Qatar imposes mandatory masks

A field hospital set up by Qatari authorities to treat people infected with COVID-19 is pictured of May 11, 2020, in Doha. AFPQatar on Sunday began enforcing the world's toughest penalties of up to three years' imprisonment for failing to wear masks in public, as it battles one of the world's highest coronavirus infection rates.More than 30,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the tiny Gulf country ― 1.1 percent of the 2.75 million population ― although just 15 people have died.Only the micro-states of San Marino and the Vatican had higher per capita infection rates, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.Violators of Qatar's new rules will face up to three years in jail and fines of as much as $55,000. Drivers alone in their vehicles are exempt from the requirement, but several expats told AFP that police were stopping cars at checkpoints to warn them of the new rules before they came into force.Wearing a mask is currently mandatory in around 50 countries, although scientists are divided on their effectiveness.Authorities in Chad have made it

May 17, 2020
Qatar imposes mandatory masks

How to live with coronavirus in summer

Teachers check and clean an air conditioner at a classroom of Yangjin Elementary School in Seoul in this May 7 photo. YonhapBy Bahk Eun-jiThe arrival of summer is raising questions among the public about how to continue to follow preventive measures against the COVID-19 pandemic amid the rising heat. The health authorities have urged citizens to keep vigilance in the coming summer season, amid growing concerns about whether using air-conditioners is safe because of the coronavirus outbreak. As the weather warms up across the country, many are unclear about how to cope when indoors given the increasing temperature. Namely, is it safe to use air-conditioning? Can they open the windows for a cool breeze? Is it safe to use KF80 or a dental mask instead of KF94 masks that makes it harder for users to breathe?Here are guidelines from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and preventions (KCDC) to fight a possible second wave of the pandemic.Wearing mask Koreans don't argue with whether wearing masks are helpful in stemming the spread of the virus anymore. But more people have started to co

May 17, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
How to live with coronavirus in summer

Companies to cut workforce if pandemic continues: poll

People wearing face masks look at their mobile phones in the subway train bound for Seoul Station on May 13. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulOne in three companies in South Korea may trim workers in the future if the economy does not show signs of a significant recovery from the new coronavirus pandemic, a poll showed Sunday. In the poll conducted by the Korea Economic Research Institute, about 30 percent of the surveyed 120 companies said that they will not be able to maintain the current level of employment if the COVID-19 pandemic not mitigate over the next six months.To batten down the hatches for the economic fallout from the pandemic that has infected more than 4.6 million around the globe, 22.5 percent of the surveyed firms said they should overcome a liquidity crunch.Another 20 percent said they were seeking to implement furloughs, while 17 percent of the respondents were moving to cut benefits and bonuses.Some 9 percent of the companies were considering layoffs.Asia's No. 4 economy reported its first on-year job loss since 2009 in March as the coronavirus pandemic began i

May 17, 2020
Companies to cut workforce if pandemic continues: poll
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Korea adds 13 new virus cases; club-linked cases flatten

Visitors wearing face masks walk through trees in Seoul, Friday, May 15, 2020. APSouth Korea added 13 new cases of the new coronavirus on Sunday with nightclub-linked infections showing signs of a slowdown over the weekend, health authorities said Sunday.The new cases, detected Saturday, brought the country's total to 11,050, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).It marked the fewest daily cases since Itaewon, a multicultural nightlife district in Seoul, emerged as a hotbed for coronavirus cluster infections. The country added 19 new cases a day earlier.The new cluster infections have put South Korea at the critical juncture of whether domestic spread of the virus will continue or not.After a patient infected with the COVID-19 virus visited multiple clubs in Itaewon in early May, the country experienced a resurgence in the number of new patients, leading to the monthly peak of 35 last week. Around 5,500 people were estimated to have visited affected clubs in Itaewon between April 24 and May 6. With more than a thousand people still being out of

May 17, 2020
Korea adds 13 new virus cases; club-linked cases flatten

Italy to reopen borders for EU tourists in early June

In this picture taken on May 13, 2020, a man wearing a sanitary mask walks in St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy. APItaly will reopen to European tourists from early June and scrap a 14-day mandatory quarantine period, the government said on Saturday, as it quickened the exit from the coronavirus lockdown.Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte also said on Saturday that gyms and cinemas would soon be able to welcome the public again, as the government seeks to restart economic activity while treading cautiously amid the lingering, though waning, coronavirus. "We're facing a calculated risk in the knowledge that the contagion curve may rise again," Conte said during a televised address. "We have to accept it otherwise we will never be able to start up again."Conte enforced an economically crippling shutdown in early March to counter a pandemic that has so far killed nearly 32,000 people in Italy.The shutdown halted all holidaymaking in a country heavily dependent on the tourism industry.Although Italy never formally closed its borders and has allowed people to cross back and forth for work or

May 17, 2020
Italy to reopen borders for EU tourists in early June

S. Korea reports 19 new cases of coronavirus infection

- S. Korea reports 19 more cases of new coronavirus, total now at 11,037- 2 additional virus death, death toll now at 262- 30 more people released after full recovery from coronavirus, bringing total to 9,851South Korea reported 19 more cases of the new coronavirus Saturday, the fewest in a week, as cluster infections linked to Seoul's nightlife district of Itaewon somewhat slowed down, according to health authorities.Of the new COVID-19 cases detected Friday, nine were local infections, raising the total number in the country to 11,037, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).It marked the first time that the number of daily new infections fell below 20 since May 9 when the corresponding figure hit 18.Itaewon has emerged as a hotbed for cluster infections, with the number of cases tied to bars and clubs in the multicultural district reaching at least 153 as of late Friday, according to the KCDC and the Seoul city government.Health authorities viewed this weekend as a critical juncture for the country's battle against the coronavirus since a virus cas

May 16, 2020
S. Korea reports 19 new cases of coronavirus infection

High school seniors to return to school next week

A teacher of a sixth-grade class, teaches an online class from an empty classroom in Borame Elementary School in Seoul, Friday. South Korea has introduced online classes for elementary, middle and high schools to ensure the safety of teachers and students during the coronavirus pandemic. /YonhapBy Bahk Eun-jiThe education and health authorities will forge ahead with their plan to reopen schools for high school seniors next week, despite a recent spike in COVID-19 infections involving teachers and students, officials said Friday. High school seniors are expected to return to school May 20, while those in other grades will return to school gradually over the following weeks.“The Ministry of Education (MOE) is expected to proceed with its plan to reopen schools for high school seniors next week. The health authorities have been conducting strict disinfection of school facilities in preparation for their return,” said Vice Health Minister Kim Gang-lip in a regular briefing at the Government Complex in Sejong. For other students, the MOE said a further delay is “under co

May 15, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
High school seniors to return to school next week
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