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Korea to relax social-distancing campaign starting Wednesday

A couple takes a photo of themselves at an amusement park in Seoul, April 30, 2020. ReutersSouth Korea said Sunday that later this week it will loosen its social-distancing campaign, which has been in effect since late March, as the new coronavirus outbreak here has slowed."South Korea will implement the everyday life quarantine scheme starting Wednesday," Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said during a meeting on the government's response to COVID-19. "Gatherings and events will be allowed under the condition that they follow disinfection measures."The country, which has been applying social-distancing measures instead of a strict lockdown, added just 13 cases on Sunday. The nation's death toll reached 250.The government earlier said it will move on to the everyday life quarantine scheme when the number of new infections remain below 50. South Korea has been fulfilling that for the past 25 days.The number of new cases peaked at 909 on Feb. 20. The country confirmed its first COVID-19 case from a Chinese person on Jan. 20.Under the loosened guideline, the country will gradually reopen sc

May 3, 2020
Korea to relax social-distancing campaign starting Wednesday
  • Virus curve continues to flatten, loose social-distancing in store
  • Gov't to announce school reopening plans this week

Nearly 140,000 tourists visit Jeju on 'golden holiday'

Tourists crowd Hamdeok Beach on northern Jeju Island, Thursday. YonhapA larger-than-projected number of tourists visited South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju during the so-called golden holiday, keeping health authorities on alert amid the coronavirus pandemic.The number of visitors to Jeju between April 30 and May 2 totaled 138,802, roughly 30 percent more than a 106,905 forecast, according to the data by the island's tourism board.South Koreans are on an extended holiday, with key public holidays and calendar events, such as Buddha's Birthday, Labor Day and Children's Day all falling in late April or early May this year.Officials projected that roughly 25,000 more will arrive on the island on Sunday ahead of the Children's Day holiday scheduled for Tuesday.The large groups of visitors have raised concern over possible transmissions of the new coronavirus.The province's monitoring results showed that only around 60 percent of visitors at outdoor sightseeing sites wore masks.Province officials said they plan to implement tightened measures against the virus by testing visitor

May 3, 2020
Nearly 140,000 tourists visit Jeju on 'golden holiday'
  • Jeju islanders have mixed feeling about tourists

Virus curve continues to flatten, loose social-distancing in store

A screen shows about precautions against the new coronavirus at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, Saturday, May 2, 2020. APSouth Korea has continued to report fewer than 15 cases of the new coronavirus for more than two weeks, data showed Sunday, as the country seeks to loosen social distancing moves and gradually normalize everyday life.The country reported 13 new virus cases, bringing the nation's total infections to 10,793, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The slowdown in new infections came as South Korea moves toward loosening its social distancing drive.Seoul believes it has virtually contained the domestic COVID-19 outbreak, although imported cases linger as a threat. Of 13 cases announced on Sunday, 10 were imported, raising the country's total number of such cases to 1,091. The nation's death toll remained at 250.In total, 9,183 people in South Korea have recovered from the virus, up 60 from a day earlier. So far, 85 percent of the patients have been cured. The overall fatality rate reached 2.32 percent. The country, with a populati

May 3, 2020
Virus curve continues to flatten, loose social-distancing in store
  • Korea to relax social-distancing campaign starting Wednesday

S. Korea reports 6 more virus cases, total now at 10,780

 South Korea reported six more cases of the new coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the nation's total infections to 10,780.It marked the fourth day in a row for the new daily infections to stay in the single digits, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The figure peaked on Feb. 29 at 909.Health authorities, however, are still calling for people to comply with social distancing guidelines during the holiday that runs through Tuesday.Mass infections account for more than 80 percent of COVID-19 cases here.The nation's death toll from the virus rose by two to 250.In total, 9,123 people in South Korea have recovered from the virus, up 51 from a day earlier.With clear signs of a slowdown in the number of people infected locally, South Korea is vigilant of imported cases. All newly added cases announced Saturday were imported, raising the country's total number of such cases to 1,081.Daegu, the nation's worst virus-hit region located 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, added no new cases. The city accounts for 64 percent of the nation's total COVID-19

May 2, 2020
S. Korea reports 6 more virus cases, total now at 10,780

Crackdowns on undocumented foreign workers postponed

Few people visit a makeshift clinic for COVID-19 tests at regional healthcare center in Songpa-gu, Seoul, Friday, as the country reported yet another single-digit increase in the number of coronavirus infections with just nine new cases. /YonhapBy Bahk Eun-jiCrackdowns against undocumented foreign migrant workers will be postponed in order to better protect vulnerable people amid a fall in the number of new COVID-19 infections, the country's top infectious disease official said Friday.“In order to stably manage the spread of COVID-19 and to prevent the possibility of massive infection clusters, it is important to take care of people in any blind spot. The highly contagious virus can be spread again if these people fail to visit clinics due to their status,” said Vice Health Minister Kim Gang-lip during a regular press briefing at the Government Complex in Sejong. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said it will conduct virus testing for all people in the vulnerable social group including the homeless and foreign workers for better containment. To

May 1, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
Crackdowns on undocumented foreign workers postponed

UN chief: World should follow South Korea on COVID-19 fight

UN Secretary-General Antonio GuterresThe United Nations chief says he hopes many countries will follow the “remarkable example” of South Korea, which he said has been “extremely successful” in addressing the coronavirus pandemic and is planning to tackle climate change in its recovery from COVID-19.Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pointed to Thursday's announcement “that there was no new case in the Republic of Korea.” At the same time, he said, South Korea has presented plans for “a very ambitious green deal” for its recovery from the pandemic, including a ban on new coal-fired plants and a reduction of emissions from existing coal-fired plants.“We hope that this example of the Republic of Korea will be followed by many other countries in the world,” Guterres said at a news conference.The Koreas Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement early Thursday that four cases in the previous 24 hours, all imported, took the country's total to 10,765, with 247 deaths and 9,059 recoveries.South Korea's caseload

May 1, 2020
UN chief: World should follow South Korea on COVID-19 fight
  • S. Korea logs 1st trade deficit in 99 months on pandemic

S. Korea reports 9 more cases of new coronavirus, total now at 10,774

 South Korea reported nine more cases of the new coronavirus Friday, bringing the nation's total infections to 10,774.South Korea's coronavirus caseload has been further slowing in recent days, with the nation reporting no new domestic infections Thursday with just four imported cases. Of the nine new cases, eight cases are believed to come from people who came from overseas, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said in a statement.Still, health authorities remain on the alert over cluster infections at churches and hospitals, as well as new cases coming from overseas.The nation's death toll from the coronavirus, which emerged in China late last year, rose by one to 248, according to the KCDC. In total, 9,072 people in South Korea have recovered from the virus. The country also detected four new cases coming from overseas at border checkpoints, raising the country's total number of imported cases to 1,073. (Yonhap)

May 1, 2020
S. Korea reports 9 more cases of new coronavirus, total now at 10,774
  • S. Korea logs 1st trade deficit in 99 months on pandemic

S. Korea reports zero domestic infections

Gimpo International Airport in Seoul is busy with passengers traveling during holidays that started Thursday./ YonhapBy Kim Se-jeong Korea reported four new cases of COVID-19, Wednesday, all of which were imported, marking the first day without any domestically reported cases since Feb. 18.According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), the total number of cases rose to 10,765, with 247 fatalities. Also, the quarantine authorities said they hadn't seen any people suspected of contracting the virus after visiting polling stations April 15. Wednesday was the last day of the 14-day incubation period for the virus.Almost 29 million citizens, including those who were under self-quarantine, participated in the election, and the authorities were highly concerned of a possible massive outbreak. “We thank the citizens, healthcare workers and volunteers for their efforts. This demonstrated that we were able to keep the crisis under control,” Yoon Tae-ho, a senior official handling the government's quarantine measures, said during a daily press conference.

Apr 30, 2020By Kim Se-jeong
S. Korea reports zero domestic infections
  • 98.8% of coronavirus fatalities had other diseases: KCDC
  • Moon gives credit to public after daily internal virus infection cases come to zero

98.8% of coronavirus fatalities had other diseases: KCDC

A coronavirus patient in her 90s is treated at Gachon University Gil Medical Center in Incheon. Courtesy of the hospitalBy Park Si-soo The coronavirus pandemic has killed 247 people in South Korea (as of April 30) and 98.8 percent of them (244) had at least one underlying disease before infection, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Thursday. Circulatory diseases such as cardiac infarction and cardiac insufficiency took the biggest portion of 76.9 percent (190 people). Endocrine and metabolic diseases were next with 49.4 percent (122), followed by mental disease (44.1 percent or 109).The average age of those who died was 77.3 ― with 86.2 percent aged 65 or older. By age, those over 80 accounted for 118 of the dead (47.8 percent), 74 were in their 70s (30 percent), 35 in their 60s (14.2 percent), 15 in their 50s (6 percent), three in their 40s (1.2 percent) and two in their 30s (0.8 percent). The KCDC has confirmed how 72.5 percent of them were infected with coronavirus ― 132 (53.4 percent) at hospitals or crowded public facilities, 26 (10.5 percent) at

Apr 30, 2020
98.8% of coronavirus fatalities had other diseases: KCDC
  • S. Korea reports zero domestic infections

Zero domestic infections for 1st time since coronavirus outbreak

 South Korea reported four more cases of the new coronavirus Thursday, but all of them were imported cases, marking the first time that local infections have fallen to zero since the coronavirus outbreak began more than two months ago.The four new cases brought the total to 10,765.It was the lowest daily increase in more than two months, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The figure peaked on Feb. 29 at 909.Despite the signs of a slowdown, local health authorities remain on the alert over the ongoing holiday, when people are expected to make trips locally.South Koreans celebrate Buddha's Birthday on Thursday, which will be followed by May Day on Friday and Children's Day on Tuesday next week.The nation's death toll from COVID-19 rose by one to 247. In total, 9,059 people in South Korea have recovered from the virus, up 137 from a day earlier.The rising number of imported cases is still a concern for South Korea. All four cases announced Thursday were imported, raising the country's total number of such cases to 1,065.Daegu, the nation's wor

Apr 30, 2020
Zero domestic infections for 1st time since coronavirus outbreak
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