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Seoul seeks 200 million won in compensation from Shincheonji

Lee Man-hee, the founder of Shincheonji Church of Jesus speaks during a press conference held on March 3 in Gyeonggi Province./ Korea Times fileBy Kim Se-jeongThe Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday it had filed a compensation suit against the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a religious sect blamed for the faster spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in Korea, and its founder Lee Man-hee. “We believe the church responded slowly to the city's request to hand out a contact list of its members and that caused us serious problems,” a city official said. The local government is demanding at least 300 million won in order to have the case heard by a three judge panel. Claims up to 200 million won are adjudicated by a single judge.Seoul has become the first local government to file a compensation suit against the sect. Separately, the prosecution is currently investigating to see if the founder Lee ordered the church administration to delay the disclosure of its membership. As the confirmed cases skyrocketed among Shincheonji followers in Daegu last month, the central government

Mar 25, 2020By Kim Se-jeong
Seoul seeks 200 million won in compensation from Shincheonji

15% of COVID-19 patients lose sense of smell or taste: data

About 15 percent of South Korean coronavirus patients said they lost their sense of smell or taste, a survey showed Wednesday, in a possible indication that loss of smell or taste may be an early sign of virus infection. YonhapAbout 15 percent of South Korean coronavirus patients said they lost their sense of smell or taste, a survey showed Wednesday, in a possible indication that loss of smell or taste may be an early sign of virus infection.According to the telephone survey by doctors in the virus-hit city of Daegu, 15.3 percent of 3,191 virus patients, or 488 patients, said they lost their sense of smell or taste. It is not unusual for patients infected with a respiratory virus to have such symptoms. Some experts said it is difficult to assess whether the loss of smell or taste are signs of infection with the COVID-19 virus, which emerged in China late last year.Jin Beom-sik, a professor of infectious disease at the National Medical Center, said the loss of smell in infected people is common because a respiratory virus can undermine the ability to detect odors.Some doctors who tre

Mar 25, 2020
15% of COVID-19 patients lose sense of smell or taste: data

86% of coronavirus fatalities had chronic high blood pressure, diabetes: data

Health workers perform a coronavirus test on an elderly patient at a nursing home in Gangnam, Seoul. Courtesy of Gangnam District OfficeBy Park Si-soo Take extra precautions against the coronavirus if you have chronic high blood pressure or diabetes. That's the message from Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) data.An analysis of coronavirus fatalities shows 86 percent of people who died from the virus in South Korea suffered high blood pressure or diabetes, or a combination of the two. This was based on data from 124 fatalities (as of 3 p.m. Tuesday) announced by the KCDC. Among them only nine had no pre-existing disease. Of the remainder, 55 suffered from chronic high blood pressure, 41 had diabetes and 34 had Alzheimer's disease, or a combination of these.Gender seems unlikely to be a critical factor for death given that 63 were male and 61 female. But age seems related ― the fatality rate of patients aged under 50 was below 1 percent, but rose to 1.75 percent among those in their 60s, 6.25 percent among the 70s and 13 percent among the 80s. The average time fro

Mar 25, 2020
86% of coronavirus fatalities had chronic high blood pressure, diabetes: data

'No fever, cough but extreme hammer-struck headache': recovered coronavirus patient recalls

The coronavirusBy Park Si-soo Fever and a dry cough are said to be among the common symptoms people infected with coronavirus experience. But here is a case defying the norm. Park Soon-ok, 83, who recently defeated the viral disease, said she had had neither fever nor cough. Instead, she suffered an “extreme headache” whose severity was like “being struck on the head with a hammer.” Park put herself into a self-isolation on Feb. 19 after she was told that a churchgoer she had contact with contracted the virus. She felt nothing wrong at the beginning but symptoms emerged on the last day of the 14-day isolation, which was March 4. “Extreme headache struck me,” Park recalled. “It felt like being hit on the head with a hammer.” She later learned the headache was the result of a coronavirus-driven rise in her blood pressure. “The pain continued even after taking a headache pill,” she said. After testing positive for coronavirus, she was taken to Busan Medical Center where she spent two weeks combating the virus.The “hammer-

Mar 25, 2020
'No fever, cough but extreme hammer-struck headache': recovered coronavirus patient recalls

Korea reports 100 new virus cases, total now at 9,137

South Korea reported 100 new cases of the novel coronavirus Wednesday, up from 76 new cases a day earlier, bringing the nation's total infections to 9,137. YonhapSouth Korea reported 100 new cases of the novel coronavirus Wednesday, up from 76 new cases a day earlier, bringing the nation's total infections to 9,137. The 100 new cases, which were detected Tuesday, marked the 14th consecutive day that there were 100 or fewer additional cases, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The death toll rose by six to 126. Of the new infections, 34 were imported cases, with the total number reaching 101.Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province, the two epicenters of the virus outbreak, reported 14 and five new cases, respectively.Other major provinces and cities have also reported some infections, with Seoul reporting 13 additional cases. South Korea began implementing stricter rules on social distancing Sunday to slow the coronavirus pandemic that emerged in China late last year. Citizens are strongly urged to stay at home, except for essential needs or jobs, wit

Mar 25, 2020
Korea reports 100 new virus cases, total now at 9,137

Korea eyes stricter screening on all arrivals from US starting Friday: PM

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun. YonhapSouth Korea's prime minister said Wednesday the government is targeting implementing stricter screening procedures for all arrivals from the United States over the new coronavirus starting no later than Friday.Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun raised the urgency to conduct COVID-19 tests on all travelers from the U.S., citing spikes in imported cases of the virus."It is urgent to implement stricter quarantine measures for arrivals from the U.S., on top of virus tests on all travelers from Europe," Chung said at a pan-government meeting on coronavirus responses.Since Sunday, the government has been carrying out virus tests on all arrivals from Europe and imposing mandatory two-week self-isolation on those who test negative for the virus.Chung stressed that there is no time to delay applying stricter screening procedures as more South Koreans will likely return home due to spikes in confirmed cases in the U.S. "In light of the urgency, the government is targeting tightening quarantine measures (for all arrivals from the U.S.) starting no later than Frid

Mar 25, 2020
Korea eyes stricter screening on all arrivals from US starting Friday: PM

Calls grow for coronavirus tests on all arrivals from US

Passengers from Europe at the Incheon International Airport mote to take a bus which would take them to a quarantine facility, Monday. / YonhapBy Kim Se-jeongCalls are growing among medical experts for the government to quarantine and conduct coronavirus testing on people arriving from the United States, as the number of confirmed cases there has soared in recent weeks.The total number of COVID-19 infections in the U.S. was 46,145 as of Monday (local time), with 582 deaths. On Monday, eight people who had recently returned from the United States to Korea were confirmed to have contracted the coronavirus ― the Korea Center for Disease Control and prevention (KCDC) said four additional cases from the U.S. were confirmed Tuesday.“As the number of cases in the U.S. is increasing quickly, the government should conduct virus test on all arrivals from North America,” said Kim Woo-joo, a professor of infectious diseases medicine at Korea University Guro Hospital. Currently, arrivals from the U.S. get tested only when they show symptoms. For arrivals from Europe, the government is

Mar 24, 2020By Kim Se-jeong
Calls grow for coronavirus tests on all arrivals from US

Expert's dire warning: 'Coronavirus infections could surge in autumn'

Oh Myung-don speaks to reporters at the National Medical Center in Seoul, Monday. Yonhap By Park Si-sooThere could be a surge of coronavirus infections in autumn.That is the dismal forecast Monday of Oh Myung-don, a renowned infectious diseases physician at Seoul National University Hospital, citing patterns of virus spread observed with the 1918 Spanish flu. He said a vaccine is the only thing that can derail the scenario but it would take “at least 12 months from now” for one to be ready. “The first surge (of Spanish flu infections) took place in the spring of 1918 and recurred in the autumn, on a bigger scale that was nearly five times the initial one,” Oh said at the National Medical Center in Seoul. “If this pattern is any guide, it's possible the coronavirus pandemic could break out again in autumn, even bigger in scale.” He agreed with the widespread belief that the virus would lose strength when temperatures go up but will recover as chilly air blows in with autumn. He said the opening of schools across the country on April 6 could put

Mar 24, 2020
Expert's dire warning: 'Coronavirus infections could surge in autumn'

Loss of smell, taste, might signal pandemic virus infection

A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus, which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus linked to the Wuhan outbreak, shared with Reuters on February 18, 2020. NEXU Science Communication via ReutersA loss of smell or taste might be an early sign of infection with the pandemic virus, say medical experts who cite reports from several countries.It might even serve as a useful screening tool, they say.The idea of a virus infection reducing sense of smell is not new. Respiratory viral infection is a common cause of loss of smell, because inflammation can interfere with airflow and the ability to detect odors. The sense of smell usually returns when the infection resolves, but in a small percentage of cases, smell loss can persist after other symptoms disappear. In some cases, it is permanent. Now, there's ``good evidence'' from South Korea, China and Italy for loss or impairment of smell in infected people, says a joint statement from the pr

Mar 24, 2020
Loss of smell, taste, might signal pandemic virus infection

New virus cases on downhill as imported infections steadily rise

Members of a local residents group wear protective gear as they disinfect a local park as a precaution against the new coronavirus in Seoul, Monday, March 23, 2020. APSouth Korea's new virus cases appeared to be on a downhill Tuesday, but imported infections marked the biggest one-day increase as the nation enforced quarantines on arrivals from Europe and other regions.The 76 new cases, which were detected Monday and slightly up from 64 new cases a day earlier, brought the nation's total infections to 9,037, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The death toll rose by nine to 120. Monday's new cases marked the 13th consecutive day that the daily figure for new infections stood at some 100 or fewer.Of the 76 new cases, 31 are in Daegu and one is in North Gyeongsang, the two worst-affected regions, the KCDC said.Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Province, which surrounds Seoul and Incheon, saw their new daily infections rise by 20 to 741 on Monday.Other major provinces and cities have also reported some COVID-19 infections, with Seoul reporting four a

Mar 24, 2020
New virus cases on downhill as imported infections steadily rise
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