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'Noraebang' emerge as infection routes in Seoul

Some recent infections linked to nightspots in the Seoul neighborhood of Itaewon were found to have spread through karaoke (or Noraebang in Korean) facilities. Korea Times fileSome recent infections linked to nightspots in the Seoul neighborhood of Itaewon were found to have spread through karaoke (or Noraebang in Korean) facilities, highlighting the need for added caution at entertainment facilities.A city official said Monday that health authorities have identified a link between recent infections at the university district of Hongdae, western Seoul, and cases linked to nightclubs and bars in Itaewon."We believe that the five cases confirmed (in relation) to bars in Mapo Ward are linked to cases that were confirmed after visits to Itaewon clubs," Na Baeg-ju, the city's civil health bureau director, said in a press briefing.Na explained that one of the Hongdae-related patients had visited a "noraebang," a karaoke facility, in the southwestern Seoul ward of Gwanak, just three minutes apart from an Itaewon clubber.The Hongdae and Itaewon cases were previously considered to have come f

May 15, 2020
'Noraebang' emerge as infection routes in Seoul
  • 104-year-old Korean woman recovers from coronavirus

104-year-old Korean woman recovers from coronavirus

Choi Sang-boon is wheeled out of Pohang Medical Center on Friday, ending her two-month treatment in isolation for the coronavirus. Korea Times photo by Kim Jung-hye Medical workers celebrate Choi Sang-boon's discharge from the hospital on Friday. Korea Times photo by Kim Jung-hye By Park Si-soo A woman aged 104 has recovered from COVID-19, becoming the oldest South Korean to beat the deadly virus. The patient, Choi Sang-boon, was released from Pohang Medical Center, Friday, where she had been treated in isolation for over two months. She tested positive for coronavirus March 10 at a private nursing home in Gyongsan, where there was a cluster infection.At one point during her treatment, she had to rely on a ventilator to breathe and also struggled with enteritis and pneumonia. But now she has recovered significantly, according to medical workers at

May 15, 2020
104-year-old Korean woman recovers from coronavirus
  • Seoul courts close after prison officer catches coronavirus
  • 'Noraebang' emerge as infection routes in Seoul

Seoul courts close after prison officer catches coronavirus

A prison officer working at a detention center just outside of Seoul has tested positive for the new coronavirus on Friday, prompting the judiciary to temporarily close courts here as a precautionary measure.A prison officer working at a detention center just outside of Seoul has tested positive for the new coronavirus on Friday, prompting the judiciary to temporarily close courts here as a precautionary measure.A 28-year-old resident of Anyang, south of Seoul, who works at Seoul Detention Center, was found to have been infected through chain transmissions traced to a nightclub in the central Seoul neighborhood of Itaewon.The prison officer attended a wedding with a friend, who had visited a karaoke facility in the northern Seoul ward of Dobong. Infections have been reported at the karaoke facility where an acquaintance of an Itaewon clubber had visited.Officials at the detention center immediately disinfected the venue and quarantined 23 other employees and 254 inmates, the justice ministry said in a press release. To minimize potential infection risks, meetings with outside visitor

May 15, 2020
Seoul courts close after prison officer catches coronavirus
  • 104-year-old Korean woman recovers from coronavirus

S. Korea reports 27 new cases of coronavirus infection

- S. Korea reports 27 more cases of new coronavirus, total now at 11,018- S. Korea reports no additional virus death, death toll now at 260- 59 more people released after full recovery from coronavirus, bringing total to 9,821South Korea on Friday reported 29 more coronavirus cases, with most tied to a cluster infection in Seoul, putting health authorities on alert against secondary and tertiary infections.The new 27 cases of COVID-19 detected Thursday, with 22 of them being local infections, brought the nation's total number to 11,018, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The number of cases connected to bars and clubs in Seoul's popular nightlife district of Itaewon has reached at least 142 as of late Thursday, according to the KCDC and the Seoul city government.Health authorities are staying vigilant against the community spread of COVID-19 connected to the Itaewon cluster that began early this month, urging those who visited the places to get virus tests, as the virus fight is a race against time.They view that this weekend may be a critical m

May 15, 2020
S. Korea reports 27 new cases of coronavirus infection

What to know about Kawasaki disease

Children wear face mask to protect themselves from COVID-19 infection in this March 19 file photo. Doctors around the world have noticed a number of children falling sick with a mysterious illness that appears to be linked to the coronavirus over the past few weeks. /YonhapDoctors investigate possible link between COVID-19 and rare children's diseaseBy Bahk Eun-jiFears are mounting after a growing number of hospitals in the United States and Europe have reported features of a rare syndrome being spotted in children who have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past few weeks, although experts believe that coronavirus poses a lower threat to children.At the beginning of last month, the Paediatric Intensive Care Society (PICS), a health service in the United Kingdom, said cases of children admitted to intensive care with what is known as “multi-system inflammatory state” were rising. On Wednesday, Children's National Hospital in the United States also stated there have been several children with COVID-19 who are experiencing a constellation of symptoms that resemble &ldquo

May 15, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
What to know about Kawasaki disease

HIRA hosts OECD meeting to share COVID-19 response knowhow

Kim Sun-min, president of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) /Courtesy of HIRABy Bahk Eun-jiThe Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) shared that Korea's effective and quick response to the COVID-19 outbreak was due to its robust healthcare system during an international meeting of global experts, Tuesday. Kim Sun-min, the newly appointed president of HIRA, hosted the Working Party on Healthcare Quality and Outcomes (HCQO) under the auspices of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Given the unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the OECD HCQO meeting was held in the virtual world and dealt with health system readiness and responses to the outbreak.During the meeting, Kim detailed the nation's utilization of real-time healthcare resources and data to detect high-risk groups to prevent community spread in response to COVID-19. The government collected patient information centrally, and monitored the status of resources including negative pressure isolation rooms, masks and drug supplies, Kim said

May 14, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
HIRA hosts OECD meeting to share COVID-19 response knowhow

Gov't urges students to skip cram schools

Education Minister Yoo Eun-hae, center, speaks during an emergency meeting on strengthened quarantine and health safety measures in schools and private education institutions with Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, left, and Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon, at the government complex in Seoul, Thursday. YonhapBy Bahk Eun-jiThe government is calling on parents not to send their children to cram schools and other facilities frequented by students, amid a recent spread of COVID-19 infections connected to a teacher who tested positive for the virus after going to clubs in Itaewon.The move came Thursday as the Ministry of Education has been pressured to come up with measures to create a safe learning environment amid a recent surge in infections among young people. Parents were especially concerned when a teenage student and his mother in Incheon were confirmed to have contracted the virus, after one of the student's teachers, who had attended clubs in Itaewon, tested positive for COVID-19.Education Minister Yoo Eun-hae, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon and Seoul Metrop

May 14, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
Gov't urges students to skip cram schools
  • S. Korea reports 29 more cases of coronavirus infection

Infections of high school senior, mother traced to instructor who visited Itaewon club

Incheon's municipal government said the 18-year-old student, who recently received extracurricular lessons from the instructor, identified only as a 25-year-old man, at the private academy in Incheon, west of Seoul, and the student's mother, 42, were both confirmed to have contracted COVID-19. Captured from KBSAn Incheon high school senior, who attended a private academy class taught by a instructor who lied about his occupation after his visit to a coronavirus hotbed in Seoul, and the student's mother have tested positive for the virus, authorities said Thursday. The two new infections raised the number of cases in Incheon tied to the latest cluster infection to 13.Incheon's municipal government said the 18-year-old student, who recently received extracurricular lessons from the instructor, identified only as a 25-year-old man, at the private academy in Incheon, west of Seoul, and the student's mother, 42, were both confirmed to have contracted COVID-19.The student and the mother are residents of Nonhyeon-dong of Namdong Ward, it noted.The Incheon government has said it will file a

May 14, 2020
Infections of high school senior, mother traced to instructor who visited Itaewon club

S. Korea reports 29 more cases of coronavirus infection

- S. Korea reports 29 more cases of new coronavirus, total now at 10,991- S. Korea reports 1 more virus death, raising death toll to 260- 67 more people released after full recovery from coronavirus, bringing total to 9,762South Korea on Thursday reported 29 more coronavirus cases following cluster infections linked to clubs and bars in Seoul, putting health authorities on edge amid growing concerns over further virus spread.The new cases of COVID-19, with 26 of them being local infections, brought the nation's total number to 10,991, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The number of cases connected to bars and clubs in Seoul's popular nightlife district of Itaewon has reached 120, according to the KCDC and the city government.South Korea had added fewer than 15 cases of COVID-19 since mid-April, with the number of domestic infections even falling to zero on some days.But the number of daily new cases has hovered around 30 for the past three days after the country saw an unexpected spike in cases coming from entertainment facilities, with seconda

May 14, 2020
S. Korea reports 29 more cases of coronavirus infection
  • School reopening in doubt as virus spike hits teachers, students
  • Gov't urges students to skip cram schools

To prevent virus spread

Teachers set up plastic partitions on cafeteria tables at Duksoo High School in Seoul, Wednesday, to prevent the possible spread of the coronavirus. High school seniors are scheduled to return to school May 20. Yonhap

May 13, 2020By Lee Hyo-sik
To prevent virus spread
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